Welcome to
Stop the Cycle: Preventing Crises and Complications in Sickle Cell Disease
Thank you for taking the time to participate in this workshop. What you will learn here today about patients with Sickle Cell Disease will inspire you as you treat not only members of this community, but all patients who live with chronic and rare diseases. We are grateful for your commitment to providing the most up to date, responsive and appropriate treatment for the individuals you encounter.
Stop the Cycle: Preventing Crises and Complications in Sickle Cell Disease is jointly provided by Postgraduate Institute for Medicine and Pathways To Trust. This activity is intended for physicians, nurses, nurse practitioners and physician assistants engaged in the care of patients with Sickle Cell Disease.
The online course, Stop the Cycle: Preventing Crises and Complications in Sickle Cell Disease, was released April 30, 2026 and will expire April 30, 2027.
This course was made possible in part by a grant from The Healthcare Foundation of NJ.
Estimated time to complete: 1.5 hours
After completing this activity, the participant should be better able to:
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Identify unconscious bias in the healthcare system and providers’ perceptions of patients with long and complicated diagnostic journeys
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Order appropriate diagnostics to identify a rare disorder, or appropriately refer patients to providers with expertise in rare disorders
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Initiate appropriate pain management therapy
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Offer appropriate mental health support
Joint Accreditation Statement
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by the Postgraduate Institute for Medicine and Pathways To Trust. Postgraduate Institute for Medicine is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Credit Designation
The Postgraduate Institute for Medicine designates this enduring material CME activity for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ . Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 1.5 contact hours.
Faculty
Jocelyn Mallard, MSN, APRN, CPNP-PC
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Retired from University of Illinois Chicago Sickle Cell Center
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Medical Advisory Board Member of T. Colin Campbell Center for Nutrition Studies
Ronisha Edwards-Elliot, PhD, MSW
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Director of Chicago Health & Medicine Policy Research Group Workforce Programs
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University of Illinois Chicago, Pediatric Program Director
Disclosure of Financial Relationships
Postgraduate Institute for Medicine (PIM) requires faculty, planners, and others in control of educational content to disclose all their financial relationships with ineligible companies. All identified financial relationships are thoroughly vetted and mitigated according to PIM policy. PIM is committed to providing its learners with high quality accredited continuing education activities and related materials that promote improvements or quality in healthcare and not a specific proprietary business interest of an ineligible company.
The faculty reported the following relevant financial relationships with ineligible entities related to the educational content of this CE activity:
•Jocelyn Mallard has nothing to disclose.
•Ronisha Edwards-Elliot has nothing to disclose.
•The PIM planners and others have nothing to disclose. The Pathways To Trust planners and others have nothing to disclose.
Disclosure of Unlabeled Use
This educational activity may contain discussion of published and/or investigational uses of agents that are not indicated by the FDA. The planners of this activity do not recommend the use of any agent outside of the labeled indications. The opinions expressed in the educational activity are those of the faculty and do not necessarily represent the views of the planners. Please refer to the official prescribing information for each product for discussion of approved indications, contraindications, and warnings.
Disclaimer
Participants have an implied responsibility to use the newly acquired information to enhance patient outcomes and their own professional development. The information presented in this activity is not meant to serve as a guideline for patient management. Any procedures, medications, or other courses of diagnosis or treatment discussed or suggested in this activity should not be used by clinicians without evaluation of their patient's conditions and possible contraindications and/or dangers in use, review of any applicable manufacturer's product information, and comparison with recommendations of other authorities.
