Caribbean \u2013 The Foundation sponsors the fourth Caribbean Conference on Sickle Cell Disease<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>02\/02\/2016<\/strong><\/p>\nOrganized by the CAREST network (Caribbean Network of Researchers on Sickle Cell Disease and Thalassemia), in collaboration with the Sickle Cell Unit, TMRI, in Jamaica, this conference was set up in Kingston, Jamaica, on 20-22 January 2016.<\/strong><\/p>\nThis international conference, geared toward assessing progress in sickle cell disease treatment and research, was supported by the Fondation Pierre Fabre.<\/p>\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/dev.fondationpierrefabre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/img_0232-1.jpg\")
<\/p>\n
The event drew over a hundred participants (healthcare professionals, public health specialists, patient associations from the Caribbean and the Americas, NGOs). The three-day conference was an opportunity to review advances in treatment presented in the form of clinical studies and research projects in both the North and the Caribbean. The gathering was also the chance for clinicians to review the benefits of hydroxyurea therapy in preventing complications, and to see confirmation of the considerable interest of rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) in countries with limited resources.<\/p>\n
An overview of current research<\/strong>
\nMany doctors, nurses and researchers from around the world spoke at this conference. Among them were Professor Russell Ware, a paediatrician and Director of Haematology at the Children\u2019s Hospital of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, who spoke on the use of hydroxyurea (or hydroxycarbamide) in treating sickle cell disease; Dr Isaac Odame, a physician with the haematology\/oncology department at the Sick Kids Hospital in Toronto, Canada, who addressed issues and challenges in neonatal screening; and Dr Julie Kanter from the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, SC, USA, who presented three rapid diagnostic tests for sickle cell disease developed in the United States.<\/p>\nCAREST, gathering together researchers and clinicians from several Caribbean islands, is committed to introducing measures to improve knowledge about and treatment of the disease in the region. The association is a Fondation Pierre Fabre partner on the DRECA-HAITI project to implement neonatal screening (through the sickle cell reference laboratory in Guadeloupe) and train healthcare personnel.<\/p>\n<\/div>
<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1259,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[65,95,62],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2418","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-combating-sickle-cell-disease","category-current-initiatives","category-other-countries"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nThe Foundation sponsors the Caribbean Sickle Cell Disease Conference<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"This international conference, geared toward assessing progress in sickle cell disease treatment and research, was set up in Kingston, Jamaica.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The Foundation sponsors the Caribbean Sickle Cell Disease Conference\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"This international conference, geared toward assessing progress in sickle cell disease treatment and research, was set up in Kingston, Jamaica.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/dev.fondationpierrefabre.org\/en\/current-initiatives\/caribbean-foundation-sponsors-fourth-caribbean-conference-sickle-cell-disease\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Dev FPF\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/FondationPierreFabre\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2016-02-02T14:21:55+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2019-02-15T17:17:14+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/dev.fondationpierrefabre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/img_0232-1.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"320\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"180\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"pbouchayer\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@FondationPFabre\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@FondationPFabre\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"pbouchayer\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dev.fondationpierrefabre.org\/en\/current-initiatives\/caribbean-foundation-sponsors-fourth-caribbean-conference-sickle-cell-disease\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dev.fondationpierrefabre.org\/en\/current-initiatives\/caribbean-foundation-sponsors-fourth-caribbean-conference-sickle-cell-disease\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"pbouchayer\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dev.fondationpierrefabre.org\/fr\/#\/schema\/person\/df1e5cd1b57fe93bcbe0f2966c947d31\"},\"headline\":\"Cara\u00efbe \u2013 La Fondation sponsorise la 4e Conf\u00e9rence carib\u00e9enne sur la dr\u00e9panocytose\",\"datePublished\":\"2016-02-02T14:21:55+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2019-02-15T17:17:14+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dev.fondationpierrefabre.org\/en\/current-initiatives\/caribbean-foundation-sponsors-fourth-caribbean-conference-sickle-cell-disease\/\"},\"wordCount\":735,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dev.fondationpierrefabre.org\/fr\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dev.fondationpierrefabre.org\/en\/current-initiatives\/caribbean-foundation-sponsors-fourth-caribbean-conference-sickle-cell-disease\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/dev.fondationpierrefabre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/img_0232-1.