Important Dates &
Upcoming Meetings

 

For details of related meetings, a regularly updated list of all meetings and conferences taking place can be found here.

 

30 March- 2 April 2008
EBMT Annual Congress
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  • 1-6 March, 2008
    Sofia, Bulgaria
    2nd ESO Masterclass in Oncology Nursing (European School of Oncology)
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  • 5-9 March, 2008
    Antalya, Turkey
    5th National Bone Marrow & Stem Cell Therapies Congress

    Included in the programme will be a joint certification course and examination with EBMT-NG called 1st Stem Cell Transplantation Nurse Certification Programme.

    Topics covered will be: Venous Access, Chemotherapy Administration, GVHD Care and Mucositis."
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  • 27-29 March, 2008
    Geneva, Switzerland
    6th EONS Spring Convention (European Oncology Nursing Society)
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  • 30 March- 2 April 2008
    EBMT Annual Congress, Florence, Italy
    34th Annual Meeting of the European Group for Blood and Marrow Transplantation
     
    24th Meeting of the EBMT Nurses Group
     
    7th Meeting of the EBMT Data Management Group
     
    2nd EBMT Patient & Family Day
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  • April 1, 2008
    EBMT NG Exchange Visit & Education Scolarship Deadline
    Applications for scholarships should be submitted to Erik Aerts
    Further information
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  • June 2-4, 2008
    Poznan, Poland
    6th Meeting of the EBMT Paediatric Disease Working Party

    1st Meeting of the EBMT Paediatric Nurses
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  • June 4-7, 2008
    Lugano, Switzerland
    10th International Conference on Malignant Lymphoma
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  • June 15 -19, 2008
    Ljubljana, Slovenia
    17th WCET Congress (World Council of Enterostomal Therapists)
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  • August 17-21, 2008
    Singapore
    15th ISNCC International Conference (International Society of Nurses in Cancer Care)

    Early registration deadline is 29th February, 2008
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NG Sub Committee: Research

EBMT NG Research Committee Abstract

At the request of the EBMT-NG Board, the Research Sub-Committee of the EBMT-NG commissioned a survey of current related donor management and care at European transplantation centres. 

Responding transplant centres (n=64) detailed a great variety across Europe.  Most transplant centres gave information about processes and procedures that were based on local (22%) or national sources (22%). The majority of related donors received their information about the transplant process from the recipient’s transplant team (60%); moreover, they were consented, in the majority of cases, by a variety of combinations primarily made up of healthcare professionals from the transplant team (52% consented by a doctor from recipient’s transplant team).  Follow-up care for donors was varied but most centres offered some form of post-donation care (94%); although there were centre specific differences, follow-up care was identified as being predominately outpatient based. Specific concerns of both recipients and donors were poorly reported. 

With no international regulatory standard or robust evidence-based guidelines, related donor management and care is subject to a great deal of variation, and without mechanisms for the monitoring of standards these variations cannot guarantee quality or consistency of care.  Researchers argue that because of the unique position of the related donor, specific guidelines are required to guarantee that their needs are adequately met by transplant centres, and that the volunteer status of donors is maintained along with confidentiality and the access to unbiased information.