2025 SCD Quarterly Community Roundtable: Advancing Together (in-person & interactive LIVE Broadcast)

We’re excited to invite you to the SCD Quarterly Community Roundtable: Advancing Together on February 28, 2025, from 2:00 pm  – 4:00 pm, in person or on-line LIVE.

You can participate in person at the historic Dunbar Pavilion, 325 W 2nd St, Tucson, AZ 85705 in Tucson, or virtually via our live broadcast links below.

First 10 in-person registrations will earn a $35 Gift Card!!!

This hybrid event, co-hosted by the Sickle Cell Foundation of Arizona, Banner University Family Care, American Red Cross of Southern Arizona, and the Force for Health® Network, is an incredible opportunity to learn, engage, and help make a difference in the fight against sickle cell disease (SCD).

This event is especially significant as it coincides with Black History Month, focusing on the impact of SCD on the African American community.

We are thrilled to bring together key leaders in the field to advance education, support, and care for those affected by SCD.

Event Highlights:

• 2:00 – 2:15 pm – Executive Welcome:  Continuing to Advance Together, featuring  Courtney Slanacker, Executive Director, Southern Arizona Red Cross, Sarah Spiekermeier, Executive Director, Medicaid, Banner University Family Care, Lucy Howell, CEO, The Force for Health® Network, and Moses Akpan, President, Sickle Cell Foundation of Arizona
• 2:15 pm- 2:45 pm – General Community Session: Understanding the  History of SCD & Its Impact on African Americans in the US,  featuring Dr. Yvette Miller, Executive Medical Officer, American Red Cross, followed by some Q & A panelists, Sam Ross, Arizona Achiever’s Foundation and Crystal Jackson, Program Director, Red Cross
• 2:45 pm – 3:15 pm –  Living with SCD Session: Celebrating Community Voices, featuring Dr. Maa-Ohui Quarmyne, Phoenix Children’s Hospital with an exciting new project designed to amplify the stories of SCD families across the state of Arizona, followed by family lead committee chairs with highlights and updates
• 3:15 – 3:45 pm – Medical Community Session: Never Underestimate the Hearts & Power of Our Nurses, featuring Dr. Danielle Nance, MD Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center, featuring a panel with Lori Throne, Associate CNO, Banner University Medical Group Tucson and Lisa Alexander, President, School Nurse Organization of Arizona
• 3:45 pm – 3:55 pm – Rewards and Q & A
• 4:00 pm  – Program Concludes

Get Involved!

The event will feature interactive challenges, live discussions, and the chance to win prizes!

Whether you are living with SCD, a medical professional, or a community advocate, this event is a chance to collaborate and create lasting change.

Register Now

Don’t miss out on this opportunity to connect, learn, and help make a difference. Click  this link to register and be part of this important event:

Let’s come together to Advance SCD Awareness, Break the Stigma, and Empower Our Communities!  Visit www.360SCDHub.org to download our app and connect with our 360SCDHub community!

We look forward to seeing you there!

Viewing Links:

• SCFA Facebook LIVE – https://www.facebook.com/events/3616123422018233
• The Force for Health® Linked In – https://www.linkedin.com/events/7295493190315360256/comments/
• The Force for Health® You Tube – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tzzNuUBgtU

2025 February Quarterly Roundtable Sickle Cell Advancing Together LIVE Broadcast Speakers Line Up powered by The 360° SCD Hub and the Force for Health® Network