Volume 2(Supplement 1):63-66 The “Golden Hour”: a capacity-building initiative to decrease life-threating complications related to neutropenic fever in patients with hematologic malignancies in low- and middle-income countries by Mario Ornelas-Sánchez, Laura Nuño-Vázquez, Adriana Loera-Reyna, Dara Torres-Reyes, Rebeca Rivera-Gómez, Alicia Sánchez, Mitzy Romano, Miriam González, Miguela A. Caniza, and Paula Aristizabal BloodAdv Volume 2(Supplement 1):63-66 November 30, 2018 © 2018 by The American Society of Hematology

The Golden box showing all of the supplies and medications needed for each NF event. Mario Ornelas-Sánchez et al. Blood Adv 2018;2:63-66 © 2018 by The American Society of Hematology

Nursing staff at an 8-hour training workshop that included pre- and posttest assessments. Mario Ornelas-Sánchez et al. Blood Adv 2018;2:63-66 © 2018 by The American Society of Hematology

A training workshop being conducted for parents of newly diagnosed patients on the basic concepts of NF. A training workshop being conducted for parents of newly diagnosed patients on the basic concepts of NF. Mario Ornelas-Sánchez et al. Blood Adv 2018;2:63-66 © 2018 by The American Society of Hematology

A refresher workshop was held for nursing and medical staff. Mario Ornelas-Sánchez et al. Blood Adv 2018;2:63-66 © 2018 by The American Society of Hematology