1. SCDC in California Updates
Dynamic Health Data Linkage – indexing/linking in December/January
Making data useful - Dissemination!
Coming Soon: FAQs about SCD in California on
Am. Society of Hematology – two posters (Sat. and Sun. evenings)
Geography/county profiles
California mortality in SCD through 2015

2. SCDC in California Updates
Making data useful - Dissemination!
Articles/analyses under development
Maternal mortality – submitting for publication soon
ED episodic utilization – analyses happening now
Mortality updates with Georgia, waiting on their data
External researcher collaboration
Five potential analyses
End of life, drug interactions, effect of Medicaid expansion, uptake of TCD and prophy penicillin, access to care

3. SCDC in California Updates
Transition videos – Finishing audience testing; post- production next
Planning Initiative/Statewide Plan for SCD
Initiated by Dr. Marsha Treadwell with Susan Paulukonis
Three Workgroups: Community Needs, Education and Outreach; Clinical Needs; Policy
Sacramento meeting Saturday, January 27, 2018
CA Stakeholders for more information

4. CDC Updates: Publications
GHPC’s Three-Year Sickle Cell Disease Research Plan
Improving the Lives of Persons with Sickle Cell Disease: MMWR
11/22/17 release date

5. CDC Updates: Provider Education

6. CDC Updates: Health Communications
ECHO Training
Sickle Cell Awareness Month (September)
Blog article: “Sickle Cell Disease: Data Saves Lives”