The mission of the American Society of Haematology (ASH) is to further the understanding, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disorders affecting the blood, bone marrow, and the immunologic, haemostatic and vascular systems, by promoting research, clinical care, education, training, and advocacy in haematology.

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ASH International Outreach Initiative

Since 1999, ASH has distributed educational materials to institutions and cooperative groups in developing countries through its International Outreach Initiative (IOI). The goal of the IOI is to help address the hematology-related needs in research, practice, and training in these areas of the world. The ASH International Members Committee oversees the IOI.

Eligible countries include institutions in Argentina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Croatia, Estonia, Latvia, Pakistan, Poland, Russian Federation, Serbia and Montenegro, Slovak Republic, Turkey and the Ukraine, amongst others with a low GDP.

Educational materials that are distributed through the IOI include:

• An online subscription to Blood, the Journal of the American Society of Hematology, published 24 times per year
• A CD-ROM containing a searchable database of the most recent ASH abstracts;
• A copy of Hematology, the ASH Education Program Book, which includes manuscripts written by each education program speaker from the most recent annual meeting;
• A CD-ROM that features the audio-visual presentation of the education program and special lectures from the most recent annual meeting;
• An online copy of the ASH Self-Assessment Program (ASH-SAP), a hematology reference with self-test questions and critiques (print edition available by special request).

Visitor Training Program

The Visiting Trainee Program provides funding support to scientists and haematologists in developing countries (see list of countries given above) to allow them an opportunity to gain valuable clinical or laboratory experience, or technological training. The program is intended to allow these professionals to gain educational and practical experience on a specific topic for up to 12 weeks at a host institution. During this period it is expected that the trainee will gain new knowledge and skills that can be applied upon return to his/her home institution.

ASH Education Program Book

Starting with the 2000 edition of Hematology, the ASH Education Program Book, this Web site provides an easily navigable and searchable resource that is available to all users at no charge. Bookmark www.asheducationbook.org today!

ASH Image Bank

We would recommend consulting the ASH Image Bank, which is intended to serve as a comprehensive reference and teaching tool that is widely accessible to physicians and hematology students around the world. The images are presented in a digital, case-based format that allows both the images and text to be searched, cross-referenced, and hyper-linked to other cases as well as other educational resources, including Hematology, the Society's annual meeting Education Program Book, the ASH Teaching Cases and the syllabus from the ASH Self-Assessment Program. In addition to the case studies, the Image Bank includes a collection of basic atlas images.

This project is a major outreach effort to the clinical and academic community, defined as members of ASH, internists, clinical pathologists, pediatricians, hematologists and oncologists.

The new contents alert service allows anyone who registers their e-mail address to be notified via e-mail when new content in ASH Image Bank goes online.

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The European Hematology Association (EHA) is a scientific society aiming to support research, education and clinical practice in hematology. EHA vocation is to support scientific researchers, clinicians, medical students, as well as all those working in other fields with an interest in hematology.


We would draw your attention to the following activities of EHA, which are of interest to EBMT members seeking educational materials and fellowship opportunities in the field of hematology:

Haematologica/ The Hematology Journal:

The official journal of EHA is available for consultation online free of charge.


The EHA Partner Fellowship Program:

A yearly fellowship program set up to forward EHA's goal of promoting the career development of young scientists involved in basic, clinical and experimental research in hematology in new accession and EU candidate countries. Detailed information on the Partner Fellowship Program 2010 will available from November 2009.

Training on line:

Which includes case studies and CME tests. Users of the EHATol platform may earn up to 16 CME credit points per year by correctly completing the self-evaluation tests. Four new tests are made available every three months.

The European Curriculum / Passport:

The task of the EHA Curriculum Committee is to develop recommendations for a harmonized basic curriculum for the specialist training of hematologists throughout the European Union member, associated and incoming states. EHA believes that this project will contribute to the quality of training and patient care throughout Europe and to the professional status of European Hematologists.

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The European School of Haematology (ESH) is a non profit institution for continuing education founded in 1986 to promote and facilitate access to state of the art and cutting-edge knowledge in haematology and related disciplines, on a European level.


In collaboration with the EBMT and EHA, ESH runs a programme of conferences and training courses of interest to transplant physicians. A number of scholarships covering registration fees and/or the accommodation and/or travel are available.

Three groups are eligible for support:

• Group 1: All Early Stage Researchers having begun their doctoral studies or specialist training studies less than 4 years prior to the date of the course.
• Group 2: All Experienced Researchers having begun their doctoral studies between 4 and 10 years prior to the date of the course.
• Group 3: Experienced Researchers having begun their doctoral studies more than 10 years prior to the date of the course, who are nationals of a European Union Member or Associated State and are working outside of Europe.

For full details, consult Agenda 2009 and Agenda 2010 on the ESH website. By clicking on the 'Scholarships' link you will find details on how to apply for the numerous scholarships on offer.

ESH also offer a number of free educational tools. For full details consult the ESH website.

