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Newborn Screening in the US: Working with What We've Got
Activity Snapshot
Faculty
UT Southwestern Medical Center and Children’s Health
University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Washington University in the St Louis School of Medicine
This webinar will explore strategies to enhance detection in newborn screening, streamline follow-up testing, and improve communication of positive results to ensure timely referral and prevent loss to follow-up.
Recognize NMDs included on NBS list, nationally and locally, and the rationale and implications of those being considered for inclusion
Identify ways to improve detection and confirmation of NMD using NBS and follow-up testing
Explore ways to overcome challenges in communicating positive NBS cases to ensure timely referral to specialists, without loss in continuity of care
Step 1: Create an account with the accreditation company
- Go to https://www.akhcme.com
- Click “register” found on the top right corner of the home page
- Complete the form to create a new account.
Step 2: Access CE dashboard here: https://akhcme.com/content/newborn-screening-us-working-what-weve-got
Click "register/take course" to login and access the post-test questions
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Disclosure of Unlabeled Use and Investigational Product
This educational activity may include discussion of uses of agents that are investigational and/or unapproved by the FDA. Please refer to the official prescribing information for each product for discussion of approved indications, contraindications, and warnings.
Disclaimer
This course is designed solely to provide the healthcare professional with information to assist in his/her practice and professional development and is not to be considered a diagnostic tool to replace professional advice or treatment. The course serves as a general guide to the healthcare professional, and therefore, cannot be considered as giving legal, nursing, medical, or other professional advice in specific cases. AKH Inc. specifically disclaim responsibility for any adverse consequences resulting directly or indirectly from information in the course, for undetected error, or through participants misunderstanding of the content. If you would like to opt out from future communications from AKH please send an email to optout@akhcme.com with your information with "Opt Out" in the subject line.
