Newborn Screening in US: Working with What We’ve Got

September 22, 2025

This program aims to help learners recognize and adopt ways to improve identification of NMD using newborn screening and follow-up testing, and communication of positive cases within their care setting to prevent loss to follow-up and streamline referral.

Target Audience

This activity is designed for an audience of nurses, nurse practitioners, pharmacists, physicians, physician associates and social workers.

 

Learning Objectives

  • Identify 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
  • Identify ways to overcome challenges in communicating positive NBS cases to ensure timely referral to specialists, without loss in continuity of care

Commercial Support
There is no commercial support for this activity.

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.50 AAPA Category 1 CME
  • 1.50 ACPE Pharmacist
  • 1.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.50 ANCC
  • 1.50 ASWB
  • 1.50 Attendance
Course opens: 
07/01/2025
Course expires: 
09/30/2025
Event starts: 
09/22/2025 - 12:00pm EDT
Event ends: 
09/22/2025 - 1:30pm EDT
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Part 1: Introductions & Learning Objectives (5 min)

Part 2: Panel Perspectives & Best Practices (30 min)

Part 3: Case Studies (30 min)

Part 4: Audience Q & A with panel discussion (20 min)

Part 5: Resources (5 min)

Kaitlin Batley, MD, Director of Pediatric Neuromuscular Program UT Southwestern Medical Center and Children’s Hospital

Stephen Chrzanowski M.D., Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Neurology and Pediatrics University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School

Craig Zaidman, MD Professor of Neurology Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis

 

Planners and Reviewers
Dorothy Caputo, MA, BSN, RN (President, AKH Inc.)
Dorothy Duffy, RPh (Reviewer)
Bernadette Makar, MSN, APRN-BC, NP-C (Reviewer)
Broc Pollinger, MSW, LSW, OSW-C (Reviewer)
AKH Inc Staff and Planners
JP Staff and Planners

All of the relevant financial relationships listed for these individuals have been mitigated.

It is the policy of AKH Inc. to ensure independence, balance, objectivity, scientific rigor, and integrity in all of its continuing education activities. The author must disclose to the participants any significant relationships with ineligible companies whose products or devices may be mentioned in the activity or with the commercial supporter of this continuing education activity. Identified conflicts of interest are mitigated by AKH prior to accreditation of the activity. AKH planners and reviewers have no relevant financial relationships to disclose.

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 [email protected] with your information with "Opt Out" in the subject line.

In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare and MDA. AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

 

This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 1.5 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit for learning and change.

 

Physicians
AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Pharmacists
AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare designates this continuing education activity for 1.5 contact hours.

Nursing
Credit being awarded: 1.5 ANCC contact hours

Physician Associates
AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare has been authorized by the American Academy of Physician Associates (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 1.5 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.

Nurse Practitioners
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Accreditation Standards of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) through the joint providership of AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare and JP.  AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare is accredited by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners as an approved provider of nurse practitioner continuing education. Provider number: 030803. This activity is pending up to1.5 contact hour(s).

 

Social Workers
As a Jointly Accredited Organization, AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. AKH Inc. Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive 1.5 continuing education credits.
 

Available Credit

  • 1.50 AAPA Category 1 CME
  • 1.50 ACPE Pharmacist
  • 1.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.50 ANCC
  • 1.50 ASWB
  • 1.50 Attendance

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Cost:
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