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Forward2025 Sickle Cell Symposium
Join Atrium Health’s Levine Cancer and Wake Forest Baptist for an impactful exploration of advancements in sickle cell disease (SCD) care. This symposium unites regional and national experts to address critical gaps in treatment, access, and support for individuals living with SCD.
Key topics include:
- Innovative Therapies: Gain insights into curative gene therapies and bone marrow transplantation, including their applications and challenges.
- Reproductive Health: Explore the unique fertility challenges faced by SCD patients and strategies for integrating fertility preservation into comprehensive care.
- Comprehensive Support: Access tools and resources for optimal disease management, benefiting patients, caregivers, and providers alike.
This program empowers clinicians with the knowledge to evaluate patients for advanced therapies and to navigate meaningful conversations about care options. Patients, families, and community representatives will discover resources to advocate for and support improved health outcomes.
Who Should Attend: Physicians, advanced practitioners, nurses, healthcare providers, individuals living with SCD, caregivers, and community leaders.
Together, let’s bridge the gaps in care and make strides toward equitable, high-quality treatment for all affected by sickle cell disease.
NOTE: Please note this activity will be presented 8:00am – 2:30pm CST / 9:00am - 3:30pm EST
Target Audience
This course is intended for physicians, advanced practice clinicians, nurses, pharmacists, and other interested health professionals.
Learning Objectives
At the end of this session, learners should be able to:
- Incorporate the curative therapies currently available to patients
- Analyze the types of gene therapies and the potential complications of each method
- Evaluate the need for fertility presentation in sickle cell disease
- Develop strategies to address the barriers that exist for fertility preservation in sickle cell disease
Faculty
Keynote Speakers
- Julie Kanter, MD – University of Alabama at Birmingham
- Lydia Pecker, MD – Johns Hopkins
Speakers
- Alex George, MD, PhD – Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist
- Jestina Jones – Atrium Health Levine Cancer
- Lynn Sanders – Atrium Health Levine Cancer
- Stephen Boateng, PharmD, RPH – Sickle Cell 101
- Payal Desai, MD – Atrium Health Levine Cancer
- Lacondria Simmons, PsyD – Atrium Health Levine Cancer
Disclosure
Faculty disclosures are being reviewed and will be presented to the audience in advance of the program.
Accreditation Statement
In support of improving patient care, Advocate Health is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Credit Statement(s)
American Medical Association (AMA)
Advocate Health designates this live activity for a maximum of 5.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
Advocate Health designates this live activity for a maximum of 5.00 ANCC contact hours. Nurses should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE)
Advocate Health designates this live activity for a maximum 5.00 hours of CPE credit for (pharmacists and pharmacy technicians). CPE credit can be claimed on the AAH CE platform within 60 days of activity completion and information will be provided to CPE Monitor. Participants should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB)
As a Jointly Accredited Organization, Advocate Health is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. Social workers completing this course receive 5.00 clinical continuing education credits.
Board Recognition Statement(s)
American Board of Surgery (ABS)
Successful completion of this CME activity enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME requirement of the American Board of Surgery’s Continuous Certification program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABS credit.
Available Credit
- 5.00 American Board of SurgerySuccessful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME and Self-Assessment requirements of the American Board of Surgery's Continuous Certification program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABS credit.
- 5.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™Aurora Health Care is accredited by the Wisconsin Medical Society to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Aurora Health Care designates this activity for a maximum of 5.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
- 5.00 Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB)Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB)
As a Jointly Accredited Organization, Advocate Aurora Health is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. Social workers receiving this course receive 5.00 of ethics, clinical, cultural competence, and/or general continuing education credits. - 5.00 AttendanceAttendance Credit
- 5.00 Approved AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
- 5.00 Continuing Nursing Education (CE)Aurora Health Care is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Wisconsin Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. 5.00 contact hours have been awarded to this activity by the Wisconsin Nursing Association. To receive contact hours, participants must attend the entire activity.
- 5.00 Continuing Pharmacy Education (CPE)Aurora Health Care Department of Pharmacy Services is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.
Price
Click “Take Course” to register for this program.
| Registration Type | FEE |
| Physician | $50.00 |
| All other healthcare professionals | $25.00 |
| Patient | $0 - MUST HAVE COUPON DISCOUNT TO REGISTER |
| Speaker & Planning Committee | $0 - MUST HAVE COUPON DISCOUNT TO REGISTER |
NOTE: you can only pay by credit card.
Cancelation/Refunds/Substitutions
- Cancellations must be in writing (email)
- Registrants cancelling between two weeks and five full business days prior to the first day of the event are "refunded at 70% of the registration fee subject to a minimum $25 cancellation fee."
- No refunds or credits will be given for cancellations received less than five full business days prior to the event.
- No refunds or credit will be given for no-shows.
- No vouchers will be issued in lieu of a refund.
NOTE: Please note this activity will be presented 8:00am – 2:30pm CST / 9:00am - 3:30pm EST
If you have any questions, please contact the IPCE Office at cme@aah.org
For questions specific to this activity please contact Gina.Barnard@atriumhealth.org