Cutting Costs for CML Abroad
“If you have to get cancer,” I once reassured a frightened patient, “CML [chronic myeloid leukemia] isn’t bad.” CML is truly one of our cancer success stories. The identification of a single genetic swap — BCR-ABL — and the development of tyrosine kinase inhibitors...
The Spirit Catches You: Anne Fadiman Will Discuss Cross-Cultural Communication Through Her Award-Winning Book
The summer before I started medical school, I lay on the grass and read. I was trying to prepare — an impossible feat, I now realize — for the challenges that would face me in my chosen career. As part of this endeavor, I picked up Anne Fadiman’s award-winning novel,...
“Why I Volunteer”: Peter Valk — International Consortium on Acute Leukemia
ASH member and ICAL member Peter Valk, PhD (Erasmus University Medical Center) talks about the significance of the program for him and for global hematology, and sheds some light on the reasons he volunteers. Although I did not know a great deal about ICAL when I was...
“Why I Volunteer”: Katherine Tarlock, MD — Health Volunteers Overseas
ASH member and HVO volunteer Katherine Tarlock, MD (University of Washington, Seattle Children’s Hospital and Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center) talks about her work with physicians in Siem Reap, Cambodia, and sheds some light on the reasons she volunteers. I had...
Spotlight on Global Capacity Building
The Global Capacity-Building Showcase (Hall B, Level 2 [Orange County Convention Center] - map it ) is an annual meeting poster category designed to encourage international collaborations in the form of capacity-building programs in low- and middle-income countries....
“Why I Volunteer”: Eduardo Rego — International Members Committee
ASH international member and incoming IMC Chair Eduardo Rego, MD, PhD (University of São Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina, São Paulo, Brazil) talks about the experience that inspired him to volunteer, and highlights why it’s important to get involved. I did my postdoc...
Meaningful Outreach Knows No Borders
Now entering its third cycle, the ASH Global Research Award was created especially for trainees and early- career investigators based in countries outside of the United States and Canada. It is intended to support these hematologists during the critical period between...
CRTI Expands to Serve Trainees in Asia-Pacific Region
The ASH Clinical Research Training Institute (CRTI) has the goal of improving the training of clinicians in patient-oriented clinical research. With the growth of the program, there has been ongoing interest in disseminating the training program to areas outside of...
ASH Newborn Screening Initiative and Consortium
In an effort to raise awareness of sickle cell disease (SCD) globally by partnering with international organizations to expand SCD-focused education, ASH is exploring the development of a Consortium of African countries to address newborn screening for SCD. The...