The utilization of genetic counselors within a newborn screening program |
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Authors: | Janice Bach Diane Baker John Naber William Young |
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Affiliation: | (1) Michigan Department of Public Health, Children's Special Health Care Services/Genetic and Newborn Screening Services Program, Lansing, Michigan;(2) Michigan Department of Public Health, CSHCS/Genetics, 3423 N. Logan/Martin L. King Jr. Blvd., 48909 Lansing, Michigan |
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Abstract: | Genetic counselors have participated in the Michigan Newborn Screening Program on a contractual basis since 1988. Their role includes newborn screening education and training, newborn nursery site visits, and monitoring newborn screening in hospitals. Their impact has been to improve the quality of newborn screening services by reducing errors and increasing completion of data fields on newborn screening cards, improving hospital nursery cooperation and problem solving, and enhancing health department response to specific problems. |
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Keywords: | newborn screening coordination role of genetic counselors in newborn screening regional hospital training new role for genetic counselors |
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