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January 17, 2024

UPCOMING:

Wednesday, January 17, 2024
Noon to 1 pm EST

Calling All Bone Marrow/Stem Cell Transplant Caregivers: What, Why, When and How to Get Through it All

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This month’s program will focus on caregiver needs before, during and after a bone marrow/stem cell transplant. Dawn Speckhart, Ph.D., Clinical Health Psychologist, Cellular Therapy and Leukemia Program for Northside Hospital Cancer Institute will share her expertise, focusing on following instructions, including dietary and caregiver needs. She will also focus on minimizing stress post-transplant by having plans in place, frank communication, knowing when to call and “not sweating the small stuff.” Jennifer Gillette, LMSW, Staff Social Worker at nbmtLINK will share many seasoned caregiver tips and tricks conveyed to the LINK. There will also be time for live questions.

If you have any technical issues related to registering, please email [email protected] or call (248) 770-5172. The call-in information is contained in the form you use to register. Note: YOU call in participate. (We do not call you.) This program is recorded and available on our website one week after airing live.

This FREE program is intended to provide psychosocial and emotional support along with health information from national experts regarding critical topics surrounding cancer and treatments.

SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS:

  • The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
  • Incyte Corporation
  • Pharmacyclics & Janssen
  • Omeros Corporation


We acknowledge and thank the following Link Partners for their ongoing support.

American Society for Transplantation and Cellular Therapy (ASTCT) • Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Center • Blood Marrow Transplant Program at Northside Hospital • Center for International Blood & Marrow Transplant Research (CIBMTR) • Corewell Health • Dana-Farber Brigham Cancer Center • DKMS • Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center • Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin Cancer Network • Henry Ford Health – Cancer • Incyte • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center • Meredith A. Cowden Foundation • Nebraska Medicine • Oregon Health & Science University Knight Cancer Center • Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center • Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital/Washington University School of Medicine • Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy Program, John Theurer Cancer Center at Hackensack University Medical Center • The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society • University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center • University of Michigan Health Rogel Cancer Center • Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center