• ESH-EBMT Handbook
• ESH-Iron Handbook
• EHATOL Training online
• e-HEMATimage

For questions regarding ESH activities contact Marie-France SIMON

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The American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation is a national professional association that promotes advancement of the field of blood and bone marrow transplantation. ASBMT members are both in clinical practice and in research.


Guidelines, Policy Statements & Reviews

ASBMT eNEWS

The ASBMT eNEWS is an electronic newsletter reporting current developments in hematopoietic stem cell transplantation and cellular therapy. It is distributed monthly by broadcast e-mail, free of charge, to BMT clinicians and investigators, allied health personnel and referring physicians. Click the link above for the current issue and to subscribe.

Blood and Marrow Transplantation Reviews

Blood and Marrow Transplantation Reviews (BMTR) is a quarterly bulletin mailed free of charge to approximately 10,500 hematologists, oncologists, immunologist and others who have an interest in BMT clinical and scientific investigations. The bulletin includes symposium papers, abridged articles from Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, news from ASBMT and a "journal watch" section.

Job & Fellowship Connection:

ASBMT offers both a Job Connection and a Fellowship Connection - online services for those seeking and offering BMT employment and training opportunities. Much like classified want ads in a newspaper or journal, the employment listings can be searched free of charge by job seekers. Please note that most of the positions and opportunities are US based.

Job Connection

Allows you to search for positions, anonymously post your resume or advertise a job opening. The Job Connection includes all categories of BMT employment: physicians, investigators, laboratory technicians, nurses and administrators.

Fellowship Connection

Enables you to search for, or post information about, available training programs. Through interactive menus, searches can be narrowed to specific geographic regions, type of fellowship (clinical, basic research, clinical research), type of program (allogeneic, autologous, both), type of patients (adults, paediatric, both) and other descriptive information.

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BloodLine was launched in December of 1995 at the American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting. Initially, it was a reference site containing links to important hematology sites and resources on the Internet. Over the years, the site has gone through many major revisions with the aim of placing more emphasis on the publication of original content and improving the site's editorial focus and scientific validity.

Bloodline, a publication of Carden Jennings Publishing Co., Ltd., is dedicated to furthering and enhancing the fields of hematology and oncology through the presentation of knowledge in the following manners:

• the publication of original clinical and laboratory research.
• the creation of comprehensive reference works that are continuously useful to clinicians and researchers in the blood sciences.
• the creation and dissemination of educational materials.
• the publication of new and emerging science presented at conferences worldwide.
• the archiving of a comprehensive library of third-party resources of ongoing interest to clinicians and researchers.
• the maintenance of a means for clinicians and researchers to interact.
  
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The National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP) physicians' homepage provides information for physicians who treat patients who may be eligible for hematopoietic cell transplant. Here physicians can find evidence-based information on the latest advances in hematopoietic cell transplantation - including transplant outcomes data and improvements in unrelated donor transplants.


Subscribe for free to the Advances in Transplantation bi-monthly e-newsletter for the latest news in advances in transplantation and to receive notices of upcoming education programs.

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The newly formed International Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Foundation (iCMLf) recently launched the Emerging Regions Support and Partnership (ERSAP) program at the annual meeting of the American Society of Hematology (ASH), held in New Orleans, USA, in December 2009. The ERSAP Preceptorship Project will commence in 2010, providing training, education and support for 30 clinicians in emerging countries each year.

Five specialist CML centers around the globe will act as hosts for up to six visiting clinicians. The CML expert centers enrolled in 2010 include Hammersmith Hospital, London, Royal Adelaide Hospital Australia, S.Orsola-Malpighi University Hospital, Italy, MD Anderson Cancer Centre, USA and OHSU Knight Cancer Institute, USA.

For further details, download press release.

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2010 Amgen Scholars Program Applications Now Available

Established in 2006, Amgen Scholars is a $27.5 million initiative that provides undergraduates with the opportunity for hands-on research at some of the world’s leading institutions. The opportunity to work with top academic scientists is a cornerstone of the program, with participating universities seeking to match students with faculty members who will both inspire and challenge them.  In addition, the U.S. and Europe programs each host a three-day symposium allowing students to share their summer research projects and hear firsthand from leading industry and academic scientists. 

For further details, download press release.

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Marie Curie Actions fund research training and mobility of researchers. In the FP7 programme the Marie Curies Actions are included under People and cover all stages of a researcher's professional life, from initial research training to life-long learning and career development.

The actions are divided into categories for individuals and host organisations. There are 5 actions aimed at attracting applications by individual post-graduate researchers (Intra-European Fellowships, International Incoming Fellowships, International Outgoing Fellowships, European Reintegration Grants and International Reintegration Grants). There are 4 actions aimed at attracting applications from host organisations (Initial Training Networks, Industry-Academia Partnerships and Pathways, Co-Funding of Regional, National and International Programmes, and the International Staff Exchange Scheme).

Visit the Marie Curie Actions website.

See an overview of the Marie Curie actions.

Calls for 2009 have now been announced. A list of open calls and deadlines are given below.

For full details and documents click here