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Nurses Symposium: Transplant and cellular therapies

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Nurses
Sunday, October 18, 2026
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
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Speaker

Ms Jenny Roberts
Stem Cell Transplant Coordinator
Christchurch Hospital

ReFRESHing autologous stem cell transplantation - The Christchurch transplant programme's experience using fresh stem cells for myeloma patients

3:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Biography

Jenny has worked within the field of haematology for 30 years, with a particular interest in stem cell transplantation. She currently works as a transplant clinical nurse specialist and coordinator, leading a growing team of nurse specialists caring for transplant patients throughout the South Island of New Zealand.
Miss Cassie Abbott
CAR-T Nurse Practitioner Candidate
Alfred Health

Building a skilled and confident CAR-T Nursing workforce: Assessing the impact of nurse-led CAR-T education.

4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Biography

Cassie has been in working in haematology for the past 9 years at Alfred Health and was successful for the CAR-T CNC role in June 2022. Cassie has completed a Graduate Certificate of Cancer and Haematology Nursing in 2023 and in November 2025 she completed her Masters of Nurse Practitioner.
Ms Nicole O'Leary
Nurse Practitioner
Peter Maccallum Cancer Centre

Criteria based approach to management of grade three Immune Cell Associated Neurotoxicity Syndrome (ICANS), a single centre experience

4:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Biography

Nicole is a Nurse Practitioner working within Clinical Haematology at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre and Royal Melbourne Hospital in Melbourne. She is passionate in supporting services developing their expanding care models and supporting advanced practice nurses in their career development.
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Ms Helen McDermott
CNS Haematology Clinical Trials
Christchurch Hospital

Chairperson

Biography

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Mrs Gemma White
Nurse Practitioner - Acute Leukaemia & Myelodysplasia
Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital

Chairperson

Biography

Gemma is a nurse practitioner with over 20 years’ haematology experience across Australia and the UK. She completed her Master of Nursing (Nurse Practitioner) in 2021 and is the acute leukaemia and myelodysplasia NP at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, specialising in advanced patient‑centred care and complex symptom management.
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