Our Vision
We will be recognised as a leading Australasian Musculoskeletal Tissue Bank by the community, medical profession, tissue banking industry, and government.
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Facts
Bone grafts are the 2nd most common “transplant” after blood transfusion.
PBTB is one of the premier Tissue Banks in Australia.
Bone grafts do not have to be tissue typed as for organ transplant.
Bone recipients do not require immunosuppressant therapy post operatively.
PBTB is a not-for-profit organisation and a Deductible Gift Recipient – financial donations over $2 are tax deductible.
Graft fees comprise costs of production such as:
- Retrieval costs
- Laboratory tests
- Processing costs – consumables / environmental monitoring
- Quality System costs
- Local freight & courier charges
- Staff salaries
- Facility rental & on costs such as electricity & rates
- Professional and product insurances
Our Values
Our core values are honesty, integrity, fairness and respect.
We have a total commitment to these values, shaping the way we do business for our employees, our clients and our organisation.
Our employees are the most valued asset of our organisation, essential participants with a shared responsibility in fulfilling our mission.
We recognise that the integrity, quality, motivation and performance of our employees are the key factors in achieving our success.
Our Purpose
To meet the demand for safe, high quality musculoskeletal tissue grafts by:
- Exploring, developing and applying new technology.
- Promoting tissue donation in the community.
- Striving for continuous improvement through research & collaboration within the tissue banking industry.
Testimonials
Jenni Penman’s family knows the benefit of organ and tissue donation.
In 1993 when Jenni was 28 years old, she was diagnosed with a malignant tumour in her right leg. She underwent 3 months of chemotherapy before she had major surgery to remove the bone tumour – during which she received a large bone graft from the Perth Bone & Tissue Bank. The surgery took 15 hours, saving her leg from amputation. Following surgery, Jenni underwent weeks of further chemotherapy treatment.
Jenny knows she would not have been able to save her leg without receiving the bone graft; something she says has made a huge difference in her life. She is especially grateful to the donor family who agreed to donation after losing a loved family member; but also to her surgeon, the Bone Bank and for the great support she received from family and friends.
After 5 years of annual check-ups, Jenni was given the all clear and has led a very fulfilling life since. Jenni returned to full time work, and has managed to maintain a good work/life balance; still doing all the things she was able to do before the surgery.
Jenni has been married now for 16 years and has two healthy children Rebecca (14) who is a very keen jazz pianist and classical guitarist, and Thomas (11) who is a passionate soccer player. They are pictured here with Jenny’s mother Jan Whitney, who herself has some association with tissue donation.
Jenni’s mother Jan has had two hip replacements, and each time she has donated her femoral head to the Bone Bank. Jan didn’t hesitate when asked if she would like to donate, knowing that she could help someone else in need, just as Jenni had been helped by a generous stranger.
Both Jan and Jenny have been actively involved in promotion of donation through their membership of the Friends of the Perth Bone & Tissue Bank.
Jenni said “I will be forever grateful to the donor family and everyone involved in my surgery, and feel that organ and tissue donation is something that the whole family should discuss and support”.
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