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Myeloma UK, EBMT Nurses Group and EONS have joined forces in a pan-European nursing collaboration. The collaboration through educational programmes, information and awareness will support nurses across Europe to deliver the best treatment and care to patients with myeloma. Further information about this collaboration is obtainable by clicking onto the following link which will take you to the full sized article in pdf format.

New pan-European nursing collaboration article in full

EBMT Nurses Group 2010 Election Results

It is a pleasure for the Nurses Group Board to welcome and congratulate Elisabeth Wallhult from Sweden to the post of EBMT President-Elect, she will be working alongside the current board members before taking over as EBMT President after the EBMT annual meeting in 2012. The Board would also like to congratulate Joachim Blankart on obtaining the majority of votes to continue as Treasurer of the Nurses Group.

The Board would also like to show its appreciation to Mairead Ni Chonghaile and Christel Pino Molina and thank them for their willingness to stand for election and their ongoing support for the activities of the EBMT Nurses Group.

Blood and marrow transplant (BMT) nursing is at a very exciting evolutionary stage. Over the last two decades, with the support of medical colleagues, BMT nursing has grown rapidly and has acknowledged the care needs of the patients, their families and donors. Advanced Practice Nurses have been taking a leading role in the care of patients, providing in holistic care; BMT nurses are involved in the decision-making process about treatment options for their patients, and they evidently contribute to an enhancement in their patients' quality of life. More and more, BMT nurses are conducting research on topics based on clinical practice, and are formulating their own research agenda. Forums for exchanging knowledge and experience are increasingly needed.

The EBMT Nurses Group started in January 1985 with encouragement and support from physicians working in the transplantation area. The first meeting of the Nurses Group was held in Bad Hofgastein, Austria, as a 1-day conference, which later expanded to a 2-day conference. At present, a 3-day nursing conference is held in conjunction with the medical group, offering many concurrent abstracts and instructional sessions, as well as joint sessions with other disciplines involved in the care of the BMT patient. The annual conferences provide a forum for communication and discussion on a broad range of topics relevant to BMT-nursing. The conferences are giving nurses, doctors and others opportunities to share information about new developments in treatment modalities.

In March 2005 a Pre-Meeting Study Day was held prior to the main Congress, aimed at enabling those attending to develop their expertise in caring for patients undergoing transplantation. The Study Day was evaluated as being a great sucess and is now a regular feature of the Nurses Group Scientific Programme at EBMT Meetings.

Currently the Nurses Group has over 500 members, from 50 different countries throughout Europe and a few members in Australia, Asia and North America.

The EBMT NG Board meet approximately every 3 months, details of when and where these meetings take place can be viewed in the table below and minutes of those meetings can be viewed here in the nurses group documents section below.

Nurses Group Documents

Constitution

Constitution of the EBMT Nurses Group

Minutes of Board Meetings

EBMT Nurses Group Board Meeting Summary of Minutes, June 2007

EBMT Nurses Group Board Meeting Summary of Minutes, Sep 2007

EBMT Nurses Group Board Meeting Summary of Minutes, Dec 2008

EBMT Nurses Group Board Meeting Summary of Minutes, April 2008

EBMT Nurses Group Board Meeting Summary of Minutes, May 2008

EBMT Nurses Group AGM Minutes, April 2008

EBMT Nurses Group AGM Slides, April 2008

EBMT Nurses Group Board Meeting Summary of Minutes, Sep 2008

EBMT Nurses Group Board Meeting Summary of Minutes, Dec 2008

EBMT Nurses Group AGM Agenda, Gothenborg 2009

EBMT Nurses Group AGM Minutes, Gothenborg 2009

EBMT Nurses Group AGM Slides, Gothenborg 2009

EBMT Nurses Group Board Meeting Summary of Minutes, April 2009

EBMT Nurses Group AGM Minutes, Vienna 2010

EBMT Nurses Group AGM Slides, Vienna 2010

Strategy

The Nurses Group has prepared a Strategy Document in order to shape the future progress and development of the EBMT Nurses Group. The document can be consulted here and any feedback returned to the NG Board. (Latest version September 2007)

Nurses Group Strategy Document

Structure

Nurses Group Organigramme