The rapid spread of COVID-19 and its worldwide impact has lead to much misinformation. This session is meant to update AHO medical staff on current clinical facts regarding the novel coronavirus and kids.

This lecture addresses patients in sickle cell pain crisis which can beone of the most frustrating conditions for emergency medicine physicians and hospitalists to treat. Dr. Gomez reviews a protocol and management strategy that has the potential to improve both patient and physician satisfaction, with an emphasis on compassionate, efficient pain control that promotes successful discharge.

Median kidney transplant survival is 10 to 15 years, there is a national kidney transplant shortage and ESRD is rising. We need to discuss how to increase transplant longevity to cut this national problem and how to prevent or manage the sequelae of immunosuppression that is mandatory for kidney transplantation. In conclusion, we have a rising number of people needing transplants that are in short supply and do not last a person's lifetime.