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Astronauts, Transplant and CAR T-cell Recipients: What Do They Have In Common?

Strategies astronauts use to stay fit during space flight can help bone marrow/stem cell transplant and CAR T-cell recipients.
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Download Speaker Slides Women’s Sexual Health after Transplant Tuesday, April 20, 2021 Presenter: D. Kathryn Tierney PhD, RN, Stanford Health Care (retired) Presentation is 42 minutes plus 18 minutes of
Men who undergo a stem cell or bone marrow transplant may experience problems with sexual health and satisfaction after transplant. Physical problems, like erectile dysfunction, can trigger emotional difficulties that add to the problem. This program describes the most common sexual problems men face after transplant, and some effective treatments.
Multiple myeloma is the most common cancer of the bone marrow. This presentation discusses transplant options and drug therapies for treating myeloma. It also reviews options for maintenance therapy and responding to relapses.
CAR T-cell therapy is new treatment option for patients with certain types of non-Hodgkin lymphoma, acute lymphoblastic leukemia and multiple myeloma who relapsed or did not respond to other treatments. This presentation discusses who is eligible to receive CAR T-cell therapy, what the procedure entails and potential side effects.
The practice of mindfulness has proven benefits for transplant patients. It reduces stress and improves psychological health and well-being. This presentation describes several mindfulness practices and offers tips on how to integrate them into your daily life.
There are many kinds of insurance plans and coverages available in the United States. This presentation describes different plans in both the private market and government sector to guide patients through the maze of options. It also describes how different plans may complement one another and provide fuller coverage than any single plan on its own.
eturning to work after transplant poses many challenges. Several Federal and state laws provide workers who are struggling with a serious illness, and in some cases, their family members, protection against job discrimination, guaranteed time off work to recover or care for a loved one, job security while off work, and/or money to help replace lost wages.
An overview of what a pediatric bone marrow or umbilical cord blood transplant involves.
Occupational therapists can help transplant recipients manage their fatigue, and redesign their lifestyle to improve quality of life, while recovering transplant and side effects such as graft-versus-host disease (GVHD).
Presenters: Michelle Bishop PhD, Coping with Cancer & Caregiving, LLC; Guy Bouguet, France Lymphome Espoir; Peggy Burkhard, nbmtLink; Meredith Cowden MA, LPCC-S, Meredith Cowden Foundation; Chiara DeBiase, Anthony Nolan; Christina
Download Speaker Slides COVID 19 Winter Update: What Transplant Recipients Need to Know November 10, 2020 Presenters: Alyssa Letourneau MD, MPH, Medical Director, Antimicrobial Stewardship Program, Massachusetts General Hospital Areej
COVID 19 – Actualización de Invierno: Lo que Necesitan Saber los Pacientes de Trasplante 10 de Noviembre, 2020 Panelistas: Alyssa Letourneau MD, MPH, Directora Médica, Programa de Administración de Antimicrobianos
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Find a mental health provider who understands what's involved in undergoing a transplant or CAR T-cell therapy or living with graft-versus-host disease (GVHD).