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		<title>National Coordinating Center Newsletter – April 2012</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The National Coordinating Center (NCC) has just published the December issue of their newsletter, the NCC Collaborator. This issue highlights the needs assessment and strategic planning processes the regional collaboratives and the NCC carried out as they identified priorities and plans for the next funding cycle, which begins in June 2012. To view the newsletter, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Time Out for Genetics, Educational Webinar Series</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 00:25:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The next webinar of the Time Out for Genetics webinar series, Building an Accurate Family History, Constructing a Pedigree &#8212; An Overview for Primary Care, will take place on Thursday, April 26 from 12-12:30pm Central. Reserve your spot now!
This educational webinar series is presented by the Genetics in Primary Care Institute (GPCI) &#8212; a cooperative [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Prenatal Screening: Fundamentals and Innovations Conference</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 00:16:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Institute for Preventive Medicine and Medical Screening, in conjunction with Women &#38; Infants Hospital of Rhode Island, is presenting a short course covering screening’s 25+ year history, for medical and laboratory personnel, genetic counselors, and policy makers involved in prenatal screening.

Date:  September 7-10, 2012
Place:  Portland Marriott at Sable Oaks, South Portland Maine

Applications [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Genetics in Primary Care Institute’s Time Out for Genetics Webinars</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 00:19:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Genetics in Primary Care Institute, a cooperative agreement between the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Maternal and Child Health Bureau, is now hosting Time Out for Genetics, a free, educational webinar series. The objective of this 10-part webinar series is to increase awareness and education regarding the provision of genetic medicine in primary [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CTeL Webinar on Using Web-Based Technology for Telehealth</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2012 21:27:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ The Center for Telehealth and e-Law (CTeL) is hosting a webinar entitled, “What Does HIPAA Compliant Mean?  Can You Be Legal and Use Web-Based Technology for Telehealth?” Rene Quashie, senior counsel in the Washington, DC office of Epstein Becker and Green PC and a valued member of CTeL&#8217;s Legal Resource Team, will address [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hawai‘i and Washington Featured as Case Studies in ASTHO’s Genomics Project</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2012 20:54:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Hawai‘i and Washington State Genetics Programs are two of the five states featured as case studies in the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO)’s Genomics Project. The purpose of ASTHO&#8217;s Genomics project is to highlight the critical role state health agencies play in both promoting the appropriate application of genomics to public [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A CDC Announces Funding Opportunity for Hemoglobinopathies Surveillance</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2012 20:14:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Division of Blood Disorders in collaboration with the National Institutes of Health, National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (NIH/NHLBI) seeks to develop and implement a collaborative pilot project with population-based surveillance of confirmed hemoglobinopathies of both pediatric and non-pediatric populations using the established newborn screening program [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Webinar Series. Providing Newborn Screening Specimens for Research: Legal Issues Faced by State Health Departments</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 23:51:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Newborn Screening Translational Network (NBSTRN), the Network for Public Health Law, the National Newborn Screening and Genetics Resource Center (NNSGRC), and the Association for Public Health Laboratories (APHL) are jointly presenting a webinar series covering legal issues and related ethical and policy issues concerning secondary uses of dried blood spots and associated data. For [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Including Medical Foods and Formula in the Essential Health Benefits Guidance—What Can you Do to Help?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Feb 2012 00:44:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Senator Kerry (MA) is spearheading a sign-on letter in the U.S. Senate to send to the Department of Health and Human Services on the critical importance of including medical foods (formula and foods modified to be low in protein) in the Essential Health Benefits Guidance for the treatment of inborn errors of metabolism. You [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2012 Genetic Alliance Consumer Task Force on Newborn Screening Created</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 22:05:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Genetic Alliance has created a consumer task force on newborn screening to engage relevant stakeholders with an interest in newborn screening policies, activities, and current events. Members of the Task Force will be trained on issues relevant to newborn screening and will create projects targeting groups who typically are under-informed about the importance of [...]]]></description>
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