EBMT 2009 Last Minute Preparations & Special Sessions

With just a few weeks until EBMT 2009 in Göteborg, Sweden, Mats Brune (Congress President), Per Ljungman (Scientific Chair), Dick Stockelberg (Chair of Local Organising Committee) and Elisabeth Wallhult (Local Swedish nurse) pick out the highlights of the forthcoming congress…

Association News

News from the EBMT including information on the EBMT-ESH Training course, where to find the EBMT Secretariat in Göteborg and information on calls for expressions of interest to bid for  the EBMT 2013 venue...

Elections 2009

EBMT members are asked to make an important decision at EBMT 2009.  Who will be the next EBMT President-elect to take over from Dietger Niederwieser as EBMT President in 2010?  Please take the time to read the three candidates’ manifestos before casting your vote either by fax or at the EBMT Stand, number 501, in Göteborg…

Re-elections 2009

Theo de Witte (CLWP) and André Tichelli (LEWP) reflect on their first three year’s as chairs of their respective Working Parties. Both incumbents focus on their second terms in office and inform us about the projects they will be taking forward…

Indian unrelated donor registry

A group of Indian haematologists with a special interest in HLA typing and allogeneic stem cell transplantation met at the Lake Palace Hotel in Udaipur in Rajastan on 8th August 2008. The objectives were to discuss the formation of an Indian Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation and to carry forward plans for one or more volunteer donor registries for India…

Registry Report

The Data Management Group look forward to welcoming you at EBMT 2009. Following the positive response to the new sessions introduced at the last congress, they will be offering a similar programme again in Göteborg….

JACIE Accreditation

News from the JACIE Accreditation Office, including a look at the number of centres currently JACIE accredited, changes to the inspection check-list and announcements for forthcoming training courses…

EBMT Nurses Group News

Click here to access the latest edition of the EBMT Nurses Group News.

European Funded Projects

ESH and EUROCORD-ED are very proud to announce the launch of the webcasting and podcasting of selected talks of the “20th Anniversary of the First Cord Blood Transplant and 10th Anniversary of Netcord Conference” that was held in Mandelieu, France, on the 16th - 19th of October, 2008…