In September we joined with the Royal Society of Medicine to run a patient education day. Medicine and Me focused on a whole range of aspects linked to sickle cell from the psychological impact, to clinical trails and transitioning from child to adult care. Here are links to the videos of all of the talks.

• What is Sickle Cell Disease? Dr Jo Howard, Consultant and Lead Haematologist, Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital
• Patient Perspective – Whitney Joseph
• Management of Acute Sickle Cell Crisis – Dr Shivan Pancham
• Patient Perspective – Chantelle Pierre
• Psychological Aspects of Sickle Cell Disease – Dr Kofi Anie, Consultant Psychologist, London North West Healthcare NHS Trust
• Patient Perspective – Lynette Adjei
• The Transitional Care – from Childhood to Adulthood – Keisha Osmond-Joseph, Haemoglobinopathy Specialist Nurse, Homerton University Hospital Foundation Trust
• Clinical Trials and Future Research – Dr Jo Howard