Breaking the Sickle Cell Cycle with Dr. Lametra Scott

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12/02/21 • 67 min

hello, Hello, HELLO friends!

Welcome back to another episode of 3 friends TALK. We are looking forward to this chat with our PharmaSIS. Sickle cell is a condition that affects so many in the Black community, Dr. Lametra Scott is giving us all the info in this convo. Tune in and check out this extra funny girl talk!

Also, go to www.knowyourpharmacist.org for a free download of 10 Questions to Ask Your Pharmacist!

Here’s what you’ll learn in this episode:

The name of Dr. Courtney’s car & what happened over Thanksgiving break
All about Sickle Cell disease
How having the Sickle Cell trait can affect you
How to live with Sickle Cell

Links

https://www.btsscycle.org/
https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=KC56TP6TQU7ZN

About our Guests:

Dr. Lametra Scott

Scott is the Founder/CEO of the non-profit organization Breaking The SSickle Cell Cycle Foundation, Inc., a pharmacy consultant, and mother of a child with sickle cell disease. Dr. Scott has worked in pharmacy for 20 years. Over the last 10 years, she has worked in managed care pharmacy assisting organizations with developing strategies to provide cost-effective pharmaceutical care and improving patient outcomes. She is currently the Director of Pharmacy for TN Dept. Of Correction. As a caregiver and healthcare professional, Dr. Scott understands the challenges associated with treating complex conditions like sickle cell disease. In 2015, Dr. Scott decided to leverage her experiences in managed care and community pharmacy and founded a non-profit for sickle cell disease which focuses on promoting community awareness, education, and prevention of sickle cell disease. Dr. Scott has led numerous outreach efforts to educate the community and other healthcare professionals about sickle cell disease. She has worked with national organizations to improve SCD education. Dr. Scott has been recognized for her involvement in sickle cell advocacy. She has been featured in magazines, on the CDC's website " Real Stories from People Living with Sickle Cell Disease" and she is also a Power Moves Award recipient, an honor that is awarded to “Ordinary people doing EXTRAordinary things" in the community. Dr. Scott also received the Presidential Certificate of Appreciation from the Clarksville Branch of the NAACP for her contributions to the Sickle Cell Educational Forum. She most recently received the Music City USA Gold Record award in recognition of her sickle cell advocacy efforts in Nashville. She contributes to student pharmacist academic development and conducts didactic presentations on sickle cell disease at both the University of TN and Lipscomb College of Pharmacy. Dr. Scott obtained her Doctorate of Pharmacy degree (PharmD) from the University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy and she also holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from the University of Memphis. She believes patient engagement and inclusion is key to developing best practices for providing care to sickle cell patients. Her contributions have been published in the Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved.

Connect with Dr. Lametra on Instagram:

instagram.com/btsscycle.org

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hello, Hello, HELLO friends!

Also, go to www.knowyourpharmacist.org for a free download of 10 Questions to Ask Your Pharmacist!

Here’s what you’ll learn in this episode:

The name of Dr. Courtney’s car & what happened over Thanksgiving break
All about Sickle Cell disease
How having the Sickle Cell trait can affect you
How to live with Sickle Cell

Links

https://www.btsscycle.org/
https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=KC56TP6TQU7ZN

About our Guests:

Dr. Lametra Scott

Scott is the Founder/CEO of the non-profit organization Breaking The SSickle Cell Cycle Foundation, Inc., a pharmacy consultant, and mother of a child with sickle cell disease. Dr. Scott has worked in pharmacy for 20 years. Over the last 10 years, she has worked in managed care pharmacy assisting organizations with developing strategies to provide cost-effective pharmaceutical care and improving patient outcomes. She is currently the Director of Pharmacy for TN Dept. Of Correction. As a caregiver and healthcare professional, Dr. Scott understands the challenges associated with treating complex conditions like sickle cell disease. In 2015, Dr. Scott decided to leverage her experiences in managed care and community pharmacy and founded a non-profit for sickle cell disease which focuses on promoting community awareness, education, and prevention of sickle cell disease. Dr. Scott has led numerous outreach efforts to educate the community and other healthcare professionals about sickle cell disease. She has worked with national organizations to improve SCD education. Dr. Scott has been recognized for her involvement in sickle cell advocacy. She has been featured in magazines, on the CDC's website " Real Stories from People Living with Sickle Cell Disease" and she is also a Power Moves Award recipient, an honor that is awarded to “Ordinary people doing EXTRAordinary things" in the community. Dr. Scott also received the Presidential Certificate of Appreciation from the Clarksville Branch of the NAACP for her contributions to the Sickle Cell Educational Forum. She most recently received the Music City USA Gold Record award in recognition of her sickle cell advocacy efforts in Nashville. She contributes to student pharmacist academic development and conducts didactic presentations on sickle cell disease at both the University of TN and Lipscomb College of Pharmacy. Dr. Scott obtained her Doctorate of Pharmacy degree (PharmD) from the University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy and she also holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from the University of Memphis. She believes patient engagement and inclusion is key to developing best practices for providing care to sickle cell patients. Her contributions have been published in the Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved.

Connect with Dr. Lametra on Instagram:

instagram.com/btsscycle.org

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Previous Episode

Happy Thanksgiving from our family to yours!

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We wanted to share our Thanksgiving wishes with you! We love you and are so THANKFUL for you!

Have a wonderful day!

Dr. Courtney, Dr. Leah, Dr. Sylvia

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Next Episode

The HEART of business with Clara Torres of Altru Realty

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Happy Holidays! Were back wih one of our favs! Our SUPER friend Clara Torres of Altru Realty Advisors. From pharmacy techin to buying the block, Clara dishes on it all. Tune in!

Also, go to www.knowyourpharmacist.org for a free download of 10 Questions to Ask Your Pharmacist!

Here’s what you’ll learn in this episode:

Her Pharmacy Technician Experience
How Clara and Dr. Sylvia handled fake prescriptions
How she grew her real estate business from a honey do to an empire
How home ownership can build generational wealth

Links

https://altrurealtyadvisors.com/
TEXT ALTRUCARES to 66866 for more info

About our Guests:

Clara Torres

Clara Torres is the altruistic Broker and Owner of Altru Realty Advisors founded in 2017. Altruism has always been Clara’s passion and she has always been dedicated to helping

others. When she discovered in 2015 that as a Real Estate Professional she could help buyers

and sellers achieve their real estate goals, it became her objective to use her education,

experience, and expertise to do so again, and again. Along the way, through generous

contributions to home buyers and sellers, Clara has contributed over $100,000 directly towards

buyer and seller closing costs. Clara looks forward to growing the Altru Realty Advisors team in

order to make a more significant impact for many more DFW home buyers and sellers.

Clara is happily married to her husband, Jose, and they love being together as a family with

their two enthusiastic toddlers and pets. Clara has worked and lived in DFW nearly her whole

life, making her very familiar with many areas and neighborhoods throughout the entire

metroplex. Clara’s special interests include interior and landscape design, home renovations,

and investing. Clara and her family enjoy traveling, rooting for their home sports teams,

attending local community events, and spending time outdoors. Clara also has a special place

in her heart for helping those in need and the community and environment. For this reason, she

founded a nonprofit organization, Altru Community, to give back to the community and planet.

Clara’s dream is that together, Altru Realty Advisors and Altru Community will aid in helping to

make a true difference.

Connect with Clara Torres on Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/altrurealtyadvisors/

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