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Maternal & Child Health

Advisory Committee on Heritable Disorders in Newborns and Children

 

First Meeting
June 7-8, 2004
Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center
Washington, DC

Agenda

Monday, June 7, 2004

9-9:30 a.m. HHS Welcome and Introductions
Dennis Williams, Ph.D., M.A.
Deputy Administrator
Health Resources and Services Administration
9:30-10 a.m. Roundtable Introductions
10-10:15 a.m. Break
10:15-11 a.m.

Ethics Rules for Special Government Employees on Advisory Committees
Jennifer L. Jordan
Ethics and Personnel Security