Now 65 patient organisations from 52 countries are members of the CML Advocates Network
The "CML Advocates Network", an international platform for patient groups supporting patients and relatives suffering from "Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia" (CML) now connects 65 organisations from 52 countries across all continents. This worldwide network offers support by sharing of best practice, information and advice for CML patient representatives. We are delighted to welcome our newest member "CML Tunisia"!
- See profile of CML Tunisia
- See the list of CML groups in the Network, and our worldwide map
CML Horizons 2012: 86 patient advocates from 48 countries met to "Learn, Share and Grow"
The "CML Horizons 2012" conference, held in Munich on 11-13 May 2012, was a great success. 86 representatives of leukemia patient organisations from from 48 countries participated in this global advocacy summit. It helped CML patient advocates to identify opportunities in patient advocacy and patient support, hear about newest advances in CML management, share ideas and best practices, and start building alliances across borders. CML Horizons is an independent, community-run and multi-sponsored conference, run by the CML Advocates Network and the Leukemia Patient Advocates Foundation. It has evolved from the "New Horizons" conferences 2002-2011. See more information here.
Patient-friendly summary of ELN Guidelines now available in eight languages
EBMT Nurses Group launches nurses CML education programme
The Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia Learning Programme, devised by the European Group for Blood and Marrow Transplantation (EBMT) Nurses Group, represents the first specialist Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia (CML) education programme that has been developed in Europe especially for nurses. The programme, which will be launched during the opening ceremony of the annual meeting of the European Group for Blood and Marrow Transplantation (EBMT), to be held in Geneva, Switzerland, 1-4 April, 2012, has been designed to help nurses and other allied health care professionals through the rapidly evolving CML treatment landscape and enable them to deliver optimal care to patients.
>> The programme (PPT slides) is available for download here <<<
CML Horizons 2012: Learn. Share. Grow. 11-13 May 2012, Munich, Germany
The 9th "New Horizons In Treating Cancer Conference", held in Amsterdam in May 2011, was a great success. 137 patient representatives (97 CML, 40 GIST) from 48 countries participated in this meeting. New Horizons has been instrumental in educating patient advocates, building patient groups' capacity, implementing advocacy initiatives. "CML Horizons 2012", held 11-13 May 2012, is now a fully community-run and multi-sponsored conference, run by the CML Advocates Network. An exciting programme has been defined by a global steering committee consisting of CML patient advocates from North America, Latin America, Asia, Europe, Middle East and Africa. Registration has started now - please send us an email if you are a CML patient group that has not received an invitation!
Patient-friendly summary of ELN Guidelines now available in seven languages
