This week's CDC Public Health Grand Rounds webinar will include 5 presentations on NBS. Please see below for more information.

Shona R. Whitehead
Program Coordinator
Heartland Genetics and Newborn Screening Collaborative
405-271-8001 ext. 42190

From: On Behalf Of Grosse, Scott (CDC/ONDIEH/NCBDDD)
Sent: Monday, August 15, 2011 5:03 PM
Subject: [Discussion-pfns] FW: Public Health Grand Rounds on Thursday, August 18, 1 p.m. (EDT)

I don't know if you all are aware of the CDC Public Health Grand Rounds webinar this Thursday afternoon at: www.cdc.gov/about/grand-rounds<http://www.cdc.gov/about/grand-rounds>. There will be five presentations on newborn screening. Sharon Terry will present on the family perspective.  -Scott Grosse
From: Thomas R. Frieden (CDC)
Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2011 10:31 AM
Subject: Public Health Grand Rounds on Thursday, August 18, 1 p.m. (EDT)

I am pleased to announce the next session of Public Health Grand Rounds, entitled Newborn Screening: Improving Outcomes, which will be held on Thursday, August 18 at 1 p.m. (EDT).

In the past five decades, newborn screening has become a well-defined, nationwide prevention program.  Each year, more than 4 million newborns in the United States are screened for hearing loss and conditions associated with certain genetic, endocrine, and metabolic disorders.  Through early identification and treatment, newborn screening provides an opportunity to reduce morbidity, mortality, and health care costs associated with treatment of these lifelong debilitating conditions.

Technological improvements and partner collaboration have led to the expansion and increased uniformity of screening as well as enhanced laboratory and data systems that provide better surveillance, tracking, and research.  Although newborn screening has improved and expanded in recent years, particular challenges remain with laboratory and data collection issues, patient follow-up, and more.

This session of CDC's Public Health Grand Rounds will address these challenges while discussing effective strategies to meet the promise that newborn screening holds for all children.

Future Grand Rounds topics include traumatic brain injury, alcohol, and lymphatic filiaris elimination.  All CDC employees and contractors are encouraged to attend these informative sessions.

Thomas R. Frieden, M.D., M.P.H.
Director, CDC, and
Administrator, ATSDR



CDC's Public Health Grand Rounds Presents:
Newborn Screening: Improving Outcomes
Thursday, August 18, 2011
1 p.m. - 2 p.m., E.D.T.
Global Communications Center (Building 19)

Presented By:

R. Rodney Howell, M.D.
Professor of Pediatrics, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami
Senior Advisor to the Director, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National
Institute of Child Health and Human Development,
National Institutes of Health, Bethesda Maryland
Presentation - Current Practices and Expansion of Newborn Screening

Sharon Terry, M.A.
President and Chief Executive Officer, Genetic Alliance
Presentation - Family Experiences with Disorders and Screening

Carla D. Cuthbert, Ph.D.
Chief, Newborn Screening and Molecular Biology Branch,
Division of Laboratory Sciences, National Center for Environmental Health, CDC
Presentation - Laboratory Matters in NBS

Scott D. Grosse, Ph.D.
Associate Director, Health Services Research and Evaluation,
Division of Blood Disorders, National Center on Birth Defects and
Developmental Disabilities, CDC
Presentation - NBS: Health Impact and Return on Investment

V. Fan Tait, M.D., FAAP
Associate Executive Director, American Academy of Pediatrics
Presentation - Closing Gaps and Improving Outcomes after NBS through National Partnerships


Facilitated by:

Tanja Popovic, M.D., Ph.D., Scientific Director, Public Health Grand Rounds

Shane Joiner, Communication Manager, Public Health Grand Rounds

Live and Archived webcasts of Public Health Grand Rounds:
For those outside of the CDC firewall, a live external webcast will also be available at: www.cdc.gov/about/grand-rounds<http://www.cdc.gov/about/grand-rounds>. Presentations are archived and posted 48 hours after each session. For questions or comments, please email [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>

*Grand Rounds is now available for Continuing Education (CE) credits:

ALL Continuing Education credits/contact hours for PHGR are issued online through the CDC/ATSDR Training & Continuing Education Online system, http://www2a.cdc.gov/TCEOnline. If you have questions, call Learner Support at 1-800-418-7246 (1-800-41TRAIN), or [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>.

Those who attend PHGR either in person, Envision, IPTV, or "web on demand" (www.cdc.gov/about/grand-rounds<../nbg5/Local%20Settings/Temporary%20Internet%20Files/Content.Outlook/Local%20Settings/bvz1/Local%20Settings/dld2/Local%20Settings/Temporary%20Internet%20Files/Content.Outlook/AppData/Local%20Settings/Temporary%20Internet%20Files/Content.Outlook/Local%20Settings/Temporary%20Internet%20Files/ctb1/Local%20Settings/www.cdc.gov/about/grand-rounds>), and who wish to receive Continuing Education must complete the online seminar evaluation. Thirty days from the initial seminar the course number will change to WD1640 and will be available for continuing education until January 21, 2012. The course code for PHGR is PHGR10.

Target Audience: Physicians, nurses, epidemiologists, pharmacists, veterinarians, certified health education specialists, laboratorians, others

Objectives:

1.      List key measures of burden of disease involving morbidity, mortality, and/or cost.
2.      Describe evidence-based preventive interventions and the status of their implementations.
3.      Identify one key prevention science research gap.
4.      Name one key indicator by which progress and meeting prevention goals is measured.

CE certificates can be printed from your computer immediately upon completion of your online evaluation. A cumulative transcript of all CDC/ATSDR CE's obtained through the TCE Online System will be maintained for each user. We hope that this will assist CDC staff to fulfill the requirements for their professional licenses and certificates.

For Continuing Medical Education for Physicians (CME):
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME(r)) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits(tm). Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Continuing Education designated for Non-Physicians:
Non-physicians will receive a certificate of participation.

For Continuing Nursing Education for Nurses (CNE):
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is accredited as a provider of Continuing Nursing Education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

This activity provides 1.0 contact hours.

For Continuing Education Contact Hours in Health Education (CECH):
Sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a designated provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. This program is designed for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES) to receive up to 1.0 Category I CECH in health education.  CDC provider number GA0082.

IACET Continuing Education Units (CEU):
The CDC has been approved as an Authorized Provider by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET), 1760 Old Meadow Road, Suite 500, McLean, VA 22102.  The CDC is authorized by IACET to offer 0.1 ANSI/IACET CEU's for this program.
For Continuing Pharmacy Education (CPE):  << OLE Object: Picture (Device Independent Bitmap) >>
(For EV1640-live course)
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. This program is a designated event for pharmacists to receive 1.0 Contact Hours in pharmacy education. The Universal Activity Number is 0387-0000-09-031-L04-P.

(For WD1640-Web on demand)

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. This program is a designated event for pharmacists to receive 1.0 Contact Hours in pharmacy education. The Universal Activity Number is 0387-0000-09-031-H04-P.

Course Category: This activity has been designated as Knowledge-based.

There is no cost for this program.

In compliance with continuing education requirements, all presenters must disclose any financial or other associations with the manufacturers of commercial products, suppliers of commercial services, or commercial supporters as well as any use of unlabeled product(s) or product(s) under investigational use. CDC, our planners, and the presenters for this seminar do not have financial or other associations with the manufacturers of commercial products, suppliers of commercial services, or commercial supporters. This presentation does not involve the unlabeled use of a product or product under investigational use. There was no commercial support for this activity.