nbmtLINK Lunch & Learn: Graft Vs. Host Disease & How it Affects the Liver

Jul 7, 2022Partners

A FREE Telephone Support Program for Patients and Their Families/ Caregivers/ Loved Ones
Presented by the National Bone Marrow Transplant Link, www.nbmtlink.org
Wednesday, July 20, 2022 Noon EST (one hour)

To register for free, click here

This month’s call in program will address Graft Versus Host Disease liver issues and the difficulty of diagnosing hepatic GVHD. Dr. Theo Heller and Dr. Alexander Yang, hepatologists of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), will discuss liver dysfunction after a hematopoietic stem cell transplant with a focus on the importance and difficulty of diagnosing liver GVHD. Additionally, Angie Kuhlman, an acute myeloid leukemia and liver GVHD survivor will share how she coped and what she has found helpful. Jennifer Gillette, our licensed staff social worker will host this call. There will be plenty of time for live questions.

If you have any technical issues related to registering, please contact peggyburkhard@nbmtlink.org or call (248) 770-5172. The call-in information is contained in the form you use to register. Note: YOU call in to participate.(We do not call you.) This program is recorded and available on our website one week after airing live. (www.nbmtlink.org)

This FREE program is intended to provide psychosocial and emotional support along with health information from national experts regarding critical topics surrounding cancer and treatments.
Jennifer Gillette, our licensed staff social worker will host this call. There will be plenty of time for live questions.

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