Disease Management

Disease Management Resources

Learning for Life

Workshops & Seminars

Clinician &

Community Tracks

Meet & Greet at Local Hospitals

Clinician &

Community Tracks

Peers &Families Support Network

Clinician &

Community Tracks

SCAGO

ONLINE

Clinician &

Community Tracks

Learning for Life (LFL) workshops and seminars: This is an educational program with the expected outcome of promoting adherence to the prescribed treatment, improving psychosocial and emotional well-being, reducing feelings of isolation, stigma, and related mental stressors, and empowering families in self-advocacy

Meet & Greet (M&G) at local hospitals: This program currently holds at the Hospital for Sick Children to ensure new families attending the hemoglobinopathy clinic are aware of the SCAGO and the resources the organization offers.
Peers and Families (P&P) Support Network: This is a safe and non-judgemental space for peers and their families to meet and support one another.

This event is an Accredited Group Learning Activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, approved by the University of Ottawa Faculty of Medicine. You may claim a maximum of 7.5 hours (credits are automatically calculated).

This year’s summit will be delivered in person, featuring two days of presentations with a comprehensive program for healthcare providers, health system leaders, health policymakers, government officials, researchers, patients, caregivers, advocates, and industry partners!

This year’s summit has two learning tracks:

-Clinician Track (for medical professionals)

-Community Track (people affected by sickle cell disease, students, policymakers etc)

Access Resources

Learning for Life

Workshops & Seminars

Meet & Greet at Local Hospitals

Peers &Families Support Network

SCAGO

ONLINE

This year’s summit has two

learning tracks:

-Clinician Track (for medical professionals)

-Community Track (people affected by sickle cell disease, students, policymakers etc)

Access Resources

Preventative Care and Sickle Cell Disease

The SCAGO believes in holistic health as an approach to sickle cell care which pivots on preventing complications and living life to its fullest. It considers the whole person, how peers interact with the environment, emphasizing the connection of mind, body, and spirit.