Patient Teleconferences & Events

Transplants for Leukemia and Lymphoma -- Saturday, March 15, 2008: Patients and caregivers seeking information on bone marrow, stem cell and umbilical cord transplants for treatment of leukemia, lymphoma and other blood cancers are invited to the 4^th Annual Bone Marrow, Stem Cell, Cord Blood Transplant Conference. Dr. Jeffrey Chell, chief executive officer of the National Marrow Donor Program will speak.

Marrow and Cord Blood Transplant as a Treatment Option -- Wednesday, January 16, 2008: This free telephone education program will provide an overview of transplantation, general guidelines for transplantation, information on searching for a donor and a question and answer session with the speakers.

Parents of Post-Transplant Children: Telephone Support Group – Registration information for the National Marrow Donor Program parents of post-transplant children telephone support group.

An Introduction to Marrow and Cord Blood Transplant – March 12, 2008; June 11, 2008; September 10, 2008; December 3, 2008: This free telephone education workshop will educate patients about the basics of transplant, HLA matching, how a doctor searches for a donor, caregiver and survivor experiences, and resources available to the patient and family.

Camino Hacia el Trasplante: Paso Uno (PDF) – Sept. 6, 2007: Conferencia telefonica gratuita para pacientes y familiares. This free Spanish telephone education workshop for patients and family members covers the same topics as the English version, The Transplant Journey: Step One, described above.

Living Now: A Survivor's Conference on Life after Transplant - View presentations from this June 2007 conference for adult bone marrow or cord blood transplant survivors, caregivers, family members and health care professionals.

Living Now: Post-Transplant Challenges – Archived recording: This free telephone education program features Edwin Alyea, M.D., associate director, Stem Cell Transplant Program, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. This program addresses medical challenges post-transplant and follow-up care guidelines.

Bone Marrow and Stem Cell Transplants: Effects on Long-Term Health – April 26, 2007: This free telephone education program will address potential late effects of transplantation, preventative health information and benefits of follow-up care and enrollment in a late-effects clinic.  Participants will have the opportunity to ask questions during the program.