4th Annual Roland B. Scott Memorial Symposium

 

Pain in Sickle Cell Disease: Battling Stigma and Gaps in Knowledge

Tuesday, May 10, 2011, 2:00 PM - 6:00PM
Howard University Hospital Tower Auditorium
2041 Georgia Ave NW
Washington, DC 20060

All Are Welcome to Attend


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                                       PROGRAM AT-A-GLANCE

9:00 AM – 7:00 PM               EXHIBITS                                            HUH Lobby &
                                           Featuring Scientific Posters                1st Floor Ambulatory Care
                                           & School Art Display

9:00 AM – 2:00 PM               BLOOD DRIVE                                     2ND Floor, Cafeteria

9:00 AM – 2:00 PM               SCREENINGS                                      Freedmen’s Hall
                                           Sickle Cell Screening                          (HUH Lobby)
                                           Bone Marrow Registration
                                           Organ Donor Registration
                                           Ask the Genetic Counselor

11:00 AM – 2:00 PM             Sickle Cell Disease Workshops              Tower Bldg. Rm. 3800
         Transition to Adult Life - Parents Place of Maryland,
         Resources for Career Development – DC and MD Dept. of Vocational Rehab
         Health Care Reform - DC Medicaid Waiver Home Health Program
         Parents and Health Professionals Role in Transition - Edwin Powell, PhD, HUH

2:00 PM – 6:00pm                ROLAND B. SCOTT MEMORIAL SYMPOSIUM
                                           HUH Ambulatory Care Auditorium
                “PAIN in Sickle Cell Disease…Battling Stigma and Gaps in Knowledge”

2:00 PM - 3:15 PM               Reception and Awards

3:20 PM - 6:00 PM               CME Educational Session, SPEAKERS:
         Wally Smith, M.D.                 “Pain in Sickle Cell Disease”
         Samir K. Ballas, M.D.            “Sickle Cell Pain: A Mixture of Misconceptions and Needless                                                        Suffering”
         Crystal Patil, Ph.D.                “You’d Better Do Something Because It’s Coming…Narrating                                                        Suffering Associated with Sickle Cell Disease”

For additional information please contact Patricia Houston at 202-865-4578 or phouston@howard.edu or Angela Mason at 202-865-4443 or amason@howard.edu. For information on our Third Annual Roland B. Scott Memorial Symposium, please visit last year's Current Options in the Treatment of Sickle Cell Disease page.

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