#178 Raising awareness of blood cancer and how we can all help with DKMS

Nov 11, 2021

Welcome back to The Business of Healthcare Podcast episode 178 where this week I am talking to Louise Clague who is the Donor Recruitment Manager for DKMS. They are an international charity dedicated to the fight against blood cancer and blood disorders.  

I am so proud to be an ambassador for DKMS and what they stand for and it great having the opportunity to speak to Louise to spread the message about how important it is to raise awareness to become part of the registry. 

Take a listen, and tag us in any posts on social media if from listening to this podcast you have sent off for your cheek swab kit – we would love to hear! 

“The problem that we've got is only 2% of the population are on that register and yet every 20 minutes somebody is diagnosed with a type of blood cancer”. Louise Clague - DKMS 

 

Mentions in this episode 

DKMS – and how to register as a donor 

 

This week on The Business of Healthcare: 

 

• Who are DKMS and what they do 
• How to get involved and become part of the stem cell registry 
• Statistics of finding a donor 
• Hearing positive outcomes and stories 

 

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I’m Tara Humphrey and I’m the founder of THC Primary Care, a leading healthcare consultancy. I provide project and network management to Primary Care Networks and consulting support to clinical leads. To date, I’ve worked with 11 Training Hubs and 12 Primary Care Networks. 

I have over 20 years of project management and business development experience across the private and public sector and have an MBA in Leadership and Management in Healthcare. I’m also published in the London Journal of Primary Care and the author of over 200 blogs.  

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