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wEBCONNECT Resources for Transplantation Are Available Online [By Deborah Braccia, RN, MPA, OCN ®, ONS Web Site Editor] B lood and marrow transplantation (BMT) has been used since the 1960s to treat patients with malignancies, including those with leukemia, aplastic anemia, multiple myeloma, immune deficiency disorders, and lymphomas such as Hodgkin disease. As the treatment continues to evolve rapidly, important information on this complex, lifesaving treatment can be found online. ✱ Deborah Braccia, RN, MPA, OCN ® Title ONS BMT Clinical Resource Area URL www.ons.org/clinical/ treatment/transplantation. shtml www.ons.org/patientEd/ Treatment/blood.shtml www.ons.org/clinical/ treatment/directory.shtml Description Provides ONS information on BMT as well as links to external resources that specialize in this therapy ONS BMT Patient Resource Area ONS BMT Resource Directory Your gateway to resources on BMT A directory prepared by a workgroup of members from the ONS Blood and Marrow Stem Cell Transplant Special Interest Group; it contains a comprehensive overview of the demographics of national and international BMT programs, including contacts. A national professional association that promotes advancement of the field of BMT American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation American Society of Hematology www.asbmt.org www.hematology.org Aims to further the understanding, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disorders affecting the blood, bone marrow, and immunologic, hemostatic, and vascular systems by promoting research, clinical care, education, training, and advocacy in hematology An international organization of transplant professionals dedicated to advancing the field of transplantation through the promotion of research, education, advocacy, and organ donation to improve patient care A federally funded, nonprofit organization that was created to improve the search for donors; it maintains an international registry of volunteers willing to be donors for all sources of blood stem cells used in transplantation: bone marrow, peripheral blood, and umbilical cord blood. American Society of Transplantation www.a-s-t.org National Marrow Donor Program www.marrow.org 18 ONS CONNECT March 2008 http://www.ons.org/clinical/treatment/transplantation.shtml http://www.ons.org/patientEd/Treatment/blood.shtml http://www.ons.org/clinical/treatment/directory.shtml http://www.asbmt.org http://www.hematology.org http://www.a-s-t.org http://www.marrow.org

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