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Advancing the Response to COVID-19

A Virtual Symposium Hosted by the HHS Office of Minority Health Advancing the Response to Covid-19 September 17, 2020 | 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM ET The Response to Covid-19 meeting features several things. Firstly, promising practices, programs, and strategies for combatting the pandemic in order to achieve health equity in communities of color. In

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(un)Summit: A RARE Patient Advocacy

Global Genes LIVE! Get ready for an (un)Summit! Find a variety of engaging and educational online events, meet-ups, workshops and performances.  (un)Summit: September 15-25, 2020 A RARE Patient Advocacy (un)Summit. This two-week event will provide members of the rare disease community and allies with ways to connect and engage with each other through interactive activities

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NICHQ Webinar: Appointment Attendance

Increasing Appointment Attendance: A Vital Opportunity to Improve Health Outcomes for Those Living with Sickle Cell Diseases August 10, 2020, 3:30 – 4:30 p.m. ET To make health outcomes better, national rules for routine follow-up appointment every six months. More often for patients on specific drugs or having probelms. Yet, a 2019 national study showed that

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Emergency Care is Not Ideal for SC Patients

Study Finds Emergency Care is Not Ideal Most people with sickle cell disease (SCD) in the U.S. are happy with their PCPs, but less so with emergency care given at a hospital to manage severe pain, according to a survey of more than 400 teenage and adult patients. How a person expects to be treated

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