Parents & Health Professionals Invited to Satellite/Webcast on Newborn Screening WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., AUGUST 8, 2002—Health care professionals, policy makers, parents, journalists, and others interested in improving infant health are invited to attend a live satellite and Webcast presentation about newborn screening sponsored by the March of Dimes and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
“A New Era in Newborn Screening -- Saving Lives, Improving Outcomes” will be presented live via satellite and Webcast on Thursday, September 19, 2002, from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. Eastern time from the studios of the CDC. Detailed information about the broadcast is available online at http://www.phppo.cdc.gov/phtn/Newborn/default.asp.
To register for the Web broadcast, visit the Training and Continuing Education Online website at www.phppo.cdc.gov/phtnonline. Registration will begin on September 5, 2002.
The broadcast will feature stories from four real families whose children's lives were saved from life-threatening diseases by newborn screening, early diagnosis, and effective management. Viewers will learn how these children have thrived through actions taken by informed parents working with medical care teams. The program will explore multiple areas of the newborn screening program in the United States, from past and current practices to working toward the development of a national agenda.
The goal of the broadcast is to improve recognition, detection, and diagnosis leading to early treatment and effective management of babies and children with inherited metabolic diseases, endocrine disorders, and blood disorders.
This program is designed for physicians, nurses, laboratorians, and other health care professionals serving newborns and their parents in physician offices, hospitals, clinics, and public health settings. It should also be of interest to the general public, parents, and policy makers.
CME Credit for Health Professionals Continuing Education Credit will be offered for a variety of professions, based on two hours of instruction. Participants can receive credit for up to 30 days for the live satellite broadcast and the live Webcast and up to three years for the archived Webcast, videotape and CD-ROM. Professionals must use the online system (see URL above) to register and to receive continuing education credit for this program. Professionals who have questions about registration should call toll-free 1-800-41-TRAIN.
The March of Dimes is a national voluntary health agency whose mission is to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects and infant mortality. Founded in 1938, the March of Dimes funds programs of research, community services, education, and advocacy to save babies. For more information, visit the March of Dimes Web site at www.marchofdimes.com, its Spanish Web site at www.nacersano.org, or call 1-888-MODIMES.
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