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Schedule at a Glance

June 7-9, 2024
June 6 - Grant Writing Institue
(All times listed are in Eastern Time, Subject to Change)
All Sessions, including the Grant Writing Institute, will be held at the Broward County Convention Center


Thursday, June 6 - Grant Writing Institute
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM GWI Check-In
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM Breakfast
8:00 AM - 8:15 AM Introductions
8:15 AM - 8:45 AM What I would say to my younger self: Top Ten Learning Lessons from a young CBO
8:45 AM - 9:15 AM Grant Writing Mechanics: Having a clear and fundable proposal idea and plan
9:15 AM - 9:45 AM Outcomes Measures, Reporting
9:45 AM - 10:00 AM Break
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM Budgets, 990s, DUNS number, fiscal agency/administration
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM Advocacy at the State Level
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Programming and Community Engagement
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM Health Resources and Services Administration CBOs, ECHOs, training
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM Staffing and Handling: Part-Time vs Full-Time Dilemma of CBOs
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM Pharma as a Funder: Tips & Pointers
1:00 PM - 3:15 PM Working Lunch: Meeting with Mentors
3:15 PM - 3:30 PM Break
3:30 PM - 5:30 PM Students' Presentations of Work
5:30 PM Wrap-Up/Closing


Friday, June 7
8:00 AM - 6:00 PM Registration Open
1:00 PM - 7:30 PM Exhibit Hall Open
1:00 PM - 5:30 PM Poster Viewing
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM Welcome + The State of Sickle Cell Disease
12:45 PM - 1:45 PM Access to Care Keynote Presentation
1:45 PM - 2:00 PM Break
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM The Patient Symposium
3:15 PM - 3:30 PM Coffee Break - Sponsored by Pfizer
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM Investigational New Drug, Device and Therapeutics Symposium
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM Advocating State by State in Sickle Cell Disease, A Panel Discussion
6:30PM - 7:30 PM FSCDR's Welcome Reception
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM Adult, Child and Caregiver Town Hall & Dinner Panel (RSVPs Required, intended for patients and families)


Saturday, June 8
7:00 AM - 6:00 PM Registration Open
7:00 AM - 8:15 AM Breakfast
8:15 AM - 8:30 AM 2023 Scientific Chair Welcome
8:30 AM - 9:15 AM Top Abstract Oral Presentations
9:15 AM - 10:00 AM Networking Break
9:30 AM - 7:00 PM Exhibit Hall Open
9:30 AM - 7:00 PM Poster Viewing
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Educational Sessions - Four Concurrent Sessions

Topics Include:
  • Individualized Therapy
  • Mental Health
  • Survivorship: Post-Transplant and Post-Gene Therapy
  • Stem Cell Health
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Keynote
2:00 PM - 3:15 PM Plenary Session: Unmet Need: Mechanistic and Translational Studies of Sickle Cell Disease Pain as a Whole Person Health Challenge
3:15 PM - 3:30 PM Break
3:30 PM - 5:45 PM Plenary Session: Curative Options in Sickle Cell Disease Plenary Session
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM Live Poster Session
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM FSCDR's Presidential Reception - Invite Only


Sunday, June 9
7:00 AM - 5:00 PM Registration Open
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM Breakfast
8:00 AM - 9:15 AM An Update on Sickle Cell Disease from Federal Agencies
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM Scientific Keynote Presentation - Women's Health
9:30 AM - 5:00 PM Exhibit Hall Open
9:30 AM - 5:00 PM Poster Viewing
10:15 AM - 12:15 PM Dr. Kwaku "KOF" Ohene-Frempong East Meets West Global Sickle Cell Disease Symposium
12:15 PM - 1:15 PM Lunch
1:15 PM - 2:45 PM Abstract Breakout Session 1 - Three Concurrent Sessions

Topics Include:
  • Clinical/Translational
  • Clinical Trials
  • Health Services
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM Abstract Breakout Session 2 - Three Concurrent Sessions

Topics Include:
  • Basic Sciences/Translational
  • Health Services/Quality Improvement
  • Psychosocial