Finding your voice as a Sickle Cell Warrior

James Griffin is a warrior and sickle cell advocate who lives in Wisconsin. In this episode, he spoke with Mia Robinson about his book "Breaking Silence."
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About James Griffin III

James Griffin was diagnosed with sickle cell at the age of two. He is a writer, speaker, sickle cell advocate and a published author. He is best known for his book Breaking Silence: Living With Sickle Cell Anemia. In 2012, he began advocating for sickle cell, and since then he has been
using his voice to make an impact to change the lives of others. As a sickle cell advocate his goal is to improve the quality of care for patients within the medical systems around the world, and eliminate the stigmas and biases associated with this condition. James has spoken in front of healthcare professionals, future med students; including at one of the most prestigious institutions, Harvard University, pharmaceutical and biotech companies, patients, caregivers, and state legislators. Along with that he has been a feature on television, in health magazines, online in news articles, and other media outlets all centered around awareness for sickle cell. He was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and continues to support and build partnerships with sickle cell nonprofit organizations locally and nationally.

Sickle Cell Warrior the breakdown of the conversation

• The process of writing "Breaking Silence" (Timestamp 12:25)
• Did writing the book help you process some of the emotions that come with living with sickle cell? (Timestamp 15:10)
• What motivates you to continue to go on despite sickle cell issues that may come your way? (Timestamp 16:30)
• It's good to be around positive people (Timestamp 18:20)
• What are some of the things you do to stay healthy? (Timestamp 18:40)
• Transition and comprehensive care in the Sickle Cell Community (Timestamp 23:00)

Breaking Silence: Living With Sickle Cell Anemia
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Dr. Lametra Scott and Lindsey Dayer are two board-certified pharmacists who discuss why people living with sickle cell disease should get vaccinated, and they dispel some vaccine myths that exist.

About Lindsay Dayer

Lindsey Dayer received her PharmD degree from the University of Arkansas for Medical. Sciences (UAMS) College of Pharmacy (COP) in Little Rock, AR. She completed a PGY1 pharmacy practice residency at the University Hospital in Little Rock in 2009 and obtained board certification in ambulatory care pharmacy in 2011.

Dr. Dayer is an Associate Professor and Director of Health-System Rotations (IPPE and APPE) for the UAMS COP Experiential Program. She also develops ACPE-accredited continuing education programming for pharmacists and other health professionals. Additionally, she serves as the clinical pharmacist in the state’s only adult sickle cell disease clinic.

On the local level, Dr. Dayer currently serves on the Arkansas Association of Health-System Pharmacists (AAHP) New Member, Student and Resident Council. She helps develop experiential education-related content for the AAHP annual seminar on a rotating basis. She is a faculty advisor for the Student Society of Health-System Pharmacists and serves on various other committees within the college.

Nationally, Dr. Dayer is an active member of the American Association for Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) and currently serves as a member of the Champion Advisory Committee. She’s served as a reviewer for the AACP New Investigator Award since 2018 and has done in the Experiential Education Section as an abstract reviewer. She recently served as the Chair and Immediate Past Chair for the AACP Pharmacy Practice Awards Committee.

Before joining the experiential department at UAMS, Dr. Dayer’s professional experience includes a background in oncology and palliative care clinical pharmacy. Dr. Dayer’s areas of scholarship include clinical research on sickle cell disease and pain management, pharmacy education (specifically interprofessional education and objective structured clinical examinations), and experiential education (IPPE and APPE remediation and assessment).

Antibiotics like penicillin and vaccines

• Sickle cell patients and spleen complications, and why parents should give their child the proscribed antibiotics. (Timestamp 6:10)
• Answers why there was an 84% decrease in pneumococcal infections (Timestamp 8:34)
• Meningococcal vaccines, blood and bacterial infections. (Timestamp 13:30)
• The bodies immune response (Timestamp 17:00)
• Haemophilus Vaccines (Timestamp 17:59)
• Flu vaccines and what benefits are given to patients (Timestamp 19:00)
• Covid vaccines (Timestamp 25:22)
• Dealing with the symptoms and after-effects of being vaccinated. (Timestamp 29:55)

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It takes 2 weeks to be fully immunized to be able to fight it off [after receiving the Covid vaccine]. - Lukhan Cooper

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