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Submitted by: Louise McNamara
September 2nd 2010, 1:37pm |
 Travel Scholarships
Fantastic news! We have established 3 types of travel grants for our members:
Exchange Visit Scholarship
Educational Travel Scholarship
EBMT Conference Travel Scholarship
Exchange Visits
This is an opportunity for 2 members to carry out an exchange between 2 centres in different UK cities. The visit will focus on a specific area of care for patients undergoing stem cell transplantation (SCT) and help to improve communication and collaboration between UK centres. There are 2 grants available each year, each to the value of a £500 (maximum). The grants are given away only in pairs, meaning that an interested person/centre should collaborate with a nurse/allied heath professional from another centre. These 2 colleagues should apply together for the scholarship. If a person cannot find an interested colleague then we can help to find a centre interested in the exchange programme. In order to qualify for one of these grants, applicants must:
- Be a nurse/allied health professional actively involved in SCT/haematology care
- Be a member of the EBMT (UK) NAP group and working in the UK
- Provide a biographical data sheet
- Give a brief description (max. 250 words) of their goals regarding the visit with specific areas of interest
- Provide a letter of approval from their work centre which must accompany the application
- Use the money for travel and accommodation only. The applicant must cover any costs exceeding the £500 provided.
- Share the experience within the EBMT (UK) NAP group as an oral presentation at an EBMT (UK) NAP group meeting
- Share the experience as an article in the latest news section of the website
The first half of the money will be given to the recipients after receiving the collaborative abstract ; the second half will be given after receiving the article for the latest news section written by at least both parties who received the scholarship.
Applications should be submitted to Lisa Hammond, secretary of the EBMT (UK) NAP before 31st December of each year (Contact through the website).
Educational Travel
This scholarship is awarded once a year and is to the value of £500. To qualify for this scholarship, applicants must:
- Be a nurse/allied health professional actively involved in SCT/haematology care
- Be a member of the EBMT (UK) NAP group and working in the UK
- Provide a biographical data sheet
- Give a brief description (max. 250 words) of their goals during their educational visit with specific areas of interest
- Aim to improve clinical practice within their own unit as a direct result of the visit
- Provide a letter of approval from their work centre which must accompany the application
- Use the money for travel and accommodation only. The applicant must cover any costs exceeding the £500 provided.
- Share the experience within the EBMT (UK) NAP group as an oral presentation at an EBMT (UK) NAP group meeting
- Share the experience as an article in the latest news section of the website
The first half of the money will be given to the recipients after receiving the collaborative abstract for the meeting; the second half will be given after receiving the article for the latest news section written by at least both parties who received the scholarship.
Applications should be submitted to Lisa Hammond, secretary of the EBMT (UK) NAP before 31st December of each year (Contact through the website).
EBMT Conference Travel
There is 1 travel grant of £500 available each year for a nurse to attend the annual EBMT conference. The travel grant is aimed at both nurses and allied health professionals employed in the SCT setting in the UK. To qualify for this scholarship, applicants must:
- Be a nurse/allied health professional and member of the EBMT (UK) NAP group actively involved in SCT/haematology care
- Be working in the UK
- Provide a biographical data sheet
- Submit an abstract for Poster or Oral presentation of 2500 characters to main EBMT by the deadline of each year and as per the abstract criteria.
- Provide a letter of approval from their work centre which must accompany the application
- Use the money for travel and accommodation only. The applicant must cover any costs exceeding the £500.
- Share the experience within the EBMT (UK) NAP group as an oral presentation at an EBMT (UK) NAP group meeting
- Share the experience as an article in the latest news section of the website
The first half of the money will be given to the recipients after receiving the collaborative abstract for the meeting; the second half will be given after receiving the article for the latest news section written by at least both parties who received the scholarship.
Only those nurses and allied professionals who have successfully submitted an abstract to main EBMT are eligible for this grant.
Applications should be submitted to Lisa Hammond, secretary of the EBMT (UK) NAP before January 1st of each year (Contact through the website).
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Submitted by: Tuula Rintala
April 19th 2010, 3:31pm |
 Gemma White, the winner of the inaugural EBMT (UK) NAP and ELF educational fellowship was invited to attend the first Slovakian patient and family forum at the main EBMT meeting in Vienna. Gemma talked about the Guy's Transplant programme where she works as well as about the EBMT (UK) NAP group. This was an opportunity to showcase the work of EBMT (UK) NAP group and the work it does in bringing the BMT nurses and AHPs together as well as the patient & family forum here in UK. The aim of the Slovak Patient& Family Forum is to meet biannually; once a year in Slovakia and at the main EBMT meetings. |
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Submitted by: Tuula Rintala
April 8th 2010, 7:43pm |
 The annual EBMT (UK) NAP travel scholarship was awarded this year to Janet Baker. Janet works in Royal Marsden Hospital in London and she used the scholarship to fund her trip to the main EBMT meeting in Vienna. Janet had two oral presentations in Vienna; one of which she will be presenting in the next UK meeting in June 2010. |
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Submitted by: Tuula Rintala
February 22nd 2010, 11:53am |
 The Inaugural ELF&EBMT (UK) NAP educational fellowship has been awarded to Gemma White; staff nurse on haematology day unit at Guy's Hospital London. Gemma was awarded the fellowship to attend the annual Main EBMT Conference in Vienna March 2010. She has also been invited to present in the EBMT (UK) NAP in June to feedback on her experience.
The Elimination of Leukaemia Fund (ELF) is a registered charity which has been helping to advance the cure and treatment of blood cancers since 1977 and is different from most leukaemia charities because it has a strong patient focus for its grant giving.
