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History
Written by Carole
Charley - Chairman
of the group
(1997-2009)
What does the EBMT (UK) NAP stand for?
The EBMT (UK) NAP Group stands for the European Bone Marrow Transplant (United Kingdom) Nurses and Allied Professions Group. Now you can understand why we have an abbreviation!

How did nurse input into main EBMT develop?
Twenty five years ago, in 1984, the first meeting of the EBMT Nurses Group (EBMT-NG) was held in Bad Hofgastein, Austria. This meeting ran in parallel to the physicians’ meeting and had an aim to provide a platform for nurse education and sharing experiences within the field of bone marrow transplant (BMT). At this time, BMT was very much an experimental treatment and very few hospitals offered it. It was therefore important for nurses throughout Europe to have an annual meeting to share their knowledge.

How did this information first cascade on a national level?
It then became apparent that to help with communication in each European country performing BMT there should be a nominated “contact person” in each country. This contact person would be able to disseminate information sent from the EBMT-NG committee to national colleagues in their own language, between conferences.

Any other influencing factors?
At the same time, in the United Kingdom, there was another BMT forum being set up under the umbrella of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN). This group had the same objectives. The RCN forum agreed there should be a link between the two groups. Further information about recent developments in the RCN BMT forum is available in under ‘latest news’.

How did the national EBMT groups develop?
As the EBMT-NG became successful at organising their annual conferences, it was important that the links with the European countries became stronger. The Netherlands and United Kingdom were the first two countries to take this forward by forming national groups that were affiliated to the EBMT-NG. The UK group wanted to provide 3 educational meetings per year, make the meetings affordable for all grades of nurses and to include allied professionals that were working within the BMT team. A committee was formed, sponsorship was obtained from six companies and the first meeting was held in Birmingham in 1997.

What were the EBMT (UK) NAP’s objectives?
From that first meeting it was agreed that the group would hold 3 educational meetings per year and for a trial period each meeting would include working parties on the following topics to see if national guidelines could be formulated.
  1. Central line access
  2. Isolation issues
  3. Day case Management
  4. BMT Coordination
  5. Symptom control
  6. Staff recruitment
What have the EBMT (UK) NAP achieved?
Over the past 36 meetings the committee have been able to provide:
  1. Their commitment to provide regular educational meetings at affordable cost to the participants.
  2. Travel scholarships
  3. A national directory of BMT units to include contact details of staff to be used as a resource
  4. Improved communications with the invention of the world wide web
  5. Solutions to improve sibling donor care follow up
  6. Joint meetings with the National Quality Managers Forum to promote the accreditation system known as JACIE
  7. A patient and carers day in line with the main EBMT annual conference
Benefits of Membership
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.

Individual Membership of EBMT (UK) NAP is open to all healthcare professionals actively involved in the care of stem cell transplant patients. Membership is FREE to all approved members.

In order to register for membership of the group and the website, please complete the registration from the home page of the site. Once your registration is approved, you will receive a unique user name and password. After the launch of the new website, you will then be able to use your log in details to use all elements of the site.

Membership entitles you:
  1. Build an individual profile
  2. Access and amend details of your institution
  3. View details of other institutions through the directory
  4. Network with other members
  5. Set up and contribute to forums
  6. View and register for forthcoming national meetings
  7. Rights to vote at the AGM
Membership will give you the opportunity to share ideas, successes and opportunities with colleagues across the country interested in promoting quality care in stem cell transplantation.

EBMT (UK) NAP is part of the wider EBMT group.

The EBMT Nurses Group started in January 1985 with encouragement and support from physicians working in the transplantation area. 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 main EBMT nurses group is open to all healthcare professionals involved in the care of stem cell transplant patients. Please click here to visit the main site and register for this European meeting. It is also important to know that any centre registered with main EBMT is entitled to send one nurse from the unit to the annual meeting free of charge.
Constitution
The European Group for Blood and Marrow Transplantation (United Kingdom)
Nurses and Allied Profession Group

1. Establishment
  The group is established and will be known as European Blood and Marrow Transplantation (United Kingdom) Nurses and Allied Professionals Group, will herein sometimes be referred to as EBMT (UK) NAP Group
2. Aims
  EBMT (UK) will aim to improve the standards of care for patients undergoing stem cell transplantation

To achieve this group will:
  1. Facilitate and encourage multi- centre nursing research within the field of stem cell transplantation
  2. Enhance educational programmes for BMT nurses
  3. Facilitate discussion on practice issues and standards
  4. Encourage a multi-disciplinary approach nationally
  5. Provide facilities for networking on national level
3. Membership
 
  1. All nurses and health care professionals interested in blood and marrow transplantation can become members of the EBMT NG
  2. Membership fee is for the main EBMT NG which includes EBMT (UK) NAP
  3. Membership terms and fee is for one (1) year 1st January to 31st December valid from the registration
  4. EBMT membership allows for voting rights for EBMT (UK) activities
  5. All members are encouraged to vote at the Annual General meetings of the EBMT (UK) group
4. Term of Office
 
