ALT SickKids Pain Centre 2024 Annual Pain Centre Conference Building bridges to reduce disparities in paediatric pain November 5, 2024 Advancing Health Equity: Addressing Sickle Cell Disease Disparities Lanre is a global patient advocate committed to addressing disparities in care for hereditary blood disorders while strengthening equity, diversity, and inclusion in the global healthcare systems. To support these efforts, Lanre was instrumental in the establishment of the Sickle Cell Awareness Group of Ontario (SCAGO), the Ontario Hemoglobinopathy Patient Association (OHPA), and the Sickle Cell Disease Association of Canada. She was also a past chair of the Network of Red Blood Disorders Organizations (NRBDO) and a board member of the Black Health Alliance. Her efforts to build bridges across organizations dedicated to sickle cell disease and other inherited blood disorders are increasingly worldwide in scope, most notably through her capacity as a co-founder of the Global Action Netw

ALT SickKids Pain Centre 2024 Annual Pain Centre Conference Building bridges to reduce disparities in pediatric pain November 5, 2024 Moderator Dr. Munshey completed his undergraduate and medical training at UBC, anesthesiology residency at the U of S and pediatric anesthesia fellowship at Stanford. He is a clinician teacher with research interests in pediatric regional anesthesia, POCUS and non-pharmacologic technology to reduce perioperative anxiety in children. He has incorporated in his clinical practice the use of facial plane blocks, ultrasound for difficult IV access and virtual reality/augmented reality as a tool for reducing perioperative anxiety in children.