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"Combating Sickle cell disease\",\"CURRENT INITIATIVES\",\"Other countries\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/dev.fondationpierrefabre.org\/en\/current-initiatives\/caribbean-foundation-sponsors-fourth-caribbean-conference-sickle-cell-disease\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dev.fondationpierrefabre.org\/en\/current-initiatives\/caribbean-foundation-sponsors-fourth-caribbean-conference-sickle-cell-disease\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/dev.fondationpierrefabre.org\/en\/current-initiatives\/caribbean-foundation-sponsors-fourth-caribbean-conference-sickle-cell-disease\/\",\"name\":\"The Foundation sponsors the Caribbean Sickle Cell Disease Conference\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dev.fondationpierrefabre.org\/fr\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dev.fondationpierrefabre.org\/en\/current-initiatives\/caribbean-foundation-sponsors-fourth-caribbean-conference-sickle-cell-disease\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dev.fondationpierrefabre.org\/en\/current-initiatives\/caribbean-foundation-sponsors-fourth-caribbean-conference-sickle-cell-disease\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/dev.fondationpierrefabre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/img_0232-1.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2016-02-02T14:21:55+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2019-02-15T17:17:14+00:00\",\"description\":\"This international conference, geared toward assessing progress in sickle cell disease treatment and research, was set up in Kingston, Jamaica.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dev.fondationpierrefabre.org\/en\/current-initiatives\/caribbean-foundation-sponsors-fourth-caribbean-conference-sickle-cell-disease\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/dev.fondationpierrefabre.org\/en\/current-initiatives\/caribbean-foundation-sponsors-fourth-caribbean-conference-sickle-cell-disease\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dev.fondationpierrefabre.org\/en\/current-initiatives\/caribbean-foundation-sponsors-fourth-caribbean-conference-sickle-cell-disease\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/dev.fondationpierrefabre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/img_0232-1.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/dev.fondationpierrefabre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/img_0232-1.jpg\",\"width\":320,\"height\":180},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dev.fondationpierrefabre.org\/en\/current-initiatives\/caribbean-foundation-sponsors-fourth-caribbean-conference-sickle-cell-disease\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/dev.fondationpierrefabre.org\/en\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"CURRENT INITIATIVES\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/dev.fondationpierrefabre.org\/en\/category\/current-initiatives\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Cara\u00efbe \u2013 La Fondation sponsorise la 4e Conf\u00e9rence carib\u00e9enne sur la dr\u00e9panocytose\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dev.fondationpierrefabre.org\/fr\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/dev.fondationpierrefabre.org\/fr\/\",\"name\":\"Dev FPF\",\"description\":\"Acc\u00e8s aux soins de qualit\u00e9 pour tous\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dev.fondationpierrefabre.org\/fr\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/dev.fondationpierrefabre.org\/fr\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dev.fondationpierrefabre.org\/fr\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Fondation Pierre Fabre\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/dev.fondationpierrefabre.org\/fr\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dev.fondationpierrefabre.org\/fr\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/dev.fondationpierrefabre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/fondation-pierre-fabre-logo.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/dev.fondationpierrefabre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/fondation-pierre-fabre-logo.png\",\"width\":240,\"height\":60,\"caption\":\"Fondation Pierre Fabre\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dev.fondationpierrefabre.org\/fr\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/FondationPierreFabre\/\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/FondationPFabre\",\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/fondation_pierrefabre\/\",\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCSTB8YVIiEnbarvfFcQ-4UA\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dev.fondationpierrefabre.org\/fr\/#\/schema\/person\/df1e5cd1b57fe93bcbe0f2966c947d31\",\"name\":\"pbouchayer\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1fb74fa2f89a56252ed0b647147168629eb7dc2a02d9e12454fd4a80e5c9ba5d?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1fb74fa2f89a56252ed0b647147168629eb7dc2a02d9e12454fd4a80e5c9ba5d?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1fb74fa2f89a56252ed0b647147168629eb7dc2a02d9e12454fd4a80e5c9ba5d?