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Education & support program calendar

State	Program name	Cost	Date(s)
Jul 08
NT	Meditation: an Introduction	Free	25 Jul 08, 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Qld	Myeloma Seminar Series	Free	8 Jul 08, 11:30 AM
Qld	Look Good...Feel Better	Free	9 Jul 08, 10:00 AM
Qld	Caring for the Carer	Free	11 Jul 08
Qld	Caring for the Carer	Free	18 Jul 08
Qld	Lymphoma Seminar Series	Free	23 Jul 08, 11:30 AM - 25 Mar 08
Qld	Leukaemia and MDS Seminar Series	Free	31 Jul 08, 3:00 PM
SA	Coffee Morning - Noarlunga	Free	9 Jul 08, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
SA	Acute Leukaemia	Free	22 Jul 08, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
SA	Carers Coffee Morning	Free	25 Jul 08, 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Vic	Taking Control	Free	8 Jul 08, 10:00 AM - 18 Jun 08, 12:00 PM
Vic	Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia Support Meeting	Free	17 Jul 08, 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Vic	Carer Coffee Mornings	Free	25 Jul 08, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
WA	Movie Day for Lucky Bears	Free	16 Jul 08, 10:00 AM - 1:20 PM
WA	Bunbury - Bereavement Support Group	Free	21 Jul 08, 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Aug 08
Qld	Multiple Myeloma	Free	1 Aug 08
Qld	Taking Control	Free	2 Aug 08, 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Qld	Caring for the Carer	Free	7 Aug 08, 10:00 AM - 28 Aug 08, 12:00 PM
Qld	Living with Grief	Free	9 Aug 08
Qld	Leukaemia and MDS Seminar Series	Free	12 Aug 08, 11:30 AM - 25 Mar 08
Qld	Lymphoma Seminar Series	Free	12 Aug 08, 11:30 AM - 25 Mar 08
Qld	Myeloma Seminar Series	Free	12 Aug 08, 11:30 AM
Qld	Living with Grief	Free	24 Aug 08
Qld	Look Good...Feel Better	Free	27 Aug 08, 10:00 AM
SA	Coffee Morning - Victor Harbor	Free	5 Aug 08, 10:00 AM - 12:20 PM
SA	Coffee Morning - Noarlunga	Free	13 Aug 08, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
SA	Diet & Nutrition	Free	14 Aug 08, 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
SA	Negotiating the Centrelink Maze	Free	19 Aug 08, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
SA	Tour of IMVS	Free	27 Aug 08, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
SA	Carer's Coffee Morning	Free	29 Aug 08, 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Vic	Lymphoma Support Meeting	Free	6 Aug 08, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Vic	Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia Support Meeting	Free	21 Aug 08, 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Vic	Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia Support Meeting	Free	28 Aug 08, 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Vic	Carer Coffee Mornings	Free	29 Aug 08, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
WA	Bunbury - Bereavement Support Group	Free	19 Aug 08, 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Sep 08
NSW	General Haematology Blood & Bone Marrow Cancers - Bega	Free	12 Sep 08, 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Qld	Myeloma Seminar Series	Free	2 Sep 08, 11:30 AM
Qld	Living with Grief	Free	13 Sep 08 - 15 Sep 08
Qld	World Lymphoma Day - Lymphoma Seminar Series	Free	15 Sep 08
Qld	Lymphoma Serminar Series	Free	15 Sep 08, 3:00 PM - 25 Mar 08
Qld	Leukaemia and MDS Seminar Series	Free	17 Sep 08, 11:30 AM - 25 Mar 08
SA	Coffee Morning - Victor Harbor	Free	2 Sep 08, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
SA	Look Good...Feel Better	Free	3 Sep 08, 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
SA	Sex & sexuality for people living with a blood cancer	Free	4 Sep 08, 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
SA	Coffee Morning - Noarlunga	Free	10 Sep 08, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
SA	World Lymphoma Awareness Day	Free	15 Sep 08
SA	Carer's Coffee Morning	Free	26 Sep 08, 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
SA	Coffee Morning - Victor Harbor	Free	30 Sep 08, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Vic	Lymphoma Support Meeting	Free	3 Sep 08, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Vic	Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia Support Meeting	Free	18 Sep 08, 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Vic	Carer Coffee Mornings	Free	26 Sep 08, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
WA	Bunbury - Bereavement Support Group	Free	19 Sep 08, 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Oct 08
NSW	Acute Leukaemia Seminar - Central Coast	Free	10 Oct 08, 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Qld	Caring for the Carer	Free	2 Oct 08, 10:00 AM - 23 Oct 08, 12:00 PM
Qld	Caring for the Carer	Free	3 Oct 08
Qld	Caring for the Carer	Free	10 Oct 08
Qld	Living with Grief	Free	11 Oct 08
Qld	Look Good...Feel Better	Free	15 Oct 08, 10:00 AM
Qld	Caring for the Carer	Free	17 Oct 08
SA	An evening for parents	Free	14 Oct 08, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
SA	Coffee Morning - Noarlunga	Free	15 Oct 08, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
SA	Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia	Free	22 Oct 08, 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
SA	Carer's Coffee Morning	Free	31 Oct 08, 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Vic	Lymphoma Support Meeting	Free	1 Oct 08, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Vic	Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia Support Meeting	Free	16 Oct 08, 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Vic	Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia Support Meeting	Free	30 Oct 08, 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Vic	Carer Coffee Mornings	Free	31 Oct 08, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Click the program name link above for information on that particular program session. For general information on each program, please see the About the programs page.

Education & support programs

The Leukaemia Foundation offers disease-specific and general education programs throughout Australia. These programs are designed to empower patients and carers with information regarding diagnosis, treatment and recovery. They also provide an opportunity to hear from specialist doctors and allied health professionals, while meeting people in a similar situation.

All our education programs are free of charge, however programs by other organisations may incur a fee. This is noted in the programs calendar where this occurs. Bookings are essential. Programs include:

• Taking Control
• Getting Back into Life
• Caring for the Carer
• Look Good...Feel Better
• Living with Grief
• Surviving Cancer (NSW only)
• Blood and Bone Marrow Cancer Seminar
• Managing Life (Vic only)
• Taking the Next Step (Vic only)
• Disease-specific programs
• Disease-specific seminar brochures (Qld only)