2024 Oklahoma Newborn Screening Symposium
May 24, 2024
"Newborn hearing screening, referrals for proper tests, and prompt follow-up are necessary to ensure that no one falls through the cracks."
- Renee Powell, Parent of a Child with Hearing Loss
Overview
Newborn screening is a complex process where infants are screened for rare conditions through blood spot screening, hearing loss through hearing screening, and congenital heart defects through pulse oximetry screening.
The 2024 Newborn Screening Symposium is hosted by the Oklahoma State Department of Health on Friday, May 24, from 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM at the USPS National Center for Employee Development, 2701 E Imhoff Rd, Norman, OK 73071.
The Newborn Screening Symposium will provide a unique opportunity to bring together families, healthcare providers, and resources across the state for a collaborative effort to increase knowledge, make connections, and improve the overall newborn screening process.
Participants will enhance their knowledge of newborn screening (blood spot, hearing, and pulse oximetry) and network to improve services delivered or received.
Target Audience
The target audience is families of children with conditions diagnosed because of newborn screening, primary care providers, specialty providers, pediatricians, early interventionists, midwives, genetic counselors, laboratorians, community partners, hospital staff, audiologists, speech-language pathologists, public health providers.
Information Presented
Topics include:
- Family perspectives
- Journey through newborn screening
- Communicating results
- Expert panel discussion
Breakout sessions will focus on:
- Family support
- Specimen collection
- Performing hearing screening tests
- Interpreting pulse oximetry screening results
- Tips for Providers on family education
Partner resource tables will also be available throughout the symposium.
Objectives
Conference Objectives include:
- Connecting families to other families
- Increasing knowledge of Newborn Screening
- Improving services provided to Oklahoma families
- Connecting families and providers to resources
- Improving communication with families
