Tag: BMT

A woman with a cat bite walks into a medical centre… No, it’s not the start of a bad joke, but what followed for Jackie was so surreal it felt like it could have been. She had been feeling fatigued and lethargic for a while, but it wasn’t until a routine blood test after she […]

The Allan Frenkel Foundation was born in 1997, the year Allan would have been 19. Allan Frenkel is described as joyful and happy young man, the life of the party, and always ready for fun. That’s how Allan’s family and friends remember him. Those fond memories are also tinged with great sadness though, because one […]

“Today of all days, Jen.” It had taken quite a bit of to-and-fro to arrange a time to speak with Des. He’s a busy man: playing golf, catching up with friends, enjoying concerts, and back in full time work after treatment for multiple myeloma. In short, living life to the full. But the day we […]

“Individually, we are one drop. Together, we are an ocean.” — Ryunosuke Satoro Cross-disciplinary collaboration was a highlight of the recent Australia and New Zealand Transplant & Cellular Therapies (ANZTCT) inaugural Scientific Meeting in Manly. What an amazing few days it was! Part of the charter of the ANZTCT is to create an inclusive, collaborative […]

Youer than You: we love to be individuals! We all like to think of ourselves as unique, as being a “one off”. Even Dr Seuss celebrated our individuality in his famous line “There is no one alive who is youer than you.” We love to think that we are little pieces of individuality with our […]

We are growing, and currently have an opening for a new member to our board. Specifically, we are looking for a Non-executive Director with medical, clinical or research expertise in the area of bone marrow and stem cell transplant to join us. As a member of our board, you will help us fulfill our mission […]

EBMT Meeting in Paris 2023 It gives us great pleasure to be able to support nurses in the field of bone marrow transplant care through our scholarships program, offered to dedicated nurses working in the field of haematology. Newcastle nurse Louisa Brown, BMT Clinical Nurse Consultant at the Calvary Mater Hospital in Newcastle, was granted […]

We are pleased to announce our newly formalised relationship with Australian and New Zealand Transplant and Cellular Therapy (ANZTCT). ANZTCT, formerly known as the Bone Marrow Transplant Society of Australia and New Zealand, is a society consisting of clinicians, advanced trainees, scientists, medical graduates, nurses, data managers and pharmacists, involved in the clinical or laboratory […]

Arrow is proudly sponsoring the second season of The Straight & Marrow, a fabulous podcast that discusses all things allogeneic bone marrow transplant from pre-transplant considerations to survivorship using experiences of health care providers, patients & carers with current evidence to keep it straight. When GvHD Nurse Consultant Alexandra Rivalland and BMT Nurse Practitioner Yvonne Panek-Hudson […]

We are so proud of Susan Hall, recipient of the Arrow Trace Richey Scholarship in 2021, who has recently graduated from the Master in Cancer and Haematology Nursing degree through the University of Sydney. Since completing the course, Susan has been recognised as a Clinical Nurse Specialist in Haematology and Bone Marrow Transplant on ward […]

Thanks to the generosity of the Driscoll family, we have been able to support some incredibly dedicated nurses over the years. One such nurse, Caitlin Mulcahy, is continuing to grow in her cancer care skills years after she was awarded that initial Professor Driscoll Nursing Scholarship. Originally granted the scholarship in 2020, Caitlin completed the […]

Making a splash 38-years post bone marrow transplantation Camaraderie, commitment and courage are three words that come to Lisa Cuthbertson’s mind when she talks about the World Transplant Games, recently held in Perth, Western Australia, 15-21 April 2023.   “Camaraderie because everyone there has had a second chance at life and so many memorable moments […]