Save the date: UMD webinar
UMD will organize a webinar on Preconception Carrier Screening in the Netherlands - Is Prevention Better Than Cure? on November the 29th 13.00-15.00 CET.
Most metabolic conditions and many other genetic diseases follow an autosomal recessive inheritance pattern. When a child is diagnosed with a severe genetic condition, parents often ask ‘could we have known before that both of us are carrier of this condition’? In theory the answer is yes, but in practice screening for carrier status before pregnancy is not available to most parents-to-be. In this webinar we will discuss a large pilot preconception carrier screening program that took place in Australia, as well as a recent Dutch Health Council report. We will discuss potential next steps.
Date and time: 29-Nov-2024 13:00-15:00 CET Location: Zoom Registration: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_hnTU43mGTSmFDOqxztQBkA Registration fee: free of charge Accreditation will be requested for: NVK, VKGN Language: English
The preliminary program is as follows:
- Prof. dr. Martin Delatycki - The Australian Mackenzie’s Mission project
- Prof. dr. Samantha Edwards - Australian lessons learned: what now?
- Prof. dr. Lidewij Henneman - The Dutch Health Council report
- Prof. dr. Clara van Karnebeek - To prevent or to cure?
- Prof. dr. Guido de Wert - Preconceptional carrier screening versus gene therapy
- Dr. Elke Slagt-Tichelman - Preconceptional genetic carrier testing, a perspective of a politician
- Plenary Discussion
We hope you join us on November the 29th.
