Monday, September 25, 2017

Dr. Mary Hulihan to Present Two Lectures at USA College of Medicine


The University of South Alabama Sickle Cell Center is hosting two lectures featuring Dr. Mary M. Hulihan, health scientist in the division of blood disorders with the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), on Thursday, Oct. 12, 2017.

Dr. Hulihan will present “Sickle Cell Disease and the CDC Guidelines for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain” at the USA Department of Internal Medicine Grand Rounds lecture at 8 a.m. in the USA Medical Center second floor conference center.

She will also present “Health Disparity Reports: Should Sickle Cell Disease Be Included?” at the Distinguished Scientist Seminar at 4 p.m. in the first floor auditorium of the Medical Sciences Building on USA’s main campus.

Dr. Hulihan earned her master of public health degree from The George Washington University in Washington D.C. and her doctorate of public health from The University of Georgia in Athens, Ga. She joined the CDC in 2009 and has served as project officer for the Registry and Surveillance System for Hemoglobinopathies and Public Health Research and Surveillance for Hemoglobinopathies.

The DSS lecture series is comprised of distinguished scientists from other academic institutions who are invited to present a seminar showcasing their latest research findings. Faculty, staff and students are strongly encouraged to attend.