BLOOD conference 2023
The BLOOD conference 2023 will be held in Melbourne this November. BLOOD is the combined conference of the Haematology Society of Australia and New Zealand, the Australian and New Zealand Society of Blood Transfusion & the Thrombosis and Haemostasis society of Australia and New Zealand. This provides health care professionals and medical researchers the opportunity to keep abreast of the […]
International Student of the Year for Research: Ritika Saxena
We are proud to learn that Ritika Saxena has recently been named the Study Melbourne International Student of the Year for Research. Congratulations Ritika on a well-deserved award! Professor Andrew Elefanty of The Blood Diseases Laboratory at Murdoch Children’s Research Institute says of Ritika, “She’s very much a natural leader [with an] infectious enthusiasm” for […]
ANZTCT Scientific Meeting in Manly 2023
Arrow is partnering with the Australia and New Zealand Transplant and Cellular Therapies Society (ANZTCT) to bring you the inaugural Scientific Meeting of the ANZTCT in Manly from 7th to 9th September 2023. The meeting will feature a comprehensive program of sessions covering Transplant and Cellular Therapies clinical practice, scientific presentations, research workshops and education […]
Bone marrow transplants and the City of Love
Paris may well be the city of love, but for a few days in April this year it will also be the city of bone marrow transplants as the 49th European Bone Marrow Transplant Conference is held there. And this year, a dedicated nurse from Calvary Mater Hospital in Newcastle will be there thanks to […]
When getting that jab isn’t as easy as it sounds: Post-transplant vaccination training for South Australian nurses.
Why post-transplant vaccination is important, why it’s not always as simple as it sounds. (And what Arrow is doing to help!) Recently we awarded a scholarship for eight nurses from the Cancer Outpatient Nursing Team at the Royal Adelaide Hospital to complete the Understanding Vaccines and the National Immunisation Program. Every bone marrow transplant patient […]
Haematopoietic Stem Cells are having their 15 minutes of fame.
There has been a lot of press coverage lately about bone marrow transplants and stem cell therapies, from politicians calling for an overhaul of the way Australians can register to become bone marrow donors, to heartbreaking stories of life-saving bone marrow donations being left on the tarmac instead of being put on the plane bound […]
Not your boring everyday snail mail – Thank you card from a paediatric bone marrow transplant recipient
Bills. Rates notices. Junk mail. That’s the kind of mail we all deal with every day. This, though. THIS is not your everyday kind of mail, and it’s the kind of mail we love here at Arrow. This is the card that Raf sent. Raf is seven, a paediatric bone marrow transplant recipient, and has […]
Tender Loving Chair
Patients at St Vincent’s Hospital will enjoy greater comfort thanks to Arrow’s donation of a brand new tender loving chair. This specialised care chair for patients on the haematology and bone marrow transplant (BMT) ward has electronically adjustable height, back and leg rests. A welcome addition to the ward, the chair is a great improvement […]
Sophie and Hailey
Sophie and Hailey are identical twins and the best of friends. Both diagnosed with an inherited immune deficiency at three years of age, the girls have faced significant health challenges throughout their nine years of life. The biggest challenge of all has been their recent separation from each other whilst each undergoing a bone marrow […]