Course Director: Nabil Abou Baker naboubaker@bsd.uchicago.edu
Residency program: Open to residents in Medicine-Pediatrics, Medicine, or Pediatrics.
Goals: Learn inpatient and outpatient management of sickle cell disease and complications from sickle cell disease.
Objectives:
1. Understand inpatient management of vaso-occlusive events (VOE) and its complications in patients with sickle cell disease. Create and modify pain plans for patients
2. Distinguish between VOE, acute chest syndrome, CVA, splenic sequestration, and hyperhemolysis syndrome
3. Identify approved disease-modifying medications for sickle cell disease
4. Evaluate birth control options for female patients with sickle cell disease
5. Name preventive health measures to improve morbidity and mortality of patients with sickle cell disease
6. Work in a multidisciplinary team to improve the care of patients with sickle cell disease
7. Learn about the importance of transitioning from the pediatric model of care to the adult model of care
8. Learn about sickle cell disease-related research at the University of Chicago
Self-guided learning:
The resident will be given the sickle cell disease guidelines for the management of sickle cell disease. https://uchicago.box.com/s/y16pinavdvgxh9qlic4vkhgc3xqq6l9o
Modules:
Online sickle cell disease modules may be available for additional learning opportunities.