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Genetic service delivery in primary care settings ECHO – Heartland

Our colleagues at Heartland Regional Genetics Network are partnering with Missouri Telehealth Network and Show-Me-ECHO, to provide a series on genetic service delivery in primary care settings. Click here for a flyer with more information on the ECHO sessions listed below.

Registration for these sessions can be found here.

TOPICS FOR CASE-BASED LEARNING AND DISCUSSION INCLUDE:

February 14, 2019, 12-1 p.m.: “Genetics evaluation for the child with developmental delay and/or autistic behaviors: the primary care provider’s role.”

• Identify children with autism/developmental delay that warrant a genetics evaluation • Initiate appropriate first-tier genetic testing on selected patients with autism/developmental delay
• Explain first-tier testing to the patient’s  family

May 9, 2019, 12-1 p.m.: “Caring for the child with multiple congenital anomalies (MCA): the lens of a medical geneticist.”

• Identify children with minor (and major)   anomalies that warrant a genetics evaluation • Initiate appropriate first-tier genetic testing on selected patients with minor and major anomalies
• Explain first-tier testing to the patient’s family

May 23, 2019, 12-1 p.m.: “Newborn and infant hearing screening: when to act.”

• Explain the principle of 1-3-6 as promoted by the state’s early hearing detection and intervention program
• Identify local resources for evaluation of a child with suspected hearing loss
• Trouble-shoot barriers to successful implementation of 1-3-6
• Identify at least one change to incorporate into their practice