Objectives

After participating in this educational activity, attendees should be able to:
1. Define clinical characteristics of sickle cell disease and acute chest syndrome

2. Apply appropriate monitroing parameters to patient with sickle cell disease

3. Facilitate the clinical decision making process about if/when to start blood transfusions or IV antibiotics

4. Design an initial PCA regimen and adjust to optimize patient's pain  control

Faculty

Alex Rock, PharmD
PGY1 Pharmacy Resident
Pharmacist
Baystate Medical Center 

None of the members of the faculty and planning committee for this educational event have commercial relationships with any entity producing, marketing, re-selling or distributing health care goods and services consumed by or used on patients.