2026 Alabama Newborn Screening Conference

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Session 1: Birth Defects (1 hour)

Russell Kirby, Ph.D., M.S., F.A.C.E.
Distinguished University Professor and Marrell Endowed Chair
University of South Florida

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Session 2: Tiny Heel, Big Reveal? Krabbe Disease Overview and Current Newborn Screening Landscape (1 hour)

Grace Raines, M.D.
Medical Biochemical Genetics Fellow
The University of Alabama at Birmingham

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Session 3: Congenital CMV: Prevention Strategies and Updates in Screening, Management, and Outcomes (1 hour)

Karen Fowler, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Pediatrics
The University of Alabama at Birmingham

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Session 4: We are Hands and Voices: Parent Presentation (1 hour)

Susan Prince
Parent Guide
Alabama Hands & Voices

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Session 5: Sickle Cell Session / Panel Discussion (1 hour)

1. Gerald Alfred, Executive Director, Sickle Cell Disease Association of America, Mobile Chapter (SCDAA-MC)
2. Ardie Pack-Mabien, PhD, FNP-BC, Clinical Nurse Practitioner/Administrative Director, University of South Alabama
3. James A. Arrington, Executive Director, SEASCA

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Session 6: Newborn Hearing Screening 1-3-6 Benchmarks(1.25 hours)

1. Mary Ellen Whigham, A.S.N., R.N., ADPH Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) Coordinator
2. Amy Ingram Williamson, Au.D., CCC-A, Alabama Department of Rehabilitation Services/Children's Rehabilitation Service

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