For more details please contact Kevin Brown at:
Elimination of Leukaemia Fund
Regent House
291 Kirkdale
SE26 4QD
020 8778 5353
admin@elf-fund.org.uk
www.elf-fund.org.uk |
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Submitted by: John Murray
February 3rd 2010, 12:51pm |
 I have been lucky enough to be considered and chosen to be a participant in a Sky TV documentary series about cancer nurses: this will entail filming six nurses in The Christie Hospital Manchester over next three months, from February to April 2010
The programme is on Sky Real Lives and will be a documentary series about cancer nurses.
The six nurses that will be filmed over the next three months are:
Hilary Elsworth, Surgical Practitioner
Steve Hill, Procedure team manager, Day Ward
John Murray, Nurse Clinician, Haematology & Transplant Unit
Liz Pugh, Staff Nurse, Young Oncology Unit
Helen Thompson, Staff Nurse, Ward 10
John Baron, Staff Nurse, Ward 4
The Sky Real Lives TV documentary series will consist of ten 30 minute programmes and will be broadcast in November 2010. It will aim to educate viewers about cancer and its treatments.
Filming arrangements, consent and final approval of the programmes have been agreed with the film company. Macmillan and Marie Curie nurses are also taking part.
This is a fantastic opportunity to highlight different cancers to the public from the nurses perspective. I am honoured to be able to represent haematology and transplant nurses in the UK
John Murray
Nurse Clinician BMT
Haematology and Transplant Unit
The Christie
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Submitted by: Louise Ritchie
December 29th 2009, 3:20pm |
 The EBMT(UK) NAP committee is delighted to offer a Travel Scholarship of £300 for nurses or allied health professionals to attend the EBMT Conference in Vienna, March 2010.
The application criteria is as follows:
1.Candidates must be currently working within the field of Haematology or Stem Cell Transplantation in the UK
2.Candidates must be a current member of EBMT Nurses Group
3.Candidates must submit a CV
4.Candidates must have been selected to present a poster or oral at main EBMT 2010
5.Candidates must submit a copy of the abstract to EBMT (UK) NAP Group by 31st January 2010 with a letter of approval from their manager
6.The scholarship fee of £300 is to be used for travel and/or accommodation only. A financial report and original receipts must be declared.
The successful candidate will be invited to present and feedback on their experience at the national EBMT (UK) NAP meeting in June 2010.
To submit applications or for further information, please contact committee members via www.ebmt.co.uk.
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Submitted by: Helen Porter
December 11th 2009, 11:23am |
 This year the EBMT Board was asked to vote on Annual Congress venue for 2013. Full Bids were received from Barcelona, Istanbul, and London. After careful evaluation Congrex recommended all venues as suitable for EBMT 2013.
Following a vote, the Board is pleased to announce that the ExCel, London has been selected as the venue for the EBMT 2013 Congress, which will take place at the end of March 2013. Jane Apperley from Imperial College, London will serve as Congress President, supported by F. Dazzi as Scientific Secretary.
The Board congratulates Jane Apperley on her successful bid and looks forward to working with her and the local organising committee in London. They would also like to thank Anna Sureda (Barcelona) and Muhit Ozcan (Istanbul) for all their efforts in preparing their respective bids. |
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Submitted by: Louise Ritchie
December 11th 2009, 11:18am |
 Welcome to this edition of Haematology and Bone Marrow Transplant News. Many of you will have heard about the impending changes in the structure of the RCN's forums, so I thought it would be helpful to bring you up to speed about what that means for our forum.
From 1 October, we will be merging with three other RCN forums - Blood Transfusion, Haemophilia and Intravenous Nursing - after which we will become know as the RCN Haematology and Intravenous Therapy Forum. But you'll be pleased to know that our current activities will continue, ensuring that haematology nursing issues are supported and developed.
Clearly this merger has a number of effects. Firstly, this will be the last edition of the newsletter. I would like to take this opportunity to say a big thank you to all of you who have supported the forum with your ideas for articles, attending conferences, the study days we have organised over the years, and for your time and interest in all our activities.
In particular, thank you for putting yourselves forward to be on our review panel to comment on the haematology competency framework. For a number of reasons, this last activity has been rather protracted, but work is still continuing. Those of you who have already expressed an interest will be receiving the draft by December. If others would like to join that review panel, please do get in touch - the more, the better. You can contact me at: marvelle.brown@tvu.ac.uk This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Another effect of the merger is a change in the membership of the new forum. Gordon McGhee, a long-standing member of our steering committee, will be stepping down. Gordon has been a fantastic support, both to myself, and the forum as a whole. Nothing is too much for him to do. He is always willing to offer support, encouragement and share his expert advice - plus everything is done with a smile. Both personally and on behalf of the forum, I would like to thank Gordon for all his time and hard work. But Gordon will continue to be a member of the working group for the haematology competences and be involved in other activities, which is great news.
The final note of change is that all forum newsletters in the future will be online. While personally I think this is a loss, it is about rationalising resources and may increase readership.
I hope you enjoy the articles in this edition. As this is my last one as editor, I'd like to say a big thank you for your support and wish you all the best with your professional aspirations for the future. |
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Submitted by: Helen Porter
September 16th 2009, 11:04am |
 To celebrate 25 years of the EBMT Nurse Group the committee awarded for the first time 'The distinguished merit award'. Carole Charley was presented with this awarded in recognition of outstanding contribution to the EBMT Nurses Group.
Farewell to Carole Charley, Helen Jessop and Joan Newman who have served on the EBMT (UK) NAP Group Committee since the group was formed in 1997. Unfortunately Joan could not be at the Reading meeting. |
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