Center For Sickle Cell Disease Events Archive

• Gladys Onojobi, MD featured in the Natural Health section of The Nation on Thursday, December 24, 2009 discusses why herbal medicine should be incorporated into orthodox treatment for cancer.

• National Conference on Blood Disorders in Public Health. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Division of Blood Disorders, in partnership with the Health Resources and Services Administration, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, and the American Society of Hematology is hosting a conference that hopes to serve as the catalyst for developing a nationally recognized public health framework for promoting the health of and improving outcomes among people at risk for or affected by a non-malignant blood disorder. Tuesday, March 9, 2010, 8:00AM - Thursday, March 11, 2010, 12:30PM.

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  • DCGAPS, The Center for Sickle Cell Disease, The National Minority Organ Tissue Transplant Education Program (MOTTEP), Be The Match Registry, The American Red Cross (ARC), and the Student Society of the American Society of Health Systems Pharmacy from the Howard University School of Pharmary are sponsoring the first Blood, Bone Marrow, and Organ Tissue Donor Registration Drive on Tuesday, February 23, 2010 from 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. on the front plaza of the Howard University Hospital.
    
    • The HUH Sickle Cell press release informs of the discovery of sickled cells 100 years ago as well as the increased need for the general public to donate blood for patients stricken with this disease.

• 4th Annual Sickle Cell Disease Research and Educational Symposium & Grant Writing Institute and Annual National Sickle Cell Disease Scientifc Meeting. The Grant Writing Institute is a highly interactive, intense program not necessarily specific to Sickle Cell Disease rearch. Participants will learn how to develp winning proposals, get a real look at how NIH grant applications are reviewed, and be mentored by faculty who can provide guidance on how to improve the chances of receiving a positive review. Sunday, February 14, 2010 - Friday, February 19, 2010.

• The 4th Annual Sickle Cell Disease Research and Educational Symposium & Grant Writing Institute and Annual National Sickle Cell Disease Scientific Meeting held on February 14 - 19, 2010, in Hollywood, Florida. The PASS Program began in 2005, when SBHD first received funding through HRSA’s Sickle Cell Disease and Newborn Screening Program grant. Since that time, a multicultural and multidisciplinary Advisory Board reflective of true private and public partnerships between local healthcare agencies, community-based organizations, private foundations, and government agencies was established.

• NBC 4 Health & Fitness Expo 2010. The Center for Sickle Cell Disease will be offering free sickle cell screening and education for all interested individuals at this annual NBC 4 event. Washington Convention Center, 801 Mount Vernon Place NW, Washington, DC. January 16 - 17, 2010, 9:00AM - 5:00PM.

• Howard University Young Sickle Cell Scientists Present Abstracts at 51st Annual American Society of Hematology meeting December 5, 2009 in New Orleans, LA.

• Families Advocating for Children and Adults with Sickle Cell Disease. All are welcome to attend with this month's meeting entitled FACAS Organization, Mission Statement and Objectives. Meeting will be located at the UFCW 400 - Metro 400 Building, located at 4301 Garden City Drive, Hyattsville, MD 20785, on the Lower Level. For more information, please contact Barbara Harrison. Saturday, October 24, 2009, 10:00AM - 12:00 Noon.

• Saturday, October 10, 2009, 10:00AM - 3:30PM, Living Waters Ministries of Waldorf

• Saturday, Obtober 3, 2009, 10:00AM - 2:00PM, Springfield Baptist Church

• Saturday, October 3, 2009, 10:00AM - 3:00PM, hosted by Omega Psi Phi Fratenity, Inc, Kenmore Middle School Health Fair

• Congressional Black Caucus. The Center for Sickle Cell Disease has received an invitation to conduct sickle cell screening at the Congressional Black Caucus at the DC Convention Center, under the Howard University Hospital tent. Thursday, September 24, 2009, 12:00 Noon - 7:00PM, Friday, September 25, 2009, 10:00AM - 6:00PM, September 26, 2009, 9:00AM - 4:00PM.

• 2009 National Stomp Out Sickle Cell Walk. Join us for our third year in a row as we walk from Howard University Hospital to Children's National Medical Center in an effort to educate and advocate for the sickle cell community. Saturday, September 19, 2009, 8:00AM - 12:00 Noon.

• Saturday, September 12, 2009, 11:00AM - 3:00PM, River Jordan Project, Fort Washington YMCA

• Saturday and Sunday, September 12 & 13, 2009, 12:00 Noon - 5:00PM, Black Family Reunion, Washington National Mall.

• 2nd Annual Juanita Renee Bovell Memorial Sickle Cell Walk-a-Thon. Fort Dupont Park. Saturday, September 12, 2009, 9:00AM - 12:00 Noon.

• There is no cure for Sickle Cell Disease. The first step to fighting the disease is education. Faces of Our Children will partner with 100 churches will recruit local churches during the month of September to raise the awareness of Sickle Cell Anemia. For more information or if your church would like to participate please contact Angela Mason at 301-794-7199.

• Health Fair. Sunday, August 30, 2009, 11:00AM - 5:00PM, Friends and Family Community Day, Mt. Caramel Christian Faith Center

• Health Fair. Saturday, August 29, 2009, Seraaj Family Homes "Sharing is Power" Health Fair

• Health Fair. Saturday, August 29, 2009, 10:00AM - 2:00PM, Mt. Moriah Baptist Church

• IMO Forum, USA is presenting "Health Disparity in Our Communities" at the Hilton Hotel, Silver Spring, MD to provide free sickle cell screening and other Howard University Hospital Screens and general information, Saturday, August 29, 2009, 9:00AM - 4:00PM. To be followed by a gala from 7:00PM - 12:00AM where Dr. Onyinye Onyekwere-Onyeagoro with be a featured presenter.

• DC GAPS will be organizing several upcoming blood donation drives to support the American Red Cross. Interested individuals may sign up in the HUH cafeteria each Tuesday and Wednesday afternoon until the event or contact Angela Mason or Adriana Malheiro at (202) 865-7622:
  • American Red Cross Mobile Unit - HUH Plaza, 2041 Georgia Ave NW, Washington, DC. September 2, 2009, 11:00AM - 3:00PM.

• Families Advocating for Children and Adults with Sickle Cell Disease. All are welcome to attend with this month's meeting entitled Bone Marrow Registries and Blood Donation . Meeting will be located at the UFCW 400 - Metro 400 Building, located at 4301 Garden City Drive, Hyattsville, MD 20785, on the Lower Level. For more information, please contact Barbara Harrison. August 22, 2009, 10:00AM - 12:00 Noon.

• Health Fair. Saturday, August 22, 2009, 9:00AM - 3:00PM, Tenth Street Baptist Church

• Health Fair. Friday, August 7, 2009, 10:00AM - 4:00PM, hosted by the Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc, HU Blackburn Center

• Health Fair. Saturday, July 25, 2009, 10:00AM - 4:00PM, Redeemed Christian Church of God, Christ Chapel

• Health Fair. Saturday, July 25, 2009, 9:00AM - 3:00PM, Maple Springs Baptist Church Health, Fun & Fitness Day

• Saturday, August 1, 2009, 10:00AM - 2:00PM, National MOTTEP Awareness Day and Community Health Fair held at Giant Food Supermarket

• Families Advocating for Children and Adults with Sickle Cell Disease annual Indoor Barbeque, all are welcome to attend! Event will be located at the UFCW 400 - Metro 400 Building, located at 4301 Garden City Drive, Hyattsville, MD 20785, on the Lower Level. For more information, please contact Barbara Harrison. June 27, 2009, 12:00 Noon - 3:00PM.

• 20th Annual Gene Chandler Sickle Cell Charity Golf Tournament. Aberdeen, MD. Saturday, June 27, 2009. For questions and additional information, please contact Gene Chandler at ecchandl@aol.com or (410) 272-9194.

• DC GAPS will be organizing several upcoming blood donation drives to support the American Red Cross. Interested individuals may contact Angela Mason or Adriana Malheiro at (202) 865-4443:
  • American Red Cross at Howard University Hospital - HUH Special Function Room D, 2041 Georgia Ave NW, Washington, DC. May 26, 2009, 10:00AM - 3:00PM.

• HU Cancer Center Health Fair, Reeves Center, 14th & U St NW, Washington, DC. Friday, May 22, 2009, 10:00AM - 2:00PM.

• Lauren D. Beck Sickle Cell Foundation Sickle Cell Walk (link to flier). Come on out, get some exercise and make a statement! The “Help Stop The Pain Campaign” sickle cell awareness walk will start at the Stanton Community Center, 92 W. Washington Street Annapolis, MD 21401. Link to Registration. Saturday, May 9, 2009.

• Roland B. Scott Memorial Symposium. This year's theme will involve current medical treatment options for patients with sickle cell disease. HUH Tower Auditorium. May 5, 2009, 4:00PM - 7:00PM.

• Health fair Saturday, May 2, 2009, River Jordan Project, Friendly High School, 10000 Allentown Road, Ft. Washington, MD 20744.

• Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., Fort Washington Alumnae Chapter, Spring Health Expo, Forest Village Park Mall, Forestville, MD. Saturday, April 25, 2009, 10:00AM – 2:00PM.

• Families Advocating for Children and Adults with Sickle Cell Disease. All are welcome to attend with this month's meeting entitled Advocacy 101. Meeting will be located at the UFCW 400 - Metro 400 Building, located at 4301 Garden City Drive, Hyattsville, MD 20785, on the Lower Level. For more information, please contact Barbara Harrison. April 25, 2009, 10:00AM - 12:00 Noon.

• Healthcare Expo, First Baptist Church of Deanwood, Saturday, April 11, 2009, 10:00AM – 2:00PM.

• Saturday, April 4, 2009, 10:00AM – 3:00PM, Annual Health Fair, Central Baptist Church, Temple Hills, MD

• Saturday, March 21, 2009, 10:00AM – 2:00PM, 2009 Health and Fitness Expo, Jesus House, Washington, DC

• Combined Third Annual Sickle Cell Disease Research and Educational Symposium & Grant Writing Institute (GWI) Annual National Sickle Cell Disease Scientific Meeting. Bahia Mar Luxury Resorts & Hotels 801 Seabreeze Boulevard Fort Lauderdale, Florida. February 15-20, 2009.

• DC GAPS will be organizing several upcoming blood donation drives to support the American Red Cross. Interested individuals may contact Angela Mason or Adriana Malheiro at (202) 865-4443:
  • American Red Cross at Howard University Hospital - HUH Special Function Room D, 2041 Georgia Ave NW, Washington, DC. February 24, 2009, 2:00PM - 6:00PM.

• Legislative Sickle Cell Awareness Day 2009. Join the Lauren D. Beck Sickle Cell Foundation, Inc. in meeting with Maryland state legislators to enhance awareness of the disease. There is power in numbers and you can help by joining in at this year's event and being present when we meet with our State Legislators at the House Office Building, 6 Bladen St. Room 1706, Annapolis, MD 21401 on February 25, 2009, 10:00AM - 2:00PM.

• Families Advocating for Children and Adults with Sickle Cell Disease. All are welcome to attend with this month's meeting focusing on the basics of sickle cell disease. Meeting will be located at the UFCW 400 - Metro 400 Building, located at 4301 Garden City Drive, Hyattsville, MD 20785, on the Lower Level. . For more information, please contact Barbara Harrison. February 28, 2009, 10:00AM - 12:00 Noon.

• HU Center for Urban Progress and Akoma Project. Union Temple Baptist Church Akoma Project Health Fair, February 7, 10:00AM - 3:00PM.

• DC GAPS will be organizing several upcoming blood donation drives to support the American Red Cross. Interested individuals may sign up in the HUH cafeteria each Tuesday and Wednesday afternoon until the event or contact Angela Mason or Adriana Malheiro at (202) 865-4443:
  • Children's National Medicine Center Mobile Unit - HUH Plaza, 2041 Georgia Ave NW, Washington, DC. January 27, 2009, 10:00AM - 3:00PM.

• NBC 4 Health & Fitness Expo 2009. The Center for Sickle Cell Disease will be offering free sickle cell screening and education for all interested individuals at this annual NBC 4 event. Washington Convention Center, 801 Mount Vernon Place NW, Washington, DC. January 10, 2009, 9:00AM - 5:00PM.

• NIH Summit: The Science of Eliminating Health Disparities. The National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NCMHD) serves as the focal point for leading the planning and coordination of minority health and health disparities research within the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This year's summit will focus on the following issues: Translating Science to Policy and Practice; Health Disparity Diseases and Conditions; Health Disparity Target Populations; Building Capacity and Partnerships, Collaborations and Opportunities. Registration if free and open to the public. Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center, National Harbor, MD, December 16-18, 2008.

• American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, December 6-9, 2008.

• Shawn Bediako, PhD, Assistant Professor from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County will be presenting an overview and recent developments of the “Adult Sickle Cell Quality of Life Measurement Information System (ASCQ-Me)" initiative which is a new NIH program aimed at identifying and addressing quality of life issues for sickle cell patients. The presentation will held at the Howard University Hospital, 2041 Georgia Ave NW, Washington DC, Room 5C31, 10:30AM to 11:30AM, October 30, 2008. For more information, please contact Nene Kalu.

• Steven Horowitz, MD, Assistant Attending Physician from the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, will be presenting a talk entitled "Targeting Chromatin in Hematologic Malignancies: Rationale and Highlights of the Clinical Evidence" at Howard University Hospital's Clinical Grand Rounds. Howard University Hospital, 2041 Georgia Ave NW, Washington DC, Tower Building, Auditorium, 1st Floor, 12:00PM - 1:00PM, October 28, 2008.

• Workshop on Iron Overload: Mechanisms, Measurement and Management. The Hematology Program of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) at the National Institutes of Health announces a two-day workshop addressing new insights into genetic determinants and molecular mechanisms that promote iron overload. The Historic Inns of Annapolis, Annapolis, MD, October 27-28, 2008.