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Washington
- U.S.
Senator
Tim
Scott
(R-SC),
Congressmen
Danny
Davis
(D-IL),
and
Charles
Rangel
(D-NY),
co-chairs
of
the
Congressional
Sickle
Cell
Caucus,
will
host
a
briefing
highlighting
the
unique
medical
issues
facing
children
with
sickle
cell
disease
tomorrow,
Thursday,
June
23rd.
The
briefing,
titled
“Living
with
Sickle
Cell
Disease:
Treatment
from
Birth
to
Adulthood,”
will
include
leading
experts
from
across
the
country
who
will
share
what
life
is
like
for
a
patient
with
sickle
cell
disease
and
what
treatment
options
are
available.
Congressional
Sickle
Cell
Caucus
co-chairs
Senator
Scott,
Congressmen
Davis
and
Rangel
are
expected
to
deliver
remarks
during
the
discussion.
The
caucus
was
founded
in
2014
in
efforts
to
promote
education
and
awareness
about
the
disease.
The
following
experts
are
scheduled
to
speak
at
the
briefing:
- Santonio
Holmes
Jr.,
NFL
Wide
Receiver
- Julie
Kanter,
MD,
Director
of
Lifespan
Comprehensive
Sickle
Cell
Center
at
Medical
University
of
South
Carolina
(MUSC)
Children’s
Hospital
- Peter
A.
Lane,
MD,
Director
of
Sickle
Cell
Program,
Children’s
Hospital
of
Atlanta
- Charles
Adams,
MSW,
Social
Worker,
Division
of
Hematology,
Children’s
Hospital
of
Philadelphia
- Allistar
Abraham,
MD,
Attending
Physician,
Division
of
Blood
and
Marrow
Transplantation,
Children’s
National
Health
System
Thursday,
June
23,
2016
WHO:
Congressional
Sickle
Caucus,
Senator
Tim
Scott
(R-SC),
Congressmen
Danny
Davis
(R-IL),
and
Charles
Rangel
(D-NY)
WHAT:
Host
Briefing
on
Sickle
Cell
Disease
WHEN:
Thursday,
June
23rd,
2PM
–
3PM
WHERE:
Rayburn
House
Office
Building,
B318
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