Members of EBMT are centres active in the field of transplantation and cellular therapy related to any kind of hematopoietic stem cells or immunomodulatory cells or any other organization involved in the care of donors and recipients of hematopoietic stem cells.
A distinction is made between Full and Associate Membership, related to reporting of transplant data to the EBMT Registry data base.
Individuals actively involved in the Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation or cellular therapy field may become an individual EBMT patron.
Rules
New members are admitted by submitting a membership application form to the Secretary. This application must include the signatures of two individuals from centres with full or associate membership acting as sponsors.
Applicants fulfilling all the requirements to become a member will be granted Provisional Membership. The Secretary presents all applications for membership to the next General Assembly, which decides about final admission.
Companies and organizations interested in the above fields may become Corporate Sponsors of EBMT.
Each Centre Members and Individual Patron pays a yearly membership fee to the EBMT. If you wish to terminate your membership, you should inform the Treasurer in November The fee is collected by the Treasurer, review “Membership Fees sections” for more details. The member fee structure can only be altered after decision by the General Assembly. Information about current fees is publicly displayed on the EBMT website.
Centres and individuals not paying the membership fee for two consecutive years will be deleted from the membership list and lose all rights and duties of an EBMT member
Membership of EBMT centres which do not comply with the rules given above may be suspended or terminated upon decision by the Board
Centre Membership
A centre or organization performing or in other ways being actively involved in transplantation of hematopoietic stem cells or cellular therapy can apply for Full membership.
1. Full Membership
Full membership requires of clinical transplant centres that they commit to submit a minimum set of data referred to as “MED A” data on all patients treated in their centre on an annual basis. The duty is to report all consecutive hematopoietic stem cell transplants and other cellular therapies and follow-up data. For more information, please review the Data Management section or contact the Registry Help Desk (registryhelpdesk@ebmt.org)
Members are assigned a CIC number and are entitled to list the names of 3 physicians, 1 nurse and 1 data manager in the Membership Fees. Physicians, nurses, data managers can be added to the Centre with prior approval of the Principal Investigator with a related cost.
Centres with Full membership have the following rights and obligations:
1) To elect EBMT Board members, EBMT Working Party Chairpersons and the President of the EBMT Nurses Group,
2) To participate in EBMT studies
3) To be eligible for accreditation
4) To be eligible for a special online discount subscription to the Official Journal of the EBMT
Individuals listed within EBMT centres with Full membership have the following rights and obligations:
1) To stand for election for any of the offices
2) To submit data for presentation at the annual meeting
3) To participate in activities of the Working Parties (see below)
4) To receive information about Board and other activities, co-operative studies, and results of EBMT research projects
5) To have access to the EBMT website and to statistical overviews of transplants (subject to current privacy regulations)
6) To be eligible for reduced fees to attend the Annual Meeting of EBMT
7) To receive EBMT News
8) To access the annual survey of EBMT activity
9) To be eligible for an individual discount subscription to the Official Journal of the EBMT
2. Associate Membership:
Any clinical transplant not reporting a minimum of MED-A data on all patients on an annual basis will automatically be downgraded to associate membership, losing its voting rights and is not eligible to apply for accreditation. These centres can still participate in EBMT studies and are eligible for an institutional discount subscription to the Official Journal of the EBMT.
Individual members of the Associate centre have the same rights as individuals listed within Full member centres.
The annual fee for Associate membership is 100 percent of the full membership fee.
Individual Patrons
Independent persons can become individual patron of the EBMT if they are actively involved in transplantation of any kind of hematopoietic stem cells, or involved in the field of cellular therapy or in the care of donors and recipients of hematopoietic stem cells. Individual patrons should hold a degree (MD, PhD, nursing degree or any other relevant degree to be assessed on a case per case basis) and demonstrate an expertise in stem cell transplantation, cellular therapy or other relevant-fields. This should be proven by two years working experience in activities related to the aims of EBMT.
Applications should be supported by two individuals from centres with full or associate membership.
Representatives of pharmaceutical companies or other corporate enterprises are not eligible for Individual EBMT patronship but can become EBMT corporate Sponsors (please visit the Sponsors section).
An Individual EBMT patron has the following rights and obligations:
1) To submit data for presentation at the annual meeting
2) To participate in activities of the Working Parties (see below)
3) To receive information about the Board and other activities, co-operative studies, and results of EBMT research projects
4) To have access to the EBMT website and to statistical overviews of transplants (subject to current privacy regulations)
5) To be eligible for a reduced fee to attend the Annual Meeting of the EBMT
6) To receive EBMT News
7) To receive the annual survey of EBMT activity
8) To be eligible for an individual discount subscription to the Bone and Marrow Transplantation Journal, the Official Journal of the EBMT
Individual patrons pay an annual fee
Honorary Membership
Honorary membership is awarded by the EBMT in recognition of outstanding services to the EBMT. Individuals who have been awarded this accolade include founder members of the EBMT and past presidents on their retirement.
Click here for a list of current Honorary Members.
Members' rights and obligations
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Centre
membership
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Honorary
members |
Full |
Associate |
Individuals in a centre member (physicians, nurses, DM |
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Elect officers of EBMT during the Annual Meeting |
X |
No |
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Participate in EBMT studies |
X |
X |
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Be eligible for accreditation |
X |
No |
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|
X |
X |
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X |
X |
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|
X |
X |
X |
Access the annual survey of EBMT activity |
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|
X |
X |
X |
Stand for election for any of the offices |
|
|
X |
X |
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Submit data for presentation at the Annual Meeting |
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|
X |
X |
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Participate in activities of the Working Parties |
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X |
X |
X |
Receive information about Board and other activities, co-operative studies, and results of EBMT research projects |
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X |
X |
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Have access to the EBMT website and to statistical overviews of transplants (subject to current privacy regulations) |
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|
X |
X |
X |
Be eligible for reduced fees to attend the Annual Meeting of EBMT |
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X |
X |
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Complimentary registration and gala dinner for EBMT annual meeting |
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X |
Be eligible for reduced registration fees for other meetings |
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Membership for life |
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X |