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Multidisciplinary Team Approach to the Management of Sickle Cell Disease

For further information contact: Elaine.Yuen@jefferson.edu

The Center is working with clinicians in the Department of Internal Medicine at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital and Albert Einstein Medical Center to develop a multidisciplinary approach to caring for sickle cell patients in Philadelphia. This program will improve the clinical management of the patients in the home, office, emergency room and hospital settings; improve the ability to evaluate the psychosocial needs of patients and increase the capacity to provide services to address those needs; and develop the capacity to assess the vocational skills of patients and develop a program to address skill deficiencies.

Epstein K, Yuen EJ, Riggio JM, Ballas SK, Moleski SM. Utilization of Office, Hospital, and Emergency Department for Adult Sickle Cell Patients: A Five Year Study. Journal of the National Medical Association. (in press for July 2006)