Sickle Cell Pain
Learning Objectives
- What Sickle Cell Disease is
- Pathophysiology
- Pain in Sickle Cell Disease
- Pain Assessment
- Pain Management
Melina Cheong, Nurse Practitioner at the Hospital for Sick Children
Melina Cheong completed her nursing undergraduate education at Ryerson University. She also completed her Masters NP at the University of Toronto. She has been with the Sickle Cell program at Sick Kids, as an NP for the past 10 years. She originally started her nursing career in the NICU, both in Canada and in the United States.