  1. Committee members will be appointed for a period of 2 years.
  2. Mandatory committee members and signatories include:
    1. Chairperson
    2. Vice chairperson
    3. Secretary
    4. Treasurer
  3. Committee can and will invite other members to ensure continuity and expertise for specific projects
  4. One member of the board will remain in office for 4 years for continuity.
  5. Committee members are representative for UK (when possible only 2 committee members / region )
  6. The EBMT (UK) will elect from among its members a chairperson, a vice chairman, a treasurer and a secretary and any other members
  7. All committee members must be members of the main EBMT
5. Elections
 
  1. Elections for board members will be held every 2 years for two posts at a time.
  2. The resignation from posts will be granted providing 3 months notice is given.
  3. Elections will be organised and co-ordinated by the secretary
6. Annual general Meeting of the EBMT(UK)NAP
  Annual General Meeting is held at the June Educational Meetings
7. Committee Meetings
 
  1. Committee will meet minimum of two times a year.
  2. Committee will organise two educational meetings a year open to all nurses and allied health professionals working within stem cell transplantation
8. Communication
  The main method of communication is through the group’s website, www.ebmt.co.uk. In addition paper mailshots, emails and conference calls are used as appropriate.
9. Finance
 
  1. All money raised in the name of the EBMT (UK) group will be held in an account to managed by the elected Committee members
  2. All money raised in the name of the EBMT (UK) group will be held in a designated account for the group
  3. There will be four signatories to the account: Chair, Vice-Chair, Secretary and Treasurer.
  4. Copies of a financial statement will be presented to the members at each General Meeting.
10. Address
  The address for the EBMT (UK) NAP group will be the address for the secretarial support for the group.
11. Amendments
 
  1. Proposals to amend the Constitution will be made to the chairperson at least two calendar months before the next AGM and will have the support of at least 30% of the group. Details of the proposed amendment will be circulated with the agenda of the meeting.
  2. Amendments to the Constitution must be agreed by at least two-thirds of the members present
12. Dissolution
  Dissolution of the Group must be agreed by a least 75% of the members of the EBMT (UK) NAP Group. On dissolution all funds held in the name of the Group will be donated to another organisation promoting stem cell transplantation care. This to be decided by a simple majority of those present at the final meeting


June 2010
Committee Roles 2010
Role of Chair person
  1. To be an ambassador for the group
  2. To maintain effective communication with all members of the board
  3. To delegate duties to Committee members as necessary / appropriate
  4. To liaise with the secretary in drawing up the agenda’s for all meetings
  5. To promote the Main European Bone Marrow Transplantation Nurses Group by;
    • Encouraging nurses and Allied Professions to become members of the European Bone Marrow Transplantation Nurses Group
    • Attending the Annual European Bone Marrow transplantation conference
    • Acting as Contact Person for the UK for the European Bone Marrow Transplantation Nurse Group
    • Having good, effective communications with the members the group
    • Being responsible for the Annual General Report for the AGM
  6. Promote the group by attending other conferences and study days as an invited speaker. This role can be delegated to other members of the committee as appropriate.
Role of Vice Chair
  1. To promote the group at all times
  2. To support and act as a deputy for the Chairperson as required
  3. To support all Committee members
  4. To assist in the management/organisation of educational meetings
  5. To co-ordinate venue hunting and sponsor relationships with the Chairperson
  6. To support and lead in projects as agreed by the Committee
Role of Secretary
  1. To maintain effective communications with all members of the committee and all members of EBMT(UK) NAP group
  2. To liaise with the Chair to develop the agenda for all meetings in conjunction with all committee members
  3. To record an accurate account of all official meetings and distribute to all committee members
  4. To produce all paper work such as evaluation forms, programme and hand outs for each conference day.
  5. To write to all sponsors after for each meeting to thank them for their contributions
  6. To maintain an up to date membership and mailing list
  7. To maintain an up to date sponsorship mailing list
  8. To provide delegate attendance list for each conference and to ensure that a copy of it is given to sponsors for their records.
  9. To ensure new members on Group’s website are approved at regular intervals
  10. To use the Group’s website as a main method of communication with the members and the committee and to use any other methods as appropriate / requested by the members.
Role of Treasurer
  1. To maintain finances and budget appropriately
  2. To assess the likely expenditure of the Group in each financial year.
  3. To maintain good communications with all sponsors and committee members.
  4. To issue receipts of payment to sponsors.
  5. To record payments to and outgoings from the account on the EBMT (UK) NAP Website accounts section.
  6. To be an active member of the committee and support all committee members when required
  7. To attend as many EBMT (UK) committee meeting and study days as possible.
  8. To submit a treasurer’s report at the AGM.
  9. To promote the group by attending other conferences as an invited speaker.
Role of main EBMT link nurse
  1. To promote the Main and UK European Bone Marrow Transplantation Nurses Group by encouraging nurses and Allied Professions to become members of the UK and European Bone Marrow Transplantation Nurses Group and to attend the annual main EBMT and EBMT (UK) NAP meetings
  2. To act as contact person for the UK for the European Bone Marrow Transplantation Nurse Group
  3. To submit biannual update for the main EBMT NG newsletter by the required date
  4. To distribute any information from the main EBMT NG to the Committee and members
  5. To support the EBMT (UK) NAP educational meetings
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