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The Blood 2019 Conference hosts international speakers with expertise and knowledge in the field of haematology. Thanks to the Shaun Rosen Scholarship, nurses Ide Iwin and Mary Hayes from St Vincent’s Hospital were sponsored to attend the conference in Perth this October, with their travel and accommodation costs covered. Ide Irwin anticipated the benefits of […]

Thanks to the Shaun Rosen Scholarship invaluable global learning opportunities have been provided to Australian Nurses caring for bone marrow transplant patients. Annabel Horne, Bone Marrow Transplant Coordinator at St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney, was given the opportunity to meet transplant experts from around the globe while advancing her understanding of hematopoietic cell transplantation and cellular […]

The Allan Frenkel Foundation has brought comfort to patients and their carers in their time of need by funding vital support services for over two decades. Over the past 21 years, the Foundation has supported a clinical trial for PUVA wands to alleviate pain from mouth ulceration, contributed to the new bone marrow transplant ward […]

As relatively new staff members, we’ve often wondered how and when the tremendous partnership between the HCC and Arrow began. And last week, whilst looking through some old files, we were lucky enough to unearth some solid evidence. The HCC first paddled for Arrow (then named The Australian Bone Marrow Transplant Foundation) in 1993, to […]

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We are pleased to award Arrow / HCC scholarship funding to Natalia Pinello from The Centenary Institute, providing approximately $13,000 per year towards her PhD project until 2021. Natalia wrote: The DNA in all of the cells in our body control what each cell looks like and all of its specific functions. This is because […]

“Provides exceptional evidence based clinical nursing care to patients and families, and in a short timeframe has quickly become a leader and a very valued member of staff” is how Ide Irwin’s Nurse Unit Manager at St Vincent’s Hospital in Sydney describes her. Ide Irwin has been employed as a full time Registered Nurse on […]

The vital work of Arrow / HCC research scientist, Dr Tim Molloy, and projects undertaken by Arrow / HCC PhD scholarship students will continue to improve treatments for bone marrow transplant patients thanks to a $93,000 donation from Arrow’s major supporter, the Hawkesbury Canoe Classic (HCC). Dr Tim Molloy said: “Having the support of Arrow […]

My brother, Marcus Shepherd, was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukaemia (AML) in 1982 (age 32). He had his initial chemotherapy and went into remission in New Zealand,  prior to further evaluation and consultation at St Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney. Luckily, I matched his tissue and blood type and Marcus had a bone marrow transplant under Professor […]

When Michael Quigley, a retired telecommunications engineer and CEO of NBN Co. for its first four years, re-joined the Arrow board – it was to take on a new challenge. After a successful 35-year career in the global telecommunications industry Michael is no stranger to problem solving, a skill that’s essential for the ongoing success […]

Arrow Chairman, Mark O’Hara, and CEO Robyn Flood attended the official opening of the St Vincent’s Haematology, Blood and Marrow Transplant Unit on behalf of the many Arrow supporters who helped Arrow raise the $300,000 needed to fund a room that is specially designed to improve infection control and provide greater comfort for patients during […]

Arrow is pleased to announce that Vicki and Michael Quigley have donated $1 million to Arrow to support the research work of Professor David Ma, Department of Haematology and Bone Marrow Transplant, St Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney. When Arrow was established 30 years ago, bone marrow transplants were only suitable for a limited numbers of patients […]