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A catchy reminder from the HSE to wear our masks.
www.facebook.com/291934661006674/posts/1485171945016267/Sometimes you might forget, but every one of us is still at risk from COVID-19. But every time we do the right thing, we’re protecting ourselves and the people around us. Wearing a face covering helps us to protect each other.
Continue to wash your hands regularly, wear face coverings in shops and on public transport and if you cough or sneeze - cover it or have a tissue handy. Read more: bit.ly/3gImGRu
#StaySafe #COVID19
Global CLL experts share the latest approach to managing CLL during the covid crisis.
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How We Manage Patients With Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia... : HemaSphere
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or severe COVID-19. On these bases, patients with CLL may experience COVID-19 morbidity and mortality. Recurrent seasonal epidemics of SARS-CoV-2 are expected, and doctors taking care of patients with CLL must be prepared for the possibility of substantial resurgences of infection and adapt their ap...More than ever, cancer patients need continuity of care and access to their medical teams.
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'New normal' of reduced cancer services completely unacceptable - Irish Cancer Society
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A ‘new normal’ of reduced cancer services because of new Covid restrictions or insufficient funding would be completely unacceptable, the Irish Cancer Society has said.Keep washing those hands!!
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Hand washing vs. hand sanitizer: which is better?
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Cleaning your hands regularly remains one of the simplest and most-effective ways to reduce the spread of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19). But what’s the most appropriate way to clean them? And is using an alcohol-based hand sanitizer ever better than using soap and water?Our own Michael Rynne spoke this morning on newstalk about the pressing issue of children with immune compromised family members returning to school. Some of our #CLL community are facing similar challenges.
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Back to school: 'Nervous' time for vulnerable parents due to COVID risk | Newstalk
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There's a warning that children going back to school this year represents a "totally different ba...Dr Brian Koffman interviewed Dr Samir Parikh last September at IWCLL. They discuss new data emerging concerning 'ibrutinib flare' which will be of interest to those of us currently in treatment or contemplating treatment with this agent.
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Leukaemia Care in the UK host another interesting webinar next week. This time they will discuss shielding (which differs slightly from our own HSE guidelines for immune compromised or very high risk) but still promises to be an informative online event for our community.
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Navigating changes as shielding pauses | Leukaemia Care
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Government guidance on shielding is being relaxed from August 1st so in this online webinar we’ll be speaking to leading haematologists Professor Chris Fegan, Professor Mhairi Copeland and Professor Mary Frances McMullin on how best to navigate these changes to the shielding guidance, and how to s...UK CLL Forum have updated guidance for dealing with CLL patients post lockdown.
Some good information to remind us all how to wear our masks. So important today more than ever for us all.
www.facebook.com/630930310376791/posts/2029365683866573/Face coverings help slow the spread of Covid-19 and should be worn public places where social distancing is not possible such as shops and shopping centres.
My mask protects you, your mask protects me.
#allinthistogether #coronavirusireland
Leukaemia Care in the UK share some interesting information from this year's virtual EHA for CLL patients on their latest blog...
www.facebook.com/284245658291357/posts/3014634115252484/This year, due to COVID-19, the 25th meeting of the European Haematology Association (EHA) went virtual, with 10 days of sessions held online to update the clinical community and patients on the latest findings and advancements in blood cancer treatment.
In this second blog, we’re updating you on the emerging new treatments for chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) and chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML).
Read the blog here > bit.ly/EHABlogPartTwo
Catch up on our first EHA blog here > bit.ly/UpdatesFromEHA20
Uncovering the Value of Real-World Data for Blood Cancer
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