the 25th Annual Congress of Asia-Pacific Blood & Marrow Transplantation Group (APBMT 2020) is being held virtually, from October 09 – 11, 2020
The Asia-Pacific Blood and Marrow Transplantation Group (APBMT) was initiated by transplant physicians from Australia, China, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Republic of Korea, Malaysia and Taiwan in 1990 to share the information regarding hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) and promote collaborative basic and clinical studies.
By this moment, the annual Activity Survey was performed 13 times and you can see their results through our website and annual reports. In 2006, APBMT established own structures to keep and expand its activity, which are consisted of the Executive Board, Scientific Committee, Regular Members, Supporting Members, Tentative Attendees and Secretarial Office/Data Center (located in Japan). In 2009, APBMT fixed the bylaws and also confirmed that
They held early APBMT meetings in China and Japan from 1990 to 1994. Since then, the plenary meetings have been held 4 times from 1995 to 2003 and they have been held annually since 2004. In 2000, APBMT planned to have transplantation-case registry system as a symbol of the unity of the group and initiated APBMT Registry (consisted of annual Activity Survey and annual Outcome Registration) in 2006.
As you know, the Asia Pacific Blood and Marrow Transplant (APBMT) Group was to hold its 25th annual meeting this year in Kochi, India from the 9th to 11th of October, 2020. This meeting was to be hosted by the Indian Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation (ISBMT) along with the APBMT.
In view of the COVID-19 pandemic and the unpredictable situation in most parts of the world, it has been decided to hold this year’s scientific meeting on a virtual platform.
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