Episode 163: HLA Testing and More for Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Donor Selection
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ONS member Joanne Kelly, RN, BSN, OCN®, blood and marrow transplant coordinator at SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital in Missouri and member of the St. Louis ONS Chapter, joins Stephanie Jardine, BSN, RN, oncology clinical specialist at ONS, to discuss what oncology nurses need to know about hematopoietic stem cell transplant donor selection and testing.  

Music Credit: "Fireflies and Stardust)" by Kevin MacLeod  

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Episode Notes 

Check out these resources from today’s episode:  

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Oncology Nursing Podcast Episode 59: Blood and Marrow Transplant Nursing)  ONS Voice article: The Case of the Cord Blood Match)  ONS Voice article: The Evolving Landscape of Cell Transplant Therapy in Cancer Care)  ONS Voice article: Patients Struggle to Access BMT During COVID-19)  OCN® Certification Review Bundle)  ONS book: BMTCN®* Certification Review Manual*)  ONS book: Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation: A Manual for Nursing Practice (third edition))  Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation information on BMTCN® certification)  Oncology Nursing Foundation’s Josh Gottheil Bone Marrow Transplant Career Development Award)  Be the Match)  Foundation for the Accreditation of Cellular Therapy)  Leukemia and Lymphoma Society) 

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