DONATE TO TAMS
Please help us educate and support both people with mast cell diseases (MCD) including mastocytosis, MCAS and HaT, as well as health and medical practitioners. Many people with MCD are provided with limited correct information especially when trying to adjust to their diagnosis. We seek your help with fundraising and developing these resources to make a real difference to these people’s quality of life.
BECOME A MEMBER
TAMS is a volunteer-run, membership association. TAMS members receive discounts for TAMS conferences and events, member e-newsletters, Zoom and face-to-face support groups and more.
The TAMS committee advocates on behalf of TAMS Members to the medical community and government.
NEED HELP?
TAMS receives a lot of emails, calls and messages from people seeking diagnosis and treatment for their mast cell diseases. We have put together some information to help you with your diagnosis and treatment journey. If you need support finding a specialist in your area, please contact us. You can also join our Patient Support Group on Facebook.
LATEST NEWS AND ALERTS
Famotidine and Nizatidine Shortages 2023
This is an alert regarding Famotidine and Nizatidine, now both listed on the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) Medicine Shortage Reports Database (the Database). All Famotidine is currently listed as "Unavailable” with an anticipated return-to-market date of 29...
Mental Olympics: TAMS June Support Meeting wrap-up
At our June Support meeting on 24 June 2023, we discussed the challenges faced with management of our chronic illness, using the analogy of athletes preparing for the Olympics. In order to progress, an athlete can be faced with setbacks as they commence training for...
Mental Olympics: June 2023 online support group
Living with a chronic illness can feel like we are always at the beginning, both physically and mentally. No matter how many times we think we have prepared for a flare of our illness, it can seem like we have achieved little progress or improvement in the management...
A dollar makes a difference for MCDs
Did you know that you can support TAMS with just $1 on PayPal? Select TAMS as your “favourite charity” on PayPal and give $1 at checkout when making regular PayPal payments without any ongoing commitments, automatic deductions or fees.
Clinical trials in Australia
TAMS will bring you information as it becomes available on upcoming clinical trials in Australia. Blueprint Medicines Corporation's HARBOR study Two Australian hospitals are taking part in Blueprint Medicines Corporation's HARBOR study – The Alfred Hospital in...
Interview with Professor Katelaris
In this interview, David Mayne asks Professor Katelaris some of the most common patient questions related to mast cell diseases (MCD).
TAMS Research Fund
Since its inception in 2012, TAMS has championed national and international research into mast cell diseases. But we want to do more. The TAMS Research Advisory Committee is working to develop a research grants program, to fund specific post-grad studies into mast cell disorders.
We need your help to reach our target of $30,000. We have already raised $20,000, so we are calling on you to help us raise another $10,000.
All donations received via the TAMS Donation page between now and 30 June 2024 will be allocated to the TAMS Research Fund.