Title: Celebrating 50 Years of Newborn Screening in Virginia

URL: http://vanbsfiftyyears.virginia.gov/

Collection: Virginia State Government Website Archive

Description: Fifty years ago this fall, on October 1, 1966, the Virginia Department of Health began screening all babies born in the Commonwealth of Virginia for phenylketonuria (PKU). The testing is done by Virginia’s Division of Laboratory Services in the Department of General Services. While Virginia’s Newborn Screening (NBS) Program has definitely grown and the panel of disorders expanded to include 29+ disorders, it’s mission remains the same – to identify babies with life-threatening conditions, get them diagnosed and into treatment before they suffer the potentially-devastating effects of their disorders. To commemorate it’s 50th Anniversary, the VA NBS Program has decided to celebrate by hosting a one-day NBS conference in Richmond, VA. The idea is to bring healthcare professionals involved in newborn screening together for a day of education and updates to help them better understand the newborn screening program today and to be prepared for what lies ahead for newborn screening tomorrow. Our conference logo is “It’s not just about PKU anymore” and through the various topics and presentations, we hope this conference will give attendees a look at the past, the present and the future of Virginia’s NBS Program.

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Subject:   Virginia. Dept. of General Services.,  Virginia. Division of Consolidated Laboratory Services.,  Phenylketonuria - Virginia - Evaluation.,  Virginia Newborn Screening Program.,  Infant health services - Virginia.,  Infants (Newborn) - Services for - Virginia.