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"pbouchayer\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"The Foundation sponsors the Caribbean Sickle Cell Disease Conference","description":"This international conference, geared toward assessing progress in sickle cell disease treatment and research, was set up in Kingston, Jamaica.","robots":{"index":"noindex","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"The Foundation sponsors the Caribbean Sickle Cell Disease Conference","og_description":"This international conference, geared toward assessing progress in sickle cell disease treatment and research, was set up in Kingston, Jamaica.","og_url":"https:\/\/dev.fondationpierrefabre.org\/en\/current-initiatives\/caribbean-foundation-sponsors-fourth-caribbean-conference-sickle-cell-disease\/","og_site_name":"Dev FPF","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/FondationPierreFabre\/","article_published_time":"2016-02-02T14:21:55+00:00","article_modified_time":"2019-02-15T17:17:14+00:00","og_image":[{"width":320,"height":180,"url":"https:\/\/dev.fondationpierrefabre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/img_0232-1.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"pbouchayer","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@FondationPFabre","twitter_site":"@FondationPFabre","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"pbouchayer","Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/dev.fondationpierrefabre.org\/en\/current-initiatives\/caribbean-foundation-sponsors-fourth-caribbean-conference-sickle-cell-disease\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/dev.fondationpierrefabre.org\/en\/current-initiatives\/caribbean-foundation-sponsors-fourth-caribbean-conference-sickle-cell-disease\/"},"author":{"name":"pbouchayer","@id":"https:\/\/dev.fondationpierrefabre.org\/fr\/#\/schema\/person\/df1e5cd1b57fe93bcbe0f2966c947d31"},"headline":"Cara\u00efbe \u2013 La Fondation sponsorise la 4e Conf\u00e9rence carib\u00e9enne sur la dr\u00e9panocytose","datePublished":"2016-02-02T14:21:55+00:00","dateModified":"2019-02-15T17:17:14+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/dev.fondationpierrefabre.org\/en\/current-initiatives\/caribbean-foundation-sponsors-fourth-caribbean-conference-sickle-cell-disease\/"},"wordCount":735,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/dev.fondationpierrefabre.org\/fr\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/dev.fondationpierrefabre.org\/en\/current-initiatives\/caribbean-foundation-sponsors-fourth-caribbean-conference-sickle-cell-disease\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/dev.fondationpierrefabre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/img_0232-1.jpg","articleSection":["Combating Sickle cell disease","CURRENT INITIATIVES","Other countries"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/dev.fondationpierrefabre.org\/en\/current-initiatives\/caribbean-foundation-sponsors-fourth-caribbean-conference-sickle-cell-disease\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/dev.fondationpierrefabre.org\/en\/current-initiatives\/caribbean-foundation-sponsors-fourth-caribbean-conference-sickle-cell-disease\/","url":"https:\/\/dev.fondationpierrefabre.org\/en\/current-initiatives\/caribbean-foundation-sponsors-fourth-caribbean-conference-sickle-cell-disease\/","name":"The Foundation sponsors the Caribbean Sickle Cell Disease Conference","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/dev.fondationpierrefabre.org\/fr\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/dev.fondationpierrefabre.org\/en\/current-initiatives\/caribbean-foundation-sponsors-fourth-caribbean-conference-sickle-cell-disease\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/dev.fondationpierrefabre.org\/en\/current-initiatives\/caribbean-foundation-sponsors-fourth-caribbean-conference-sickle-cell-disease\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/dev.fondationpierrefabre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/img_0232-1.jpg","datePublished":"2016-02-02T14:21:55+00:00","dateModified":"2019-02-15T17:17:14+00:00","description":"This international conference, geared toward assessing progress in sickle cell disease treatment and research, was set up in Kingston, Jamaica.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/dev.fondationpierrefabre.org\/en\/current-initiatives\/caribbean-foundation-sponsors-fourth-caribbean-conference-sickle-cell-disease\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/dev.fondationpierrefabre.org\/en\/current-initiatives\/caribbean-foundation-sponsors-fourth-caribbean-conference-sickle-cell-disease\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/dev.fondationpierrefabre.org\/en\/current-initiatives\/caribbean-foundation-sponsors-fourth-caribbean-conference-sickle-cell-disease\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/dev.fondationpierrefabre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/img_0232-1.