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17 September 2025
International Journal of Neonatal Screening Journal Club Webinar | Cystic Fibrosis Newborn Screening, 25 September 2025
We invite you to join us for the IJNS Journal Club, where we will be discussing the article entitled “Cystic Fibrosis Newborn Screening: A Systematic Review-Driven Consensus Guideline from the United States Cystic Fibrosis Foundation”. Early diagnosis and intervention play a pivotal role in managing cystic fibrosis. To help facilitate a more timely and equitable screening process for CF, the US Cystic Fibrosis Foundation convened a multidisciplinary group of experts to develop an evidence-based consensus guideline for CF newborn screening. This guideline was based on a systematic review that synthesized the latest evidence and expert consensus to provide public health and clinical professionals with recommendations on newborn screening practices for cystic fibrosis.
Join us as we explore the recommendations from the article and discuss their implications for newborn screening practices. We will discuss IRT cutoffs, CFTR panels and sequencing, and communication strategies.
Date: 25 September 2025
Time: 5:00 p.m. CEST | 11:00 a.m. EDT
Webinar ID: 813 7026 9080
Website: https://sciforum.net/event/IJNS-1
Register now for free!
Program:
|
Speaker/Presentation |
Time in EDT |
Time in CST |
|
Susanna A. McColley (Co-Chair) |
11:00–11:10 |
17:00–17:10 |
|
Meghan E. McGarry and Karen S. Raraigh |
11:10–11:50 |
17:10–17:50 |
|
Q&A Session |
11:50–12:05 |
17:50–18:05 |
|
Marci K. Sontag (Co-Chair) |
12:05–12:15 |
18:05–18:15 |
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email outlining how to join this webinar. Registrations with academic institutional email addresses will be prioritized.
Unable to attend? Register anyway, and we will let you know when the recording is available to watch.
Webinar Chairs and Keynote Speakers:
- Prof. Dr. Susanna A. McColley, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital, Division of Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago IL, USA;
- Dr. Marci K. Sontag, Center for Public Health Innovation, Evergreen CO, USA;
- Dr. Meghan E. McGarry, Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine, Center for Respiratory Biology and Therapeutics, Seattle Children’s Research Institute, Seattle WA, USA;
- Mrs. Karen S. Raraigh, Department of Genetic Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore MD, USA.
Relevant Special Issue:
“Advances in Cystic Fibrosis Newborn Screening: From Laboratory Testing to Diagnosis”
Guest Editors: Prof. Dr. Susanna A. McColley and Dr. Marci K. Sontag
