Episode 5

This week our host’s  Nikki Akparewa and Karim Assalaam are discussing with Dr.  Stephanie Ibereme.

A first-generation Nigerian faculty member at duke university and cardiology nurse; Dr. Stephanie discusses her Sickle cell research and works in Sierra Leone.

Topics:

• Improving care quality

• A hybrid of traditional and biomedical practices to treat SCD

• Decolonizing research

• Studies of Racial biases

• Improving Healthcare workers’ capacity

• The cultural impact of SCD management

• Culture and innovative methods of care in Sierra Leone

“As a collective, we will suffer and as a collective, we will WIN.”