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Special edition of the ASBMT
eNEWS with information about:
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assistance to
displaced patients waiting for or undergoing transplants
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help for
transplant physicians and staff who were based in Gulf Coast
hospitals
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assistance to
physicians who have assumed the care of displaced transplant
patients
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mobilization
of health personnel by the federal government and how to
volunteer
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how ASBMT will
add to your donations to disaster relief agencies
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job bank for
survivors who have lost jobs
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Support for BMT
Patients and Clinicians
New information has been added
to the ASBMT Web
site announcing assistance to patients who have been
displaced by the Gulf Coast hurricane and flood disasters.
The National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP) is providing several
kinds of help to BMT patients and clinicians:
Assistance to evacuated patients to reconnect them to
transplant-related services.
Support and resources for BMT centers and patients, including
those who were conducting registry searches at the time of the
disaster.
Assistance to physicians who have assumed the care of
displaced patients to connect them to the specialized medical
resources required for bone marrow or cord blood transplant.
The NMDP Office of Patient Advocacy case managers are available
to assist displaced patients those preparing for or undergoing
both allogeneic and autologous transplants to address issues
including cultural and language barriers or financial and
insurance problems.
Patients, their caregivers and physicians can contact NMDP case
managers at (888) 999-6743.
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Web Site
Updates
Other disaster-related
information can be found on the ASBMT Web site at
www.asbmt.org.
Click the news bulletin for Katrina Information and Relief
Efforts.
The Web page is updated regularly regarding:
Medical personnel needs
Reports from BMT centers as information becomes available
How ASBMT will add to your donations to disaster relief funds |
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Medical
Personnel Needed
The federal government is
mobilizing health care professionals and relief personnel to
assist in Hurricane Katrina relief efforts.
The HHS Office of Public Health Emergency Preparedness is
identifying and placing health care professionals and relief
personnel. For information or to provide assistance, call (800)
528-6334 or go to the
HHS
Hurricane Katrina Web site. |
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ASBMT Will
Add to Your Relief Donations
ASBMT has contributed $10,000
to the American Red Cross disaster relief fund.
For each member who contributes $200 or more to the relief
funds of the American Red Cross, the Salvation Army or
Americas Second Harvest, ASBMT will send an additional $100
donation to that same organization.
Click
here for details.
If half of ASBMT members respond to the appeal, the total
donations from the blood and marrow community will exceed
$200,000. |
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Job Bank for
Katrina Survivors
ASBMT is participating in
KatrinaJobRelief.com, an online job board serving Katrina
victims by helping them find work opportunities. This service is
free to both job seekers and employers.
If you have a job opportunity, temporary or permanent,
please post it to the job board. Or, if you know of someone who
has job openings, please alert them to the Web site.
If you know of anyone who needs work because of a job
loss related to the hurricane, please make them aware of this
service.
Other Important Web Sites
CDC Emergency Preparedness and Response
American
Red Cross
American Medical Association
Please refer to the ASBMT Web site for periodic BMT-related
updates. |
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