The Hematology Center at Washington University, Missouri called to say they would like to apply for the Sickle Cell Treatment Demonstration Program. This grant is very similar to the Heartland Regional collaborative in that they too need to work with the regional states to form a network to accomplish goals and objectives determined by the network. A conference call has been scheduled for Monday, 5/22/06 at 9am with Wash U, the Heartland Center, and all of you to let the Hematologist Dr. DeBaun who is internationally and nationally known for his expertise in Sickle Cell Disease. He would like to propose that Missouri be the pilot state to determine the standards of care for Sickle Cell trait counseling as well as treatment and management of disease by medical entities that may not have hematology centers such as the Federally Qualified Health Centers. Please let me know if you will be interested in this project.  The Heartland Center will be participating in this conference call. Please let me know if you can make that time.

The conference call dial-in information is:

            Toll Free ph#: 888-296-1938

            Participant Code: 325076

Thank you,,

Dr. Sharmini V. Rogers, MBBS, MPH

Chief Bureau of Genetics, and

Healthy Childhood Section for Healthy Families, and

Youth Division of Community, and

Public Health Missouri Department of Health, and

Senior Services 930 Wildwood Drive

Jefferson City MO 65109

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Tel: 573-751-6214