The goals of the Society are to

  • to improve the outcome for Australians and New Zealanders of all ages undergoing transplantation of blood or marrow stem cells or other blood or marrow derived cells through innovation and improvements in clinical care
  • to foster clinical and laboratory research in blood and marrow transplantation
  • to track blood and marrow transplant activity and outcomes (via the Australasian Bone Marrow Transplant Recipient Registry)
  • to monitor and facilitate the professional education and training of health workers involved in blood and marrow transplant activity
  • to form collaborative links with other international organisations with similar objectives
  • to raise funds in order to achieve its goals by soliciting funds, donations and moneys from members of the public, corporations, trusts and any other source approved by the Council to Board of Directors

ANZTCT Constitution

The affairs of the Society are managed by the ANZTCT Board of Directors, which consists of seven members including four office bearers (the president, the vice-president, the treasurer and the secretary) and three ordinary members including one representative from New Zealand and one paediatric transplant representative. Each member of the Board serves a three year term, and may be re-elected for a maximum of three consecutive terms.

Role of the ANZTCT Board of Directors

  • to oversee activities of the Society in a manner that ensures the goals of the Society are effectively fulfilled
  • to deliberate on membership issues including applications by new members
  • to supervise the Australasian Bone Marrow Transplant Registry
  • to deliberate on appropriate use of the Society’s funds in order to ensure that the Society’s goals are fulfilled
  • to consider requests from ANZTCT members in relation to the functions of the Society
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The Board

A/Prof Nada Hamad
President
Dr Duncan Purtill
Vice President
MBBS, FRACP, FRCPA
Dr Jason Butler
Treasurer
MBBS, M.MED Sci (CLIN EPID), FRACP, FRCPA
Dr Ashish Bajel
Secretary
MBBS, FRACP, FRCPA
Dr Richard Doocey
Director
MBChB, FRCPA, FRACP
A/Prof Theresa Cole
Director
BM MRCPCH (UK) PhD FRACP
David Yeung
Director
BSc (Med) MBBS (Hons), PhD (Adel), FRACP, FRCPA

ANZTCT is a registered charity with the Australian Charities and Non-for-profits Commission.

Australia and New Zealand Transplant and Cellular Therapies Limited
Level 6, 370 Victoria St, Kinghorn Cancer Centre, Darlinghurst NSW 2010
ACN: 642 523 171 | ABN: 58 930 578 025

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