(Aug. 4, 2023) – The Kansas Newborn Screening Program hosts office hours for facilities, collectors and midwives via Zoom every Wednesday from 1 to 2 p.m. Members of the Kansas NBS team are available to answer questions about the NBS program and/or if there are questions for a laboratory expert. Registration is not required. For the NBS office hours Zoom, click here. There are upcoming webinars on blood spot collection and newborn screening basics. The August, September and October NBS webinar schedule is listed below.
The Blood Spot Collection Techniques Training
This training includes a detailed review of the blood spot collection process and step-by-step instructions on how to collect blood spot specimens.
September Blood Spot Collection Techniques Training Schedule (Click on the links below to register.)
October Blood Spot Collection Techniques Training Schedule
Kansas Newborn Screening Basics and Process Review
This training includes a high-level review of newborn screening history and a detailed review of the Kansas Newborn Screening Program's structure and metabolic screening process. The classes are designed for physicians and screening collectors and provide a full explanation of what newborn screening is, why we do it and who is responsible for what throughout the process.
August Newborn Screening Basics and Process Review Schedule (Click on the links below to register.)
September Newborn Screening Basics and Process Review Schedule
October Newborn Screening Basics and Process Review Schedule
--Karen Braman