Health Professional Radio - Podcast

Back To School With COVID-19 and Sickle Cell

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Sinopsis

KC Morse, who grew up with sickle cell disease (SCD) and is now a school teacher shares her experience and encourages young adults as they transition from pediatric to adult care for SCD. She is joined by Dr. Wanda Whitten-Shurney, a pediatric hematologist/oncologist at Children's Hospital of Michigan and CEO of the Sickle Cell Disease Association of America (Michigan chapter), who discusses why it is so important for young adults with SCD to stay up to date with their medical care during times of transition and especially now being at increased risk for COVID-19.