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Agenda

Discussion
Groups

Workshop on Adults With Sickle Cell Disease:
Meeting Unmet Needs

Preliminary Agenda

Time Topic Speaker(s)
Day 1

7:30 a.m.

Registration

 

8:30 a.m

Welcome NHLBI

 

8:40 a.m.

Opening Address

 

8:55 a.m.

Consumers' Perspectives

 

Personal Histories

Dorothy Moore, M.D.
Hoxi Jones-Carranza

9:25 a.m.

Houston Consumers' Panel

Sarah Iden

9:35 a.m.

Workshop Consumers' Panel

Kimberly Elion
Eric Kirkwood
Shirley Miller

10:20 a.m.

BREAK

 

Overview of the Problems

 

10:35 a.m.

Major Health Problems

Cage Johnson, M.D.

10:50 a.m.

Economic and Social Barriers

Joseph Telfair, Dr.PH, MPH/MSW

11:05 a.m.

Information and Educational Barriers for Patients and Providers

Jeanne Smith, M.D.

11:20 a.m.

Quality of Life Issues

Paul Swerdlow, M.D.

11:35 a.m.

Health Care Availability and Quality

Elliott Vichinsky, M.D.

11:50 a.m. -
12:20 p.m.

Panel Discussion, Q and A

 

12:20 p.m. -
1:20 p.m.

LUNCH

 

Pilot Programs and Models

 

1:20 p.m.

Work Incentives

Charles F. Whitten, M.D.

1:30 p.m.

Scholastics Programs

Winifred Wang, M.D.

1:40 p.m.

Transition Study

Joseph Telfair, Dr.PH., MPH/MSW

1:50 p.m.

Emory Univesrity Web site

James Eckman, M.D.

2:00 p.m.

Life Skills Program

Sharon Lewis

2:10 p.m.

Case Management in a Community-Based Program

Gladys Ashe Robinson, M.E.D.

2:20 p.m.

Medical Student Buddy Program

Cassandra Josephson, M.D.

2:30 p.m.

Health Services

Christy Woods, M.D., M.P.H.

2:40 p.m.

Panel Discussion, Q and A

 

3:00 p.m.

Charge to Discussion Groups

 

3:05 p.m.

BREAK

 

3:20 p.m.

Discussion Groups

  • Social and Economic Barriers and Needs
  • Quality of Life Issues
  • Health Care Availability and Quality
  • Information and Educational Barriers and Needs
  • A "fill-in-the-gaps" discussion group
 

5:20 p.m.

Meeting adjourned for the day

 

7:00 p.m.

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Dinner (Information will be emailed to registrants)

 
Day 2

8:30 a.m. -
12:30 p.m.

Discussion Groups

 

10:30 a.m.

BREAK

 

12:30 p.m. -
1:30 p.m.

LUNCH

 

1:30 p.m. -
4:00 p.m.

Discussion Groups' Presentations and Recommendations

 

3:00 p.m.

BREAK

 

4:00 p.m.

Wrap Up: What's next?

 

4:30 p.m.

Meeting Adjourned

 
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