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Burden of Sickle Cell Disease Treatment: Literature Review and Personal Perspective of a Patient with Sickle Cell Disease Seeking Care in the Emergency Room
Learning Areas:
Chronic disease management and preventionOther professions or practice related to public health
Learning Objectives:
Explain to the audience current and past research on obstacles encountered by patients with sickle cell disease when seeking care in the ER
Describe the disparities in treating pain in the ER between patients presenting with general pain and those presenting with sickle cell pain [time of administration, dosing, stereotypes of drug seeking.
Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I am an undergraduate student at UIC and a SCD patient in the UIC SCD Clinic. As a participant in the Urban Health Program I recently completed a summer research where I worked with SCD researchers on CD research. I am qualified to speak on this subject due to my personal experience with the disease and my experience working with the UIC.
Any relevant financial relationships? No
I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.