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/dev.fondationpierrefabre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/img_0232-1.jpg","width":320,"height":180},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/dev.fondationpierrefabre.org\/en\/current-initiatives\/caribbean-foundation-sponsors-fourth-caribbean-conference-sickle-cell-disease\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"","item":"https:\/\/dev.fondationpierrefabre.org\/en\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"CURRENT INITIATIVES","item":"https:\/\/dev.fondationpierrefabre.org\/en\/category\/current-initiatives\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Cara\u00efbe \u2013 La Fondation sponsorise la 4e Conf\u00e9rence carib\u00e9enne sur la dr\u00e9panocytose"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/dev.fondationpierrefabre.org\/fr\/#website","url":"https:\/\/dev.fondationpierrefabre.org\/fr\/","name":"Dev FPF","description":"Acc\u00e8s aux soins de qualit\u00e9 pour tous","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/dev.fondationpierrefabre.org\/fr\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/dev.fondationpierrefabre.org\/fr\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/dev.fondationpierrefabre.org\/fr\/#organization","name":"Fondation Pierre Fabre","url":"https:\/\/dev.fondationpierrefabre.org\/fr\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/dev.fondationpierrefabre.org\/fr\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/dev.fondationpierrefabre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/fondation-pierre-fabre-logo.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/dev.fondationpierrefabre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/fondation-pierre-fabre-logo.png","width":240,"height":60,"caption":"Fondation Pierre Fabre"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/dev.fondationpierrefabre.org\/fr\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/FondationPierreFabre\/","https:\/\/x.com\/FondationPFabre","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/fondation_pierrefabre\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCSTB8YVIiEnbarvfFcQ-4UA"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/dev.fondationpierrefabre.org\/fr\/#\/schema\/person\/df1e5cd1b57fe93bcbe0f2966c947d31","name":"pbouchayer","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1fb74fa2f89a56252ed0b647147168629eb7dc2a02d9e12454fd4a80e5c9ba5d?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1fb74fa2f89a56252ed0b647147168629eb7dc2a02d9e12454fd4a80e5c9ba5d?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1fb74fa2f89a56252ed0b647147168629eb7dc2a02d9e12454fd4a80e5c9ba5d?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"pbouchayer"}}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.fondationpierrefabre.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2418","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.fondationpierrefabre.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.fondationpierrefabre.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.fondationpierrefabre.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.fondationpierrefabre.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2418"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dev.fondationpierrefabre.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2418\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.fondationpierrefabre.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1259"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.fondationpierrefabre.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2418"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.fondationpierrefabre.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2418"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.fondationpierrefabre.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2418"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
02\/02\/2016<\/strong><\/p>\n Organized by the CAREST network (Caribbean Network of Researchers on Sickle Cell Disease and Thalassemia), in collaboration with the Sickle Cell Unit, TMRI, in Jamaica, this conference was set up in Kingston, Jamaica, on 20-22 January 2016.<\/strong><\/p>\n This international conference, geared toward assessing progress in sickle cell disease treatment and research, was supported by the Fondation Pierre Fabre.<\/p>\n The event drew over a hundred participants (healthcare professionals, public health specialists, patient associations from the Caribbean and the Americas, NGOs). The three-day conference was an opportunity to review advances in treatment presented in the form of clinical studies and research projects in both the North and the Caribbean. The gathering was also the chance for clinicians to review the benefits of hydroxyurea therapy in preventing complications, and to see confirmation of the considerable interest of rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) in countries with limited resources.<\/p>\n An overview of current research<\/strong> CAREST, gathering together researchers and clinicians from several Caribbean islands, is committed to introducing measures to improve knowledge about and treatment of the disease in the region. The association is a Fondation Pierre Fabre partner on the DRECA-HAITI project to implement neonatal screening (through the sickle cell reference laboratory in Guadeloupe) and train healthcare personnel.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/p>\n
\nMany doctors, nurses and researchers from around the world spoke at this conference. Among them were Professor Russell Ware, a paediatrician and Director of Haematology at the Children\u2019s Hospital of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, who spoke on the use of hydroxyurea (or hydroxycarbamide) in treating sickle cell disease; Dr Isaac Odame, a physician with the haematology\/oncology department at the Sick Kids Hospital in Toronto, Canada, who addressed issues and challenges in neonatal screening; and Dr Julie Kanter from the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, SC, USA, who presented three rapid diagnostic tests for sickle cell disease developed in the United States.<\/p>\n