ASTCT Practice Guidelines vs COG KidsCare

ASTCT practice guidelines and clinical calculators for blood and bone marrow transplantation, and cellular therapies. The ASTCT Practice Guidelines application provides up to date access to practice guidelines, evidence-based reviews and position statements from the ASTCT Committee on Practice Guidelines. These documents are developed and updated by leading experts in the field of blood and bone marrow transplantation and cellular therapy. In addition the app includes clinical calculators relevant to HCT patients. These tools will allow immediate access to information that can help guide clinical decision making. Topics covered include: • General guidelines • Conditioning regimens • Stem cell collection and mobilization • Graft-Versus-Host disease • HCT for Malignant and non-Malignant Hematologic Diseases, including pediatric and adult patients • Supportive Care • Survivorship Detailed references and full access to source papers is also provided. The American Society for Transplantation and Cellular Therapy (ASTCT) is an international professional membership association of physicians, investigators and other health care professionals, dedicated to improving the application and success of blood and marrow transplantation and related cellular therapies.

For parents and caregivers of children with cancer. The Children’s Oncology Group (COG) created the KidsCare App for parents and caregivers. It provides a place for you to get and keep the information you need while caring for a child with cancer. Creating an Account Creating an account allows you to store your own notes, information, appointments, and/or phone numbers in the App. You will also be able to sync your information across multiple devices. If you don’t create an account, you will still be able to access content in the App, and you can always create an account later. Home The Home Tab provides quick access to all features within the App: • Caring for your child • Appointment tracking • Journaling • One-touch dialing • Emergency Room Card Info The Info Tab includes all of the information from the Children’s Oncology Group’s New Diagnosis Guide and Family Handbook, including all illustrations. This information – along with the information you receive from your healthcare team – is designed to help you understand your child’s illness and treatment, and learn what you need to know to care for your child at home. Journal In the Journal, you can track your child’s lab results, weight, height, vital signs, and treatments, and make notes for your healthcare providers. You can also instantly convert lab values and vital signs from Conventional to Metric or SI measurement units, and graph them onto charts. My Team In the My Team tab, you can conveniently store contact information for members of your child’s hospital and healthcare team.