DrZSickleCell

The privilege is mine ❤️

Heck yes!

Where are my hematology people for #HCWvsHunger?!

#HemeSky #MedSky

You’d fit in at #DiagnoseAndTreats, some at #KidVengers, some at #IMGenerous

Or you can form your own team until 10pm EST tonight (12/1)

😞 this popped up in my memories.

#SickleCell disease is absolutely devastating.

Please mark your calendars and attend the "Scientific Workshop on Challenges and Novel Technologies in Red Blood Cell Quality Assessment".
@ash-hematology.bsky.social #ASH2024
🗓️ Friday, Dec. 6, 2024, 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
📍 San Diego Convention Center, Room 3
www.hematology.org/meetings/ann...

💔 #SickleCell disease is the most clear example of how the healthcare system fails patients of color.

It’s unethical and disgusting for this to happen, and they’ll look you in the eye and tell you it’s not happening.

But the data tells a different story…

2024 Summit | SCD Caregivers

I joined @bsky.app just in time to follow the great @drzsicklecell.bsky.social and to thank him for his one going commitment to the #SickleCell community. Join the conversation at the 4th Annual Sickle Cell Caregiver Summit. Happening now www.scdcaregivers.org/2024summit

Arguably, the greatest advance in healthcare in the past 100 years was the widespread vaccination of children.

Tell them we are sorry for being bad neighbors.

HPV is contagious & is associated with

>90% cervical & anal cancer
70% vaginal & vulvar cancer
60-70% oropharyngeal cancer
60% penile cancer

Over 46,000 HPV associated cancers occur each year in the US alone.

But the good news is

✨Vaccination Works✨

Did you know the #BlackPanther party advocated for #SickleCellWarriors and organized some of the 1st screening programs and health fairs?

Sickle cell history is Black American history
#BlackHistoryMonth #sicklecellmatters

⬇️ there’s a patient with #SickleCell disease in an ER right now who is not being believed that they are in pain.

The "track marks" you reported on my patient's arm are from all the times her mother begged you to call the IV team but was ignored.

#WorldPoetryDay #MedEd #Medtwitter #NurseTwitter

"The child who is not embraced by the village will burn it down to feel its warmth"

We had a great talk at our weekly #sicklecell meeting by one of our #socialworkers on trauma-informed care. I love this powerful African proverb she shared. Support and stability are crucial

#SickleCell disease is more than anemia and pain - it is a disease of premature organ failure and death. It causes unpredictable suffering in one of the most vulnerable populations in the United States. #racism #disparities #healthcare

The right answer is always more jalapeños

⬇️ an oldie but goodie ⬇️
#sicklecell

Sickle Cell Disease: a battle for equality, justice and respect What led a 46 year old Haitian artist to being kicked out of the hospital in the dead of winter? What led him to joblessness and homelessness? Part of the answer was in his blood...but most of the an...

Let us never forget the what #sicklecell warriors face every day.

www.ted.com/talks/ahmar_...

When a patient living with #SickleCell disease hits the ER with pain, they should get pain meds IMMEDIATELY. A hefty first dose of pain meds can result in better outcomes.

They do not need your narrative, suspicion or discrimination.

They need your help. Be a champion for them.

Time for another heme #skeetorial #Medsky

Let’s talk about Racism in medicine.

Sadly, sickle cell disease (SCD) highlights this issue all too well.

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You’re mine.