SCD Conference 2012

2012 SCD Conference

November 1 - 2, 2012


NOVEMBER 1, 2012

ADULT SCD COMPLICATIONS AND TREATMENTS, SHIFT AND PARADIGM

Overview: This session provides a review of common complications and treatment seen in adults with sickle cell disease.

Speaker: Laura De Castro, MD, Associate Professor, Duke University

Forum: Sickle Cell Disease: Breaking Down the Myths and Barriers Conference

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NOVEMBER 1, 2012

ADDRESSING SICKLE CELL CARE

Overview: This session outlines the federal organizations and agendas related to sickle cell disease.

Speaker: LaEdward Donnell Ivy, MD, MPH, Medical Officer, Genetic Services Branch in the Maternal and Child Health Bureau of the Health Resources and Services Administration

Forum: Sickle Cell Disease: Breaking Down the Myths and Barriers Conference

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NOVEMBER 1, 2012

SICKLE CELL DISEASE: WHAT IT IS AND WHERE DID IT COME FROM

Overview: This session describes the epidemiology of sickle cell disease.

Speaker: Wendell Rosse, MD, retired Florence McAlister Professor Emeritus of Medicine, Duke University

Forum: Sickle Cell Disease: Breaking Down the Myths and Barriers Conference

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NOVEMBER 1, 2012

SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NEEDS

Overview: This presentation identifies common psychosocial needs and interventions for people with sickle cell disease.

Speaker: Carlton Rutherford, M.Div, MSW, LCSW, Clinical Social Worker, Adult Sickle Cell Center, Duke University Hospital

Forum: Sickle Cell Disease: Breaking Down the Myths and Barriers Conference

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NOVEMBER 1, 2012

EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT MANAGEMENT OF SICKLE CELL DISEASE: BARRIERS AND SOLUTIONS

Overview: This session describes the barriers and solutions to delivering quality Emergency Department care to patients with sickle cell disease.

Speaker: Paula Tanabe, PhD, MPH, MSN, RN, FAEN, FAAN, Associate Professor, Duke University

Forum: Sickle Cell Disease: Breaking Down the Myths and Barriers Conference

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NOVEMBER 1, 2012

SICKLE CELL DISEASE PAIN MANAGEMENT

Overview: This presentation describes pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic therapies for management of acute and chronic pain.

Speaker: Victoria Thornton, MD, MBA, Consulting Associate, Duke University

Forum: Sickle Cell Disease: Breaking Down the Myths and Barriers Conference

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NOVEMBER 1, 2012

THE N.C. SICKLE CELL INITIATIVE: STATE AND LOCAL RESOURCES

Overview: This session identifies resources frequently needed by persons with sickle cell disease and lists support networks available in North Carolina.

Speaker: Elaine Whitworth, MSW, MPA, Director, Education Division, Duke University Comprehensive Sickle Cell Center

Forum: Sickle Cell Disease: Breaking Down the Myths and Barriers Conference

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NOVEMBER 1, 2012

PEDIATRIC COMPLICATIONS AND TREATMENT

Overview: This session provides a review of common pediatric complications and treatment seen in children with sickle cell disease.

Speaker: Courtney Thornburg, MD, MS, Associate Professor, Duke University

Forum: Sickle Cell Disease: Breaking Down the Myths and Barriers Conference

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