Description: This presentation will explore the purpose and public health impact of newborn screening, highlighting its role in early detection and management of serious conditions. It will cover core conditions included in screening panels, the healthcare provider’s responsibilities in follow-up care and medication management, and examine clinical implications of positive results along with state-specific differences in screening practices.

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Speaker: Linden Young, PharmD, PGY1 Resident – Advocate Aurora Medical Center Grafton

Objectives: ​​ 

  • Outline the purpose and public health impact of newborn screening.
  • Identify core conditions included in screening panels.
  • Recognize the healthcare provider’s role in supporting screening, follow-up care, and medication therapy management.
  • Name state-specific differences in screening practices.
  • Discuss clinical implications of positive results.

Target Audience:​ Advocate Pharmacists, Physicians, Nurses, and other interested healthcare professionals

Disclosure:​ The planner(s) and speaker(s) have indicated that there are no relevant financial relationships with any ineligible companies to disclose. 

Materials: PDF icon Single Activity Flyer - Live -L Young 020326.pdf

Pharmacist UAN: JA0006327-0000-26-001-L01-P

Session date: 
02/03/2026 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm CST
Location: 
VC-WI Grafton CR 4 and Virtual via Teams Webinar
United States
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  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    Aurora Health Care is accredited by the Wisconsin Medical Society to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Aurora Health Care designates this activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
  • 1.00 Attendance
    Attendance Credit
    • 1.00 Approved AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.00 Continuing Nursing Education (CE)
    Aurora Health Care is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Wisconsin Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. 1.00 contact hours have been awarded to this activity by the Wisconsin Nursing Association. To receive contact hours, participants must attend the entire activity.
    • 1.00 APRN Pharmacotherapeutic Contact Hours
  • 1.00 Continuing Pharmacy Education (CPE)
    Aurora Health Care Department of Pharmacy Services is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.
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