Texas Health and Human Services Early Childhood Intervention, the University of Texas Center for Disability Studies, Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children's Hospital and the Department of State Health Services announces the next series of genetics webinars.
The first of the Genetics and the Care of Children series of webinars is scheduled for Wednesday, February 26, 2020 at 12:00 pm. The subject is “How genetic/genomic testing can guide care for newborns in the NICU” presented by Seema Lalani, M.D., Associate Professor of the Department of Molecular and Human Genetics at Baylor College of Medicine, and Laura Buckner, M.Ed., L.P.C., UT Texas Center for Disability Studies.
This webinar will discuss the genetic evaluation of a critically ill newborn along with a case study and review how this information guides care for these infants. In addition, the history and importance of person-centered practice and the Supporting Families Initiative will be discussed with examples. Register for this webinar by visiting the link https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/5411632808780781827
Upcoming topics in the 2020 series are: Klinefelter Syndrome, Neurofibromatosis Type 1, and Prader-Willi and Williams Syndrome.
ECI service providers including EISs, social workers and LPCs will be able to obtain CEUs from these events. All webinars will be available on the ECI archived webinar page under the “Genetics Series” section for those who are not able to participate in the live event.
If you have any questions, contact Christopher Wood at Christopher.Wood03@hhsc.state.tx.us or 512-776-3418.