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Education & Support programs

Catch upcoming education program sessions below, or find out more about our education & support programs.

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State Program name Cost Date(s)
Sep 10
ACT Haematology Support Group - Narrabundah Free 14 Sep 10, 10:00 AM
ACT Lymphoma information and support session Free 15 Sep 10, 5:00 PM - 7:30 PM
NSW Understanding CML - South Coast Free 4 Sep 10, 12:00 PM
NSW Life Beyond Cancer - San Remo Free 9 Sep 10, 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
NSW Understanding Chronic Leukaemia - Coffs Harbour Free 14 Sep 10, 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
NSW GP's Lymphoma Seminar - Wollongong Free 15 Sep 10, 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
NSW Understanding Chronic Leukaemia - Port Macquarie Free 21 Sep 10, 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
NSW St George Area Lymphoma Support Group Free 27 Sep 10, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
NSW Blood Cancer Support Group - Liverpool Free 28 Sep 10, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
NSW Hunter coffee mornings Free 29 Sep 10, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
NSW Patient and Carer morning tea - Erina Free 30 Sep 10, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Qld Myeloma Free 7 Sep 10, 11:00 AM
Qld What patients want to know: Addressing the most common questions regarding multiple myeloma Free 7 Sep 10, 11:00 AM
Qld A phsycosocial look at living with leukaemia/the power of relaxation Free 8 Sep 10, 11:00 AM
Qld Living well with grief: Introduction to grief. Why is it so hard? Free 14 Sep 10
Qld World Lymphoma Day. Emerging research: A vision into the future of lymphoma Free 15 Sep 10, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Qld Living well with grief: What is normal for you and me? Free 21 Sep 10
Qld Living well with grief: Coping skills and strategies to get through each day Free 28 Sep 10
SA Friends of the Foundation Noarlunga Free 8 Sep 10, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
SA Exciting New Drugs for Lymphoma Free - please RSVP 14 Sep 10, 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
SA Friends of the Foundation North East Metro Free 21 Sep 10, 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
SA Carers Coffee Morning Free 24 Sep 10, 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Tas Blood Cancer Support Network - Taking Control Part 2 Free - please RSVP 7 Sep 10, 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Tas Hobart Blood Cancer Support Meeting Free - please RSVP 7 Sep 10, 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Tas Blood Cancer Support Network - Launceston Free - please RSVP 21 Sep 10, 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Tas World Lymphoma Awareness Day Seminar - Know Your Nodes Free - please RSVP 23 Sep 10, 11:00 AM - 1:30 PM
Vic East Gippsland Forum - Managing Stress & Illness Free - please RSVP by 1 Sept 6 Sep 10, 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Vic Bendigo Myeloma Support Network Free - please RSVP 8 Sep 10, 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Vic Mornington Education and Support Program Free - please RSVP 9 Sep 10, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Vic Latrobe Blood Cancer Support Network Free - please RSVP 14 Sep 10, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Vic Meditation - Part 1 of 3 Free - please RSVP 14 Sep 10, 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Vic Yoga Free - please RSVP 15 Sep 10, 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Vic Baw Baw Blood Cancer Support Network Free - please RSVP 16 Sep 10, 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Vic CLL Education and Support Meeting Free - please RSVP 16 Sep 10, 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Vic Horsham Blood Cancer Support Network Free - please RSVP 23 Sep 10, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Vic East Gippsland Blood Cancer Support Network Free - please RSVP 23 Sep 10, 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Vic Meditation - Part 2 of 3 Free - please RSVP 28 Sep 10, 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
WA Bunbury - Lymphoma Education Session Free 8 Sep 10, 11:00 AM - 1:30 PM
WA Perth - Carer's Coffee Morning Free 24 Sep 10, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
WA Perth- lymphoma update Free 30 Sep 10, 1:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Oct 10
ACT Haematology Support Meeting - Narrabundah Free 10 Oct 10, 10:00 AM
NSW Grief and Bereavement Support Group meeting - Sydney Free 8 Oct 10, 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
NSW GP's session on Multiple Myeloma - Bathurst Free 12 Oct 10, 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
NSW Patient and Carer morning tea - Warnervale Free 14 Oct 10, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
NSW Eating Well with Dietician Tips - Wollongong Free 14 Oct 10, 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
