TOVA Health Dr. Nina Anderson

TOVA Talk Series: Transformative Sickle Cell Care



GUEST SPEAKER

Dr. Edward Donnell Ivy, MD, MPH

Vice Chief Medical Officer

Sickle Cell Disease Association of America (SCDAA)



Dr. Ivy uses his personal and professional experiences to improve care for individuals with health conditions, including sickle cell disease, by working collaboratively to strengthen the public health infrastructure. Currently, Dr. Ivy is the Health Education Coordinator with the Association of Black Cardiologists, Inc. (ABC). He also serves as the Vice Chief Medical Officer for the Sickle Cell Disease Association of America (SCDAA). Before joining the ABC and SCDAA, Dr. Ivy worked with the Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) as the Program Director of the Hemoglobinopathies Program, which included the Sickle Cell Disease Treatment Demonstration Program (SCDTDP), the Sickle Cell Disease Newborn Screening Program (SCDNBSP) and the Thalassemia Program. Dr. Ivy worked at the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health where he was part of the team that developed the NHLBI Sickle Cell Disease Treatment Recommendations of 2014. Dr. Ivy completed his medical school training at East Carolina University School of Medicine. After starting a residency in Pediatrics, Dr. Ivy realized his interest in public health and attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Public Health where he received his Masters in Public Health with honors.

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Beyond the Game: Navigating Sickle Cell Trait in Student Athletes



TOVA Tuesday episode with guest

Khalia Williams, DSU STRADA Scholar

Sophomore Pre-Nursing Student at Delaware State University

Email: kawilliams23@students.desu.edu

Dr. Ware is a natural medicine doctor, international lecturer, author researcher, & renowned developer of products & wellness programs for several Fortune 500 companies. He is the founder of Healing Blends Global which created the product Evenflo. Evenflo is 93% effective at preventing sickle cell crisis.



Dr. Ware regular works with CEO’s, entertainers, Grammy award winning musicians, Oscar winners, NFL, NBA, MLB, and other professional sports stars.



Dr.Ware has managed to distil complex and innovative concepts like epigenetics and genomics to control health and feel people feel like themselves again.



Dr. Ware treats a host of conditions but specializes in sickle cell anemia, homeopathy, weight loss and chronic pain management.



“Developing concierge, precision, high performance programs designed to optimize performance”



Contact Information



www.drcharlieware.com

Phone: +1 (954) 458-5999

Email: me@drcharlieware.com

Address: Hollywood, FL



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Guest: Cynthia Newton, PhD

(302)-857-6725

cnewton@desu.edu

Delaware State University

Director of Partnerships and Programs of the Biomedical, Behavioral and Allied Health Sciences Center



Education:

PhD Public and International Affairs from Northeastern University

MPA Public Administration from Clark University

BA Politics and Women’s Studies from Assumption College



Hobbies:

Gardening l Cooking l Exercise l Reading



Food Insecurity

Gardening

Food Policy



TOVA Tips

Join a Community Garden

Shop at the Farmers Market

Grow a Garden

Join a Farm Co-Op

Curb Eating Out

Buy produce from a Local Farmer



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Opioid abuse and overdose are on the rise here in the United States. According to the CDC, in 2020, 91,799 drug overdose deaths occurred in the United States. The age-adjusted rate of overdose deaths increased by 31% from 2019 (21.6 per 100,000) to 2020 (28.3 per 100,000).



In 2020, Delaware’s drug overdose range category was 21.1 to 57.0. with an age-adjusted rate of 47.3. There were 444 drug overdose deaths reported in Delaware.



Opioid abuse and overdose are causing people to die. The economic impact imposes and decimates communities. Combating this problem is cumulative and costly for society.



Conclusion



Training and Educating healthcare providers on alternative and safer ways to manage acute pain may help reduce the risk of opioid misuse and substance abuse disorder.



A Healthcare Provider and Patient Paradigm Shift will require offering the patient the option with ongoing pain assessment evaluations.



Communicating expectations to patients and providing them with self-care pain management guidance can be a harm reduction long-term strategy.



Management of Acute and Chronic Pain needs to be individualized to each patient therein understanding the nature of its complexity.

Khayree Bey is a Health/Mindfulness Teacher and Middle School Teacher Academy Instructor. Bey was appointed to Delaware Professional Standards Board in 2020. Bey is on Delaware State Education Association’s Trainer Cadre, Co-facilitates Delaware Departments of Educations Delaware COSEM Chapter and sits on the National COSEM Board. Mr.Bey implements an equity-based trauma and poverty-informed MBSEL approach to teaching Health, Teacher Academy, Mindfulness, African Kemetic Yoga, and other health, wellness and self-care practices to students, families and educators. Bey also consults or serves on multiple MBSEL based anti-racist diversity, equity, and inclusion groups in Colonial School District, DDOE, DSEA, and nationally.



Accomplishments:

BBSc. M.Ed. Behavioral Sciences/ Education

Mindfulness Health/PE Teacher. Certified School Teacher

2021 Colonial School District Teacher of the Year

2020 Lt. Governor’s Challenge Wellness Leadership Award

2019 SHAPE Delaware’s Health Teacher of the Year

Delaware Professional Standards Board member



Education:

USMC 1990-1998