Sickle Cell Disease Association, Inc.
National Sickle Cell Disease Program
NIH 30th Anniversary Convention

"Medicine, Science and Community: Working Together for a Cure"

Video excerpts from the Washington, DC - Joint Convention 
Now available via Webcast at urbanHealthCast.com The first in a series of excerpts from the Sickle Cell Disease Association of America's historic 30th anniversary convention is currently showing at a PC near you. The streaming Webcast features selected presentations from international leaders in the field of sickle cell disease. 

This CME/CEU accredited program covers a range of subjects including Bone Marrow Transplantation, Therapeutics, Basic Science, Community Outreach, Advocacy, Education, Psychosocial, Health Care Policy, Pain Management, Adult Care, Pediatric Care and more.

On view now are excerpts from the opening plenary session including:

• Keynote Address - Ronald L. Nagel, M.D., "Celebrating the 30th Anniversary of the Sickle Cell Program"
• The Charles F. Whitten Lecture - Congresswoman Donna Christian, M.D., "Ethnic Disparities and Healthy People 2010: A Need for Advocacy and Action"
• The Roland Scott Lecture - Kwaku Ohene-Frempong, MD, "International Collaboration in Sickle Cell Disease"
• J. Hoxi Jones-Carranza, Patient/Advocate, "A Personal Perspective"

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Stay Tuned! News of additional excerpts from the SCDAA National Sickle Cell Disease Conference will be released soon!