Webcasts
You can learn a lot more about bone marrow, stem cell and cord blood transplantation by viewing these BMT InfoNet webcasts:
Bone Marrow/Stem Cell Donors
Related Bone Marrow/Stem Cell Donation: Risks and Benefits, presented by Michael Pulsipher MD, University of Utah Medical Center, February 2010 [view]
Psychosocial Issues for Related Donors, presented by Tammy Weitzman LICSW, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, March 2010 [view]
Caregivers
For Better For Worse: The Challenges and Triumphs of BMT Family Caregivers, presented by Michelle Bishop PhD, University of Florida, March 2010 [view]
Caring for the Caregiver: The Impact of Pediatric HSCT on Parents, presented by Susan Parsons MD MRP, Tufts Medical Center, March 2010 [view]
Complementary & Alternative Medicine
From Complementary & Alternative Medicine to Integrative OncologyThe study of cancer., presented by David Rosenthal MD, Harvard Medical School, March 2010 [view]
Cord Blood Transplants
Update on the Advances in Umbilical Cord Transplantation, presented by Patrick Stiff MD, Loyola University Medical Center, September 2008 [view]
Emotional Challenges
Riding the Emotional Roller Coaster of Survival, presented by Karen Syrjala PhD, Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, March 2010 [view]
The Emotional Adventures of Being a Young Adult Transplant Survivor, presented by Amy Gross LICSW, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, March 2010 [view]
Emotional Challenges of Pediatric Survivors and Siblings after Transplant, presented by Joanna Breyer PhD, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, March 2010 [view]
Employment and Insurance
Employment Rights and Disability Insurance, presented by Joanna Morales, Cancer Legal Resource Center, March 2010 [view]
Navigating the Insurance Maze, presented by Joanna Morales, Cancer Legal Resource Center, March 2010 [view]
Managing Your Medical Insurance: Safeguarding and Maximizing Coverage Before and After Transplant, presented by Susan Loeb, Your Benefits Advocate, January 2010 [view]
Fatigue After Transplant
Give me a Break! Managing Fatigue After Transplant, presented by Lillian Nail PhD, Oregon Health Sciences University, September 2009 [view]
Fatigue, Give me a Break, presented by Kenneth Miller MD, Tufts Medical Center, March 2010 [view]
Managing Post-Transplant Fatigue in Children, presented by Christina Ullrich MD MPH, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, March 2010 [view]
Fertility and Adoption Options
Fertility After Bone Marrow/Stem Cell Transplantation, presented by Elizabeth Ginsburg MD, Brigham & Women's Hospital, March 2010 [view]
Act of Love Adoption (audio only), presented by Patricia Brady MS LMFT, March 2010 [view]
International Adoption Options for Transplant Survivors, presented by Dale Eldredge LICSW, Adoption Options of JFS Metrowest [view]
Financial Issues
Financial Mangement for Young Adults, presented by George Padula CFA CFP, Back Bay Financial Group, March 2010 [view]
Young Adults: Finding Resources for Financial Support (or Show Me the Money!), presented by Samantha Watson, the SAMFund, March 2010 [view]
Future Applications of Stem Cell Therapy
The Promise of Regenerative Medicine, presented by Nelson Chao MD, Duke University Medical Center, March 2010 [view]
GraftHealthy blood forming stem cells used to replace a patient's diseased blood forming stem cells-versus-Host Disease
ChronicPersisting for a long time. Graft-versus-Host Disease, presented by Thomas Spitzer MD, Massachusetts General Hospital, Corey Cutler MD, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Art Saavedra MD PhD, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Nat Treister DMD, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Deborah Jacobs MD, Boston Foundation for Sight, March 2010 [view]
Chronic GVHDGraft-versus-Host-Disease. A disease caused when the donor's stem cells (the graft) attack the normal tissue of the transplant patient. Also called GVHD., presented by Paul Shaugnessey MD, Texas Transplant Institute, September 2008 [view]
Chronic GHVD, presented by Steven Pavletic MD, National Cancer Institute, September 2008 [view]
Learning and Memory Challenges After Transplant
ChemobrainA slang term referring to memory and learning problems some patients experience following chemotherapy! Is it Real? presented by Christina Meyers PhD, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, September 2009 [view]
Coping with Chemobrain, presented by Mary-Ellen Meadows PhD, Brigham & Women's Hospital, March 2010 [view]
Learning and Memory Challenges in Children after Transplant, presented by Daniel Armstrong PhD, University of Miami, March 2010 [view]
Long-Term Side Effects: How to Protect Your Health
Navigating Long Term Issues Following a Hematopoietic Cell Transplant, (discusses complications and side effects of transplant and how to seek the best medical help after transplant), presented by David Avigan MD, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Richard Boyajian, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, March 2010 [view]Young Adults: Taking Charge of Your Healthcare - the "T.E.A.M" Approach, presented by Lisa Kenney MD, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, March 2010 [view]
Protecting Your Child's Health after Transplant, presented by Howard Weinstein MD, MassGeneral Hospital for Children, March 2010 [view]
Multiple Myeloma
Multple Myeloma 101, presented by Laura Michaelis MD, Loyola University Medical Center, May, 2009 [view]
Stem Cell Transplant for Multple Myeloma: Is it right for me?, presented by Jayesh Mehta MD, Northwestern Hematopoietic Cell Transplant Program and David Vesole MD PhD, Hackensack University Medical Center, April 2008 [view]
Sexuality & Intimacy After Transplant
Female Sexuality after Transplant, presented by Sharon Bober PhD, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, March 2010 [view]
Male Sexuality after Transplant, presented by Sharon Bober PhD, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, March 2010 [view]
Identity & Intimacy: The Impact of BoneMarrow/Stem Cell Transplantation on Young Adult Development, presented by Christopher Recklitis PhD, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Yan Katz, March 2010 [view]
