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Session: State and National Issues in Genetics
3135.0: Monday, November 8, 2004: 10:30 AM-12:00 PM
Oral
State and National Issues in Genetics
This session will provide an understanding of the public health implications of genetics from state activities in newborn screening, genetics services and policy development to national initiatives with education and an exploration of complex health insurance implications of the human genome project.
Learning Objectives: At the end of the session participants will have: a. An understanding of the public health implications of genetics b. An understanding of the policy and programmatic components of state activities in newborn screening. c. An understanding of the roles of key stakeholders in genetic testing, service and policy development d. A recognition of common disorders and there genetic components e. A recognition of key issues related to the practices and policies of health maintenance organizations related to services for individuals with disabilities
Organizer(s):Penny Kyler
Moderator(s):Penny Kyler, MA, OTR
10:30 AMIntroductory Remarks
10:35 AMExpanded newborn screening: The Mississippi experience  [ Recorded presentation ]
Daniel Bender, MHS, Jerry McClure, BS, Marianne E Zotti, DrPH, RN, Tom Carey, MD
10:52 AMGenetics Plan for Connecticut: Process and Development  [ Recorded presentation ]
Carol L. Stone, PhD, Beverly Burke, MSW, Meg Hooper, MPA
11:09 AMWebsite expansion for the Tennessee genetics and newborn screening program  [ Recorded presentation ]
David Hollar, PhD, Teresa Blake, MS, Beth Wilson, MS, MPH, Carmen Lozzio, MD
11:26 AMHuman Genome Project and health insurance: Implications for families
Virginia L. Miller, DrPH, Angela Martin, MSW, David R. Moss, JD
11:43 AMPrenatal genetic screening with an interactive computer program
Jennifer M. Griffith, DrPH, MPH, James R. Sorenson, PhD, Tracey Grant, MS, J. Michael Bowling, PhD
See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.
Organized by:Maternal and Child Health
CE Credits:CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing

The 132nd Annual Meeting (November 6-10, 2004) of APHA