"Managing Pain in Sickle Cell Disease: Challenges and Opportunities" by Drs. A Brandow & P Kavanagh

This video is a part of our Pain Series. In this video, Drs. William Zempsky, Amanda Brandow, and Patricia Kavanagh outline major challenges in the treatment of sickle cell disease and the management of associated pain symptoms. They contrast the differences between acute and chronic pain associated with sickle cell disease and apply understandings of the disease in the context of case studies.

The Pain Series is funded through the generosity of the MAYDAY Fund, which has, over the years, supported investigators and projects that have dramatically improved the pain management of children throughout the world.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
By the end of this podcast, learners will be able to:
• Gain an understanding of the mechanism of vaso-occlusion in sickle cell disease
• Recognize key features of the emergency management of pain in sickle cell disease
• Compare and contrast acute and chronic sickle cell pain
• Gain insight into new forms of treatment for acute and chronic pain in sickle cell disease


SPEAKERS
William T. Zempsky, MD
The Francine L. and Robert B. Goldfarb Endowed Chair for Pain and Palliative Medicine
Associate Chair for Research
Connecticut Children's Medical Center
Professor of Pediatrics and Nursing
University of Connecticut

Amanda Brandow, DO, MS
Professor of Pediatrics
Section of Hematology/Oncology/Bone Marrow Transplantation
Medical College of Wisconsin
Children’s Wisconsin

Patricia Kavanagh, MD
Attending Physician,
Pediatric Emergency Department
Boston Medical Center
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Boston University School of Medicine


DATES
Initial publication: August 24, 2020

CITATION
Brandow A, Kavanagh P, Zackin B, Rettig J, Zempsky W. Managing Pain in Sickle Cell Disease: Challenges and Opportunities. 8/2020. Online Video. OPENPediatrics. https://learn.openpediatrics.org/lear....