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Patient and Family Symposium

4:00pm CDT

Registration Sheraton Memphis Downtown

6:00pm CDT

Opening Reception Welcome Sponsored By IMARA INC Warrior Carnival: Trivia And Game Night! Nashville

7:00am CDT

Wake Up Well! - Morning Wellness Activity Mindful Breathing/Chair Yoga St. LouisJackie O!

8:00am CDT

Registration Display Area Opens Pre-funtion Space

9:00am CDT

Welcome to the 5th Annual Sickle Cell Patient and Family Symposium and Sickle Cell Foundation of Tennessee Heritage BallroomJoseph Lee III • Michael Jackson • Lakiea Bailey, PhD

10:00am CDT

Money Matters for Warriors/Caregivers Heritage BallroomSandra J. Quinn Bailey, LACP, AU, AINS

10:30am CDT

Self-Advocacy: How, When, Why Heritage BallroomTosin Ola

11:00am CDT

Virtual Reality As Adjunct Pain Managment Heritage BallroomLATIKA PURI

11:30am CDT

Mental Health & The Warrior Heritage BallroomDr. Charles Jonassaint

12:00pm CDT

Mental Health Panel Heritage BallroomMinimarie Andrews • Clayton Andrews • Rosemary Britts • Jewel Darbone • Shamonika Wiggins

1:00pm CDT

Let's Talk About Endari Heritage BallroomMark Diamond • Charles Stark

2:30pm CDT

Navigating the Adult Healthcare System Heritage BallroomPatricia Adams-Graves

3:30pm CDT

Focus on the Lungs Pulmonary Hypertension Heritage BallroomKen Ataga

4:00pm CDT

The Opioid Epidemic Heritage BallroomPatricia Adams-Graves

7:00am CDT

Wake Up Well! - Morning Wellness Activity Reflexology St. LouisMia Earl, Ph.D.

9:00am CDT

COMPASS: Guiding the Direction of Sickle Cell Disease Research Heritage BallroomRaymona Lawrence • Lakiea Bailey, PhD

9:45am CDT

Ironwood: Spotlight on New Clinical Research Heritage BallroomHolly John

10:00am CDT

The Sickle Brain: Neurology Heritage BallroomDr. Laura DeCastro

10:30am CDT

ASH Sickle Cell Disease Initiative Heritage BallroomLaTasha Lee, PhD, MPH

11:00am CDT

Transplant Talk Heritage BallroomDr. Akshay Sharma

11:30am CDT

The BMT Donor Experience Be The Match Heritage BallroomLensa Idossa The Importance of Self-Care MemphisMinimarie Andrews

12:00pm CDT

Bone Marrow Transplant Round TableLIMITED Heritage BallroomMorgan Harris • Toni Smith • Teonna Woolford • Mark Yancy

3:30pm CDT

The Opioid Epidemic and CDC Guidelines: A case of an Unfortunate Consequences Paved By Good Intentions Heritage Ballroom

4:00pm CDT

Blood Donation Education & Workshop Heritage BallroomJames Eckman • Ashley Singleton

5:30pm CDT

Closed Session (sign-up Only) Bone Marrow Transplant Focus Group MemphisLensa Idossa Closed Session (sign-up Only) Focus Group Fair Treatment For Warrior Heritage BallroomTosin Ola

7:00am CDT

Wake Up Well! - Morning Wellness Activity St. LouisMia Earl, Ph.D.

9:00am CDT

Clinical Research and Trials: What is new for the Horizon for Sickle Cell Disease Heritage BallroomMark Diamond • Jennifer Helfer • Holly John Registration Display Area Opens TBA

12:30pm CDT

HRSA Embrace/ PCORI - St3P UP Heritage BallroomIfy Osunkwo

1:00pm CDT

Patient Engagement Lunch Heritage BallroomJewel Darbone • Shabreon Howard • Lakiea Bailey, PhD • Monica Rockwell • Shamonika Wiggins Warrior Lifestyle and Culture Magazine Heritage BallroomShabreon Howard

2:15pm CDT

Closed Session (sign-up Only) Focus Group Blood Transfusion CurriculumFULL MemphisAshley Singleton Focus Group: The Patient-Powered Transition Initiative NatchezAlexis Wardlow

7:00pm CDT

Warriors of Wakanda Awards Gala & Prom Heritage Ballroom