Eastern Biotech organized a seminar on "Four
Decades of Newborn Screening: Technical Advancement
& Future Perspective in Management" in September,
2010. Each year, at least 4 million babies in the
United States are tested for metabolic disorders,
and severe disorders are detected in about 5,000 newborns.
In the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the national neonatal
screening program started by screening for phenylketonuria
in January 1995. Screening for congenital hypothyroidism
and sickle cell anemia were introduced later by newborn
screening program. Unfortunately, NBS is still not
mandatory for each child born in UAE. Only the sick
babies are being tested for NBS due to a lack of awareness
of the benefits and high costs. This is woefully inadequate
because most often these disorders appear in babies
with no family history of disorders.
Our mission of organizing the seminar was to work
closely with local and international community to
better understand the specific needs, and to provide
products and technologies that meet and exceed the
stringent requirements of the crucially important
newborn screening tests worldwide.
The speakers from various parts of the world talked
about the new development of the screening process
and shared their experiences handling the positive
cases.
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Dr. Fatma Al-Jasmi,
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Faculty
of Medicine and Health Science, UAE University,
Al-Ain
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Dr. Rohit Cariappa,
PhD, DABCC |
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Dr. P.K. Rajiv
DCH, MD (Neonatologist) |
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Dr. Monika Kaushal
MD, DM (Neonatologist) |
Prominent Speakers
Dr. Fatma Al-Jasmi, Assistant Professor
of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine and Health
Science, UAE University, Al-Ain
Use of Tendem Mass Spectrometry in Newborn Screening
Analysis
Dr. Rohit Cariappa, PhD, DABCC
Approach to Inherited Metabolic Disorders
- An Overview
Dr. Monika Kaushal, MD, DM (Neonatologist)
Ingredients of Newborn Screening: Myths
in Inborn error of Metabolism Management, Disease
Profile and Genetic Counseling
Dr. P.K. Rajiv, DCH, MD (Neonatologist)
Need of Comprehensive Newborn Screening
Program in UAE
Dr. Sanjida Ahmed, PhD
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