Med schools start picturing their place in a medical home world
Read the article in American Medical News.As the health care system shifts toward a more patient-centered and outcomes-based approach, more medical schools and residency programs are exploring how to...
View ArticlePatients Fear "Rocking the Boat" in Doctors' Visits
Click here to read. "A recent study shows a troubling disconnect between what patients want out of doctor's visits and what they get." The Nation's Health, APHA online
View ArticleHappy Birthday to Baby's First Test!
Genetic Alliance’s Program Educates and Empowers Families & Healthcare Providers During National Newborn Screening Awareness MonthWASHINGTON, DC – September 13, 2012 – the nation's educational...
View ArticleWho Counsels Parents of Newborns Who Are Carriers of Sickle Cell Anemia or...
Moseley K, Nasr S, Schuette J, et al. 2012 Journal of Genetic CounselingAbstractOur objective was to describe: 1) physicians’ knowledge of whether genetic counseling is provided to parents of newborns...
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Now Watch This: Genomic Epidemiology
CDC Genomics and Health Impact BlogSeptember 6th, 2012 1:00 pm ET - Marta Gwinn, Consultant, McKing Consulting Corp, Office of Public Health Genomics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Late...
View ArticleGenetic Factors Contributing to Disability (AUCD)
The Southeast Regional Consortium and AUCD will present this webinar on October 17, 2012, @ 2 PM Eastern time. Click here to read more and register.
View ArticleScientists See Upside And Downside of Sequencing Their Own Genes (NPR)
Click here to read this National Public Radio feature (September 19, 2012).When scientists were looking for the first person to test a new, superfast way of deciphering someone's entire genetic...
View ArticleScreening criteria: the need to deal with new developments and ethical issues...
link Forman J, et al. J Community Genet 2012 OctAbstract Newborn metabolic screening is the most widespread application of screening technology and provides the most comprehensive application of...
View ArticleOctober is Spina Bifida Month
CDC Information: What Should You Know About Spina Bifida?
View ArticleAbstract due December 7 for ACMG spring meeting
The American College of Medical Genetics Annual Clinical Genetics Meeting will be held on March 19-23, 2013, in Phoenix, AZ. Abstracts are due December 7, 2013. Call for Abstracts.
View ArticleJohn Moeschler, Monica McClain, and Peter Antal to attend NCC meeting
On November 15-16, 2013, in Washington DC, the National Coordinating Council (NCC) will host a bi-annual face-to-face meeting for all of the Regional Collabortive Principal Investigators and Project...
View ArticlePSA "Saved by Newborn Screening" featured on CBS jumbotron in Times Square!
This video developed by APHL for their newborn screening awareness campaign is featured on the CBS jumbotron in Times Square! Visit www.50yearssavingbabies.org.
View ArticleTest Your Medicaid Knowledge
Click here to test your knowledge. Medicaid provides healthcare access, financing, and coverage for low income people, including CYSHCN.
View ArticleNewborn Screening: A National Snapshot with Implications for Emergency...
J Pediatr. 2012 Dec 11. pii: S0022-3476(12)01271-1. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2012.10.058. [Epub ahead of print]Floyd-Browning P, Perry W, Andersson HC; Southeast Regional Collaborative Emergency...
View ArticlePublic Health Genomics: 15 years on
CDC Genomics and Health Impact Blog - Read full articleJanuary 3rd, 2013 2:17 pm ET - Muin J Khoury, Director, Office of Public Health Genomics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention In 2012,...
View ArticleA tangled debate centers on newborns' DNA
by Carolyn Y. Johnson, Boston Globe, Dec 29For years, doctors, scientists, and ethicists have debated whether people will benefit from decoding their DNA, the three billion letters of the genome that...
View ArticleGabe's Care Map: Mom Illustrates What it Takes to Raise One Boy with Special...
Huffington Post PARENTS, by Lisa Belkin, January 24, 2013Gabe's Care Map: Cristine Lind, Mom, Illustrates What it Takes to Raise One Boy with Special Needs Cristin Lind couldn’t find the words, so she...
View ArticlePCP Management, Referral, and Relations with Specialists Concerning Patients...
Public Health Genomics. 2013 Jan 17Wood ME, Flynn BS, Stockdale A.; Division of Hematology/Oncology, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vt., Abstract Background: Risk stratification based on family...
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