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Webinar: A Status Report on Sickle Cell Disease: Opportunities and Challenges Ahead

An estimated 100,000 people in the U.S. live with sickle cell disease, a set of genetic blood disorders that can cause a range of health complications, chronic conditions and premature death. The disparities are deep among different races and ethnicities, as the disease occurs in about 1 in 365 Black newborns and is far more prevalent in other parts of the world.

What are the latest advances to better understanding and combating this disease? How can clinicians and community care providers work together to best serve children and adults affected by it? In this webinar, hear about cutting-edge treatments for sickle cell disease, efforts to bring more attention to the disease and how to curb the deep inequities that characterize it. Attendees will have the opportunity to learn from top experts in the field and to hear lessons for how they can make an impact in their own communities.

SPEAKERS:
--Beverley Francis-Gibson, President and Chief Executive Officer, Sickle Cell Disease Association of America Inc.
--Beatrice E. Gee, M.D., Interim Director, Sickle Cell Program; Director, Sickle Cell Comprehensive Pain Program, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
--O'Shea Guillory, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Sawyer's Sickle Circle
--Audrey Boone Tillman, Executive Vice President and General Counsel, Aflac
--Aaron Horowitz, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Sproutel
--Yasmin Tyler-Hill, M.D., Professor and Chairperson, Department of Pediatrics, Morehouse School of Medicine; Medical Director, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta at Hughes Spalding
--Moderator: Morgan Felchner, Executive Editor, U.S. News & World Report

This webinar is part of Healthcare of Tomorrow, a virtual event series from U.S. News & World Report for hospital and health system executives and other industry leaders to discuss common priorities, best practices and perspectives on the future of the country's health system and care delivery. For more information, visit www.usnews.com/hot.

Sep 23, 2021 10:00 AM in Pacific Time (US and Canada)