Details:
On Wednesday, October 19th, the Care of the Small and Sick Newborn CoP will host a webinar in partnership with March of Dimes. This session will provide a brief overview of the upcoming International Conference on Birth Defects and Disabilities in the Developing World, explore the burden of birth defects and disabilities with a focus on prevalence in the Americas. We will then finish the webinar with perspectives from WHO on how to improve newborn screening and management of babies with birth defects in LMICs. Opportunity for discussion and questions and answers will follow the presentations.
Se ofrecerá interpretación simultánea en Español.
Speakers and Topics:
- Dr. Cecilia Mellado, Clinical Associate Professor; Head, Genetics and Congenital Errors of Metabolism Section, School of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile: International Conference on Birth Defects and Disabilities in the Developing World 2023
- Dr. Amanda Cohn, Director, Division of Birth Defects and Infant Disorders,
National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Understanding the burden of disease—birth defects surveillance - Dr. Pablo Duran, Regional Advisor on Perinatal Health Latin America Center for Perinatology/Women’s Reproductive Health: The burden of birth defects and disabilities in the Americas—Solutions for Prevention and Management
- Dr. Ayesha DeCosta, WHO/Geneva, Scientist, Department of Maternal, Child, Newborn and Adolescent Health: The WHO perspective: Moving forward – Improving newborn screening & management of babies with birth defects in LMIC settings
Date & Timing
- Date: 19 October 2022
- Time: 8am EST | 1pm BST | 3pm EAT | 5:30pm IST
- Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes