The primary goal of this presentation is to engage and educate healthcare workers on Sickle Cell pain. Currently the clinical model for patients with Sickle cell-related pain, both acute and chronic varies from institution to institution. With the varied treatment of patients' pain, there may be an implicit bias that is experienced and lead to sub-optimal care. This is very different from the Hematology counterpart of Oncology where there is standardized care for each disease type leading to an easy transition of care despite the hospital the patient is receiving treatment at.
Learning Objectives:
-Differentiate between Acute and Chronic Pain in patients with Sickle Cell Disease
-List the types of medications used to treat both Chronic and Acute Pain related to patients with Sickle Cell Disease
-Understand when it is appropriate to use specific medications in what scenarios
-List various ways to prevent sickle cell related pain
-Create an emergency care plan to treat Acute and Chronic Pain in each patient with Sickle Cell Disease at home, in a clinic setting and a hospital setting
-Create a quality improvement project at your center to asses the average time it takes for Sickle Cell patients presenting for pain to receive their first pain medication.
-Learn how to implement a pain management plan within 30 minutes of arrival to clinic/hospital setting
Understand which pain medications should be used at specific times during a Sickle Cell pain episode and when to try to wean off
-Treat Acute on Chronic pain caused or exacerbated by Sickle Cell Disease
Describe the different drug classes that are used to treat both Acute and Chronic pain
-List the potential bad outcomes of not treating Sickle Cell Pain adequately and in a timely manner
