Virtual Education Sessions

Understanding sickle cell disease and becoming an expert of your personal health is a vital part of “living well with sickle cell”. In our SickleSMART Virtual Education Sessions, we explore a variety of topics concerning sickle cell disease and your mental, physical, and emotional health. 

Join us for our “LIVE” sessions by following our SickleSMART events page on Eventbrite and get notified when there are upcoming sessions. 

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Sickle Cell Disease, Stress & Pain: Let’s Talk About It

Special Guest: Dr. Charles Jonassaint

Using the Correct IV Fluids during a Sickle Cell Crisis

Special Guest: Dr. Simone Uwan, Physician & SCD Warrior

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Curative Therapies in SCD

Presented by: Dr. Roy Kao, Adult Transplant Physician & Dr. Ashish Gupta, Pediatric Transplant Physician

Optimizing Your Holistic Health Using God's Medicine Cabinet

Special Guest: Dr. Charlie Ware, CEO of Healing Blends Global

Disparities & Inequities in Sickle Cell Disease

Special Guest: Dominique Bulgin, PhD, RN

Global Perspectives in SCD:

Presented by: Stephanie Ibemere, PhD, RN.

Kidney Health for Sickle Cell Trait Warriors

Presented by: Dr. Tomia Austin, As One Foundation

Let's Talk Abut Sex

Presenter: Maya Bloomberg, APRN a.k.a. TheHemeNP (IG)

TOPIC: Smiling Through the Pain

PRESENTED BY: Warrior Panel

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TOPIC: National SCDC Program

PRESENTED BY: Mary Hulihan, Center for Disease Control (CDC)

TOPIC: SCDC in Minnesota

PRESENTED BY: MN Dept of Health

TOPIC: Why Black Blood Matters

PRESENTED BY: Dr. David C. Mair, American Red Cross

TOPIC: The Role of Be the Match in Curative Therapies for Sickle Cell

PRESENTED BY: Be the Match

Women’s Reproductive Health Roundtable Discussion

Special Guests: Teonna Woolford (SC-RED) & warrior panelists

Sickle Cell Trait: Benign or Not?

Special Guest: Tomia Austin, DrPH, As One Foundation

Medical Perspectives on SCD & Women’s Reproductive Health

Special Guests: Dr. Derrick Goubeaux and others

TOPIC: Individualized Health Plans (IHP), Individualized Education Plans (IEP), and 504 Education Plans

PRESENTED BY: Ternesha Burroughs & DeAndra Knighten

 

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