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Date:
Thursday 15/02/07
Time: 18:00 - 20:00, Buffet/Refershments from 17:30
Venue: Perinatal Institute, Crystal Court. Click
here for a map (Adobe PDF)
Perinatal Forum - Screening
for Down’s Syndrome 2007
The National Screening Committee has set the target for
Down’s Syndrome screening from April 2007 as a detection rate
of at least 75% and a false positive rate of at most 3% of the screened
population.
The purpose of this follow-up meeting is to discuss the clinical implications
of models which are able to achieve these targets in the West Midlands.
The presentations will include an update of the 3-Stage Contingency
Pilot in Stafford, and an examination of the implications of first
trimester screening on laboratory, ultrasound and diagnostic services
as well as on maternity care in general.
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Introduction: regional aspirations and
national targets
Prof Jason Gardosi - Director, Perinatal Institute |
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| 18:10 |
Models for screening and the laboratory
perspective
Sue Standing – Director, Clinical Chemistry
Laboratory,
Birmingham Women’s Hospital |
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| 18:30 |
Lessons from the Stafford Pilot
Sharon Hodgkiss - Regional Antenatal Screening Co-ordinator
Ann Tonks – Project Manager, Perinatal Institute |
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| 19:00 |
1st trimester screening and implications for
ultrasound
Dr Mike Wyldes – Consultant Obstetrician & Gynaecologist,
Heart of England NHS Trust and Chair, Regional Ultrasound Group |
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| 19:10 |
Implications for diagnostic services
Prof Mark Kilby - Head of Maternal Fetal Medicine
Unit, Birmingham Womens Hospital;
Chair, Regional Invasive Procedures Group |
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| 19:20 |
General Discussion
- Implications
for mothers
- Implications for practice
- Implications
for commissioning
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| 20:00 |
Close |
Registration fee £10, includes light buffet
and refreshments.
Please complete form below, and send with cheque
(made payable to ‘Perinatal Institute’)
to:
Shani Taylor,
Perinatal Institute, Crystal Court,
Aston Cross, Birmingham
B6 5RQ.
Registration
will be confirmed upon receipt.
Places are limited and early registration
is recommended
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