If you have been unable to attend any of the educational symposiums offered by BMT Infonet for transplant recipients and their families, the organization has provided an easy way for you to access the information presented without leaving home. BMT Infonet’s webcasts are free of charge and accessible via computer. You will be able to hear leading experts talk about the latest treatments and research developments in the field of bone marrow and stem cell transplantation and GVHD.
A broad range of seminar topics is provided on BMT Infonet’s web page, including:
- Long-term side effects
- Managing social and emotional issues
- Strategies for caregivers
- Graft-versus-host disease complications and treatments
- Employment and financial concerns
Our patients here at BFS will be particularly interested in the following webcasts:
- Ocular (Eye) Chronic GVHD, Charles Bouchard MD, Loyola University Medical Center, October 2010
- Chronic 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
If you have uncovered other resources of interest to our BFS community, please share them with us. You can post the references by commenting here.