NSW Grief and Bereavement Support Group meeting - Artarmon Free 22 Oct 10, 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
NSW Blood Cancer Support Group - Liverpool Free 26 Oct 10, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
NSW Hunter coffee mornings Free 26 Oct 10, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
NSW Information and Support session - Erina Free 28 Oct 10, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Qld Living well with grief: Exploring the need to take care of oneself even though I am grieving Free 5 Oct 10
Qld Understanding AML: Diagnosis and treatment Free 6 Oct 10, 9:30 AM
Qld Understanding ALL: Diagnosis and treatment Free 6 Oct 10, 11:00 AM
Qld Living well with grief: The gifts of grief Free 12 Oct 10
Qld Living well with grief: Celebration event Free 19 Oct 10
Qld Look Good...Feel Better - Ladies Free 20 Oct 10, 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Qld Grief support brunch Free 23 Oct 10, 10:30 AM
Qld Understanding, managing and treating MDS and MPD Free 27 Oct 10, 11:00 AM
SA Dealing/Coping with Dexamethasone Free - please RSVP 5 Oct 10, 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
SA Friends of the Foundation Victor Harbor Free 6 Oct 10, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
SA Friends of the Foundation Noarlunga Free 13 Oct 10, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
SA Friends of the Foundation North East Metro Free 19 Oct 10, 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
SA Access to super & insurance/Supports through Centrelink Free - please RSVP 26 Oct 10, 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Tas Blood Cancer Support Network - Taking Control Part 3 Free - please RSVP 12 Oct 10, 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Tas Hobart Blood Cancer Support Meeting Free - please RSVP 12 Oct 10, 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Tas Blood Cancer Support Network - Launceston Free - please RSVP 19 Oct 10, 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Tas Multiple Myeloma - New Trends and Treatments Free - please RSVP 20 Oct 10, 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Vic Lymphoma Education and Support Program Free - please RSVP 6 Oct 10, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Vic Transplant Education and Support Meeting Free - please RSVP 7 Oct 10, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Vic Latrobe Blood Cancer Support Network Free - please RSVP 12 Oct 10, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Vic Meditation - Part 3 of 3 Free - please RSVP 12 Oct 10, 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Vic Bendigo Myeloma Support Network Free - please RSVP 13 Oct 10, 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Vic Shepparton Blood Cancer Education & Support Meeting Free - please RSVP 19 Oct 10, 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Vic Surviving Carer Stress - Workshop Free - please RSVP 19 Oct 10, 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Vic Yoga Free - please RSVP 20 Oct 10, 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Vic Baw Baw Blood Cancer Support Network Free - please RSVP 21 Oct 10, 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Vic CLL Education and Support Meeting Free - please RSVP 21 Oct 10, 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Vic Ballarat Blood Cancer Support Network Free - please RSVP 28 Oct 10, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Vic CML Education and Support Meeting Free - please RSVP 28 Oct 10, 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
WA Perth - Managing Pain Free 28 Oct 10, 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
WA Caring for the Carer Free 29 Oct 10, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Nov 10
ACT Haematology Support Group - Narrabundah Free 16 Nov 10, 10:00 AM
NSW GP's session - Orange Free 4 Nov 10, 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
NSW Grief and Bereavement Support Group meeting - Artarmon Free 5 Nov 10, 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
NSW Eating Well with Dietician Tips - Rockdale Free 10 Nov 10, 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
NSW Information and Support session - San Remo Free 11 Nov 10, 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
NSW Grief and Bereavement Support Group meeting - Artarmon Free 19 Nov 10, 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
NSW Hunter coffee mornings Free 24 Nov 10, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
NSW St George Area Lymphoma Support Group Free 29 Nov 10, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
NSW Blood Cancer Support Group - Liverpool Free 30 Nov 10, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Qld Caring for the carer: The role of the carer Free 4 Nov 10, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Qld Bereaved parents' weekend Free 5 Nov 10 - 7 Nov 10
