A
symposium for bone marrow, stem cell, and cord blood transplant survivors, sponsored by
BMT InfoNet, will be held on Saturday-Sunday, September 20-21, 2008, in Dallas, Texas.
The program is designed for transplant survivors, parents of pediatric survivors, caregivers or family members who support transplant survivors, and health care professionals who work with transplant patients.
The
agenda will include
- Protecting Your Health Long Term
- Riding the Emotional Roller Coaster of Survival
- Managing Fatigue after Transplant
- Stories of Hope
- Learning and Memory Problems (for children); "Chemobrain" (for adults)
- Caregiver Challenges
- Male and Female Post-Transplant Sexuality and Fertility
- Caregiver Challenges
- Navigating the Insurance Maze
- Ask the Experts Panel
- Chronic Graft-versus-Host Disease
- Hormone Replacement Therapy
- The Unique Needs of Young Adult Survivors
The symposium will be held at the
Doubletree Hotel near the Galleria. You can
register online or by fax or mail.
BMT InfoNet, founded in 1990 by bone marrow transplant survivor Susan Stewart, is a non-profit organization dedicated exclusively to serving the needs of the transplant community.