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15: Sickle Cell Awareness Month: Improving Outcomes for Pediatric Patients
In observance of Sickle Cell Awareness Month, Heidi Russell speaks with Titilope Fasipe, associate professor of pediatrics and codirector of the Sickle Cell and Thalassemia Program at Texas Children’s Cancer and Hematology Center and Baylor College of Medicine.
The conversation explores the role of pediatric hematologists in managing inherited blood disorders and examines policy frameworks governing newborn screening, Medicaid coverage, and access to emerging therapies. Fasipe also discusses systemic barriers and the critical transition from pediatric to adult healthcare settings.
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