Qld Taking Control Free 6 Nov 10, 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Qld Medication and natural therapies: the answers to all those questions Free 10 Nov 10, 11:00 AM
Qld Caring for the carer: Carer burnout Free 11 Nov 10, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Qld Myeloma: Picking yourself up and getting back in the race Free 16 Nov 10, 11:00 AM
Qld Can't sleep? Exercise and relaxation techniques to help you sleep better Free 17 Nov 10, 11:00 AM
Qld Caring for the carer: Emotional roller coaster ride Free 18 Nov 10, 10:00 AM - 12:10 PM
Qld Amyloidosis luncheon Free 23 Nov 10, 12:00 PM
Qld Caring for the carer: Strategies for coping Free 25 Nov 10, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
SA Friends of the Foundation Noarlunga Free 10 Nov 10, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
SA Navigating the Hospital System Free - please RSVP 16 Nov 10, 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
SA Carers Coffee Morning Free 26 Nov 10, 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Tas Blood Cancer Support Network - Taking Control Part 4 Free - please RSVP 2 Nov 10, 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Tas Hobart Blood Cancer Support Meeting Free - please RSVP 2 Nov 10, 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Tas Blood Cancer Support Network - Launceston Free - please RSVP 16 Nov 10, 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Tas Leukaemia/Stem Cell Transplants - all you ever wanted to know. Free - please RSVP 17 Nov 10, 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Tas Myeloma Forum - What's New on the Horizon? Free - please RSVP 18 Nov 10, 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Vic Lymphoma Education and Support Program Free - please RSVP 3 Nov 10, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Vic Myeloma Education and Support Network Free - please RSVP 4 Nov 10, 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Vic Latrobe Blood Cancer Support Network Free - please RSVP 9 Nov 10, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Vic Bendigo Myeloma Support Network Free - please RSVP 10 Nov 10, 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Vic Mornington Education and Support Program Free - please RSVP 11 Nov 10, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Vic Yoga Free - please RSVP 17 Nov 10, 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Vic Baw Baw Blood Cancer Support Network Free - please RSVP 18 Nov 10, 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Vic CLL Education and Support Meeting Free - please RSVP 18 Nov 10, 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Vic Horsham Blood Cancer Support Network Free - please RSVP 25 Nov 10, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
WA Bunbury- Complementary Therapies Free 24 Nov 10, 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
WA Perth- Understanding Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia Free 25 Nov 10, 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
WA Caring for the Carer Free 26 Nov 10, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Dec 10
ACT Haematology Support Group - Narrabundah Free 14 Dec 10, 10:00 AM
NSW Christmas Party - Erina Free 2 Dec 10, 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
NSW Grief and Bereavement Support Group meeting - Artarmon Free 3 Dec 10, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
NSW Volunteers Christmas Party - Wollongong Free 3 Dec 10, 12:00 PM
NSW Understanding CML - South Coast Free 4 Dec 10, 12:00 PM
NSW Christmas Party - Warnervale Free 9 Dec 10, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
NSW GP's open forum - Dubbo Free 14 Dec 10, 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Qld Look Good...Feel Better - Ladies Free 8 Dec 10, 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Qld Grief support brunch Free 11 Dec 10, 10:30 AM
Qld Healing Hearts - for bereaved children Free 13 Dec 10, 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Tas Gala Christmas Luncheon - South Tasmania Free - please RSVP 1 Dec 10, 11:00 AM - 1:30 PM
Tas Blood Cancer Support Network - Launceston Free - please RSVP 8 Dec 10, 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Vic Transplant Education and Support Meeting Free - please RSVP 2 Dec 10, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Vic East Gippsland Blood Cancer Support Network Free - please RSVP 2 Dec 10, 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Vic Bendigo Myeloma Support Network Free - please RSVP 8 Dec 10, 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Vic Latrobe Blood Cancer Support Network Free - please RSVP 14 Dec 10, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Vic Yoga Free - please RSVP 15 Dec 10, 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Vic Baw Baw Blood Cancer Support Network Free - please RSVP 16 Dec 10, 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
WA Perth - Christmas Get Together- Look Good...Feel Better Free 23 Dec 10, 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM

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