The European Blood and Marrow Transplantation Textbook for Nurses

This Open Access Second Edition textbook, endorsed by the EBMT, provides adult and pediatric nurses with a full and informative guide covering all aspects of transplant nursing including a new chapter dedicated to cellular therapy, nursing implications and care. This book takes the reader from basic principles to advanced concepts on a journey through the history of transplant nursing, including essential and progressive elements to help nurses improve their knowledge and benefit the patient experience, as well as a comprehensive introduction to research and auditing methods. This second edition  specifically intended for nurses, complements the EBMT Handbook, a popular educational resource originally developed in 2003 for physicians to accompany an annual training course also serving as an educational reference tool in its own right.

This title is designed to develop the knowledge of nurses in transplantation. It is the only one of its kind written by nurse experts, specifically targeted at nurses in this specialist field and acknowledges the valuable contribution that nursing makes to patient care in this area. This new volume presents updated content that is essential for the education of nurses new to transplantation, while also offering a valuable resource for more experienced nurses who wish to refresh their knowledge.  

This Textbook is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license.

• Haematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant
• Nursing care
• Cell Therapy
• Paediatric transplant nursing
• Apheresis
• Open Access

• Department of Haematological Medicine, King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK

  Michelle Kenyon

• Almere, The Netherlands

  Aleksandra Babic

Michelle Kenyon works as the Consultant Nurse (BMT) at King’s College Hospital London. She has worked for more than 30 years in the field of Haemato-oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation. Her interest in improving the patient experience of Haematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation (HSCT) led her to write "The Seven Steps", a patient information book (2002) and subsequently the "Next Steps" (2012). Around 50,000 copies of these titles have been distributed, and are used as the basis of informed consent for transplant recipients throughout the UK.

She studied her BSc in Cancer Nursing and MSc in Advancing Cancer Nursing Practice at King’s College London, and undertook an empirical research study exploring the use of Life-coaching in Stem Cell Transplant Survivors for her dissertation. She supports patients throughout their post-transplant recovery and has a particular interest in survivorship issues and the early and late effects of treatment with the focus of her PhD on interventions that impact on patient and family experience. She launched the HSCT long-term follow-up clinic at King’s College Hospital in 2014 and has found the patient insights of life after transplant inspiring and the overall experience highly rewarding. She is the current President of the EBMT Nurses Group.