Session Information
2008 Midyear Clinical Meeting
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Update on Sickle Cell Anemia: What a Pharmacist Needs to Know
Track:
Educational Sessions
Program Code: 216-L01
Date: Tuesday, December 9, 2008
Time: 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM EST
Location:
W102
MEETING PLANNING ASSOCIATE:
Ms. JoAnn Harris, Director, Educational Services Division, ASHP
PRESENTER(S):
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Yeruk (Lily) Mulugeta, Clinical Pharmacist
- Define sickle cell anemia.
- Discuss the importance of fetal hemoglobin in sickle cell anemia and describe the rationale for the use of hydroxyurea.
- Discuss the role of the pharmacist in providing pharmaceutical care to patients with sickle cell anemia.
- List the four major types of sickle cell crisis.