Newborn Screening for Lysosomal Storage Disorders (101)

Thursday, September 15, 2022

10:15 AM – 11:15 AM PDT

Location: Champagne 1-2

CE: 1

NCC Codes:
RNC-NIC: 2
NNP-BC: 1
RNC-LRN: 1
Pharmacology Credits: 0

Main Presenter(s)

Sharon Anderson, DNP, APN, NNP-BC, AGN-BC, CNE

Associate Dean and Associate Professor/Advanced Practice Nurse
Rutgers School of Nursing/Rutgers Health, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
EAST WINDSOR, New Jersey, United States

Disclosure: I have no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

Handouts

Moderator(s)

BT

Barbara Terrell

Disclosure: Disclosure information not submitted.

The purpose of this session is to provide neonatal intensive care nurses across all levels of practice with information about newborn screening for lysosomal storage diseases (LSDs) and the conditions screened.

Learning Objectives:

At the conclusion of this presentation, the learner will be able to:

List several LSDs for which newborn screening is available
Describe newborn screening abnormalities and diagnostic processes for LSDs that may present in infancy
Identify presenting symptoms and treatment options for infantile-onset conditions
Discuss the benefits and limitations of testing newborns for these LSDs