Elements and Advances in Sickle Cell Care Conference

Elements and advances in sickle cell care is a 2-day virtual conference, suitable for healthcare professionals and students, people who have sickle cell and their families, and support/peer organisations.

This conference features globally renowned speakers who specialise in sickle cell care and experts who are leading advances in treatments.

Topics covered will include:

• Patient and support group perspective
• Developments in research.
• Fertility in sickle cell patients and options for fertility preservation
• Gene therapy
• Continuity of midwifery care
• Screening for sickle cell in maternity
• The ‘joint sickle cell clinic’ approach for maternity care
• Blood transfusions
• Nursing care for people with sickle cell
• First sickle cell nurse, Dame Elizabeth Anionwu
• Stem cell therapies
• Care for people with sickle cell
• Medication and pain management
• Neonatal and Paediatric care
• Maternity care

For more about the conference, speakers and schedule visit the Sickle Study Days website.