10th Annual Statewide Sickle Cell Disease Symposium

230 North Broadway,Newark NJ 07104

19 November, 2022

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We enthusiastically invite you to The Sickle Cell Association of New Jersey's  10th Annual Statewide Sickle Cell Symposium Saturday, November 19th from 9:30am to 1:30pm at the Marian Bolden Student Center in Newark, New Jersey.  Our goal is to improve and expand patient and provider knowledge and to improve the treatment for sickle cell disease.  We are excited to host a Pre-symposium Student Research Fair at 9:30am featuring poster presentations on Comparative Effectiveness Research.  We will also host the Lunch and Learn, the Youth Research Expedition. We're planning an exciting program suitable for individuals effected by sickle cell disease, health care professionals who provide care for patients with the condition from infancy to adulthood (including private practice physicians, hospitalists, ED staff, nurses, social workers), and the community at large. Registration is FREE! Parking available in lot and on the street. The Dr. Charles F. Whitten Awards for outstanding service will be announced at the Symposium.   For more information contact us at 973 482-9070. AGENDA 9:00 AM – Registration & Breakfast Student Research Fair 10:00 AM Welcome Drum Assembly 10:10 AM SCD 101 10:45-11:15 Keynote: The Pain is Real, Dealing With It Dr. Alice Cohen and Doreen Monroe MSW, LSW BREAKOUT ROOMS 11:20 AM to 12:15pm Workshop Choices Main Room- From the Beginning Newborn Screening Presenter Dr. Jill Menell Presenters TBD from the NJ State Newborn Screening Department Room 1. Who Wants To Be a Millionaire Transition Edition Room 2. Youth Research Fair Poster Presentations MAIN ROOM 12:30 PM –1:30 PM Lunch and Learn SCD Patient Panel and Presenters of the Day 1:30PM Dr. Charles F. Whitten Awards Announcements Closing (Schedule subject to change)