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Welcome back to another episode of 3 friends TALK. We are looking forward to this chat with our PharmaSIS. Sickle cell is a condition that affects so many in the Black community, Dr. Lametra Scott is giving us all the info in this convo. Tune in and check out this extra funny girl talk!
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Here’s what you’ll learn in this episode:
- The name of Dr. Courtney’s car & what happened over Thanksgiving break
- All about Sickle Cell disease
- How having the Sickle Cell trait can affect you
- How to live with Sickle Cell
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About our Guests:
Dr. Lametra Scott
- Scott is the Founder/CEO of the non-profit organization Breaking The SSickle Cell Cycle Foundation, Inc., a pharmacy consultant, and mother of a child with sickle cell disease. Dr. Scott has worked in pharmacy for 20 years. Over the last 10 years, she has worked in managed care pharmacy assisting organizations with developing strategies to provide cost-effective pharmaceutical care and improving patient outcomes. She is currently the Director of Pharmacy for TN Dept. Of Correction. As a caregiver and healthcare professional, Dr. Scott understands the challenges associated with treating complex conditions like sickle cell disease. In 2015, Dr. Scott decided to leverage her experiences in managed care and community pharmacy and founded a non-profit for sickle cell disease which focuses on promoting community awareness, education, and prevention of sickle cell disease. Dr. Scott has led numerous outreach efforts to educate the community and other healthcare professionals about sickle cell disease. She has worked with national organizations to improve SCD education. Dr. Scott has been recognized for her involvement in sickle cell advocacy. She has been featured in magazines, on the CDC's website " Real Stories from People Living with Sickle Cell Disease" and she is also a Power Moves Award recipient, an honor that is awarded to “Ordinary people doing EXTRAordinary things" in the community. Dr. Scott also received the Presidential Certificate of Appreciation from the Clarksville Branch of the NAACP for her contributions to the Sickle Cell Educational Forum. She most recently received the Music City USA Gold Record award in recognition of her sickle cell advocacy efforts in Nashville. She contributes to student pharmacist academic development and conducts didactic presentations on sickle cell disease at both the University of TN and Lipscomb College of Pharmacy. Dr. Scott obtained her Doctorate of Pharmacy degree (PharmD) from the University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy and she also holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from the University of Memphis. She believes patient engagement and inclusion is key to developing best practices for providing care to sickle cell patients. Her contributions have been published in the Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved.
Connect with Dr. Lametra on Instagram:
- instagram.com/btsscycle.org
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