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EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS

 

DVD’s, Videos  

About Sickle Cell Disease - professionally made and donated to all secondary schools in Jamaica include details on genetics, geographic distribution, diagnosis and features of sickle cell disease recorded in a school-like environment with students

Duration: 37 minutes

More About Sickle Cell Disease - contains further scientific details on DNA structure, rarer forms of sickle cell disease such as sickle cell-HbD Punjab, sickle cell-HbO Arab, prenatal diagnosis, and bone marrow transplantation.

Duration: 23 minutes

Available as either video or DVD, singly for US$25 or both combined for US$40 plus postage and packaging

Living with Sickle Cell Disease – 7 videos addressing

1 Inheritance
2 Family Planning
3 Diagnosis
4 Spleen Problems
5 The Painful Crisis
6 Managing Leg Ulcers
7 Growing Up with Sickle Cell Disease

Available as videos in NTSC or PAL format US$25 each


Pamphlets

Questions and Answers on Sickle Cell Disease in Jamaica.
Simple descriptions of the inheritance, problems and management. Can be printed without
the reference to Jamaica for broader applications.
Cost US$0.20 each plus p&p.Discounts available for bulk orders


Sickle Cell Disease in the Caribbean. Some Questions and Answers.
This provides more detailed information on frequency of the abnormal genes, types of sickle cell disease, and clinical problems. Printed on 50lb card
Cost US$0.30 each plus p&pDiscounts available for bulk orders


Sickle Cell Disease. An Information Booklet for Patients and Parents.

An attractively designed and illustrated 16-page booklet addressing the blood, genetics, anaemia, jaundice, pains (double page illustrated), fever, ulcers, urine, diet, school, and sexual activity. Designed for children but has also proved popular with adults.
Cost US$2.00 each plus p&p.Discounts available for bulk orders

Clinical Guide

Designed for health care workers to provide principles of genetics, laboratory diagnosis, clinical features and management

An 86-page full colour Guide to Sickle Cell Disease arranged in five sections.
1 Basic Principles
2 Genetics
3 Principles of laboratory diagnosis
4 Clinical features
5 Management

Colour coded system for easy
identification
of sections on
symptoms and differential
diagnosis

   

Genetics
Distribution of bone pain in painful crisis
 
Sample pages for painful crisis and acute splenic sequestration:
formatted with images on left, summary text on right and 3 selected references
Available from the Sickle Cell Trust, 14 Milverton Crescent, Kingston 6, Jamaica; This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Posters
Sickle cell disease
How do you get it?
Sickle cell
Why is it called?
Sickle cell trait
What is it?
Sickle cell disease
How do you treat it?
Sickle cell disease worldwide Sickle cell disease
What problems occur?
Sets of 6 full colour posters 18” x 24” printed on card addressing major features of the disease, genetics, pathology, geographic distribution, clinical features and management. Useful for public display areas such as clinics or schools.

Cost US$12 per set plus p&p.
Available from the Sickle Cell Trust, 14 Milverton Crescent, Kingston 6, Jamaica, email: \n

 

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