Patient Teleconferences & Events

Living Now: Legal Questions About Returning to Work (PDF) -- Wednesday, August 6, 2008: A free telephone education workshop for Transplant Survivors. This workshop will educate transplant survivors about the legal protections related to returning to work after transplant, job interviewing after illness, COBRA, HIPAA and Disability benefits overview, and resources available to transplant survivors. There will be a question and answer session with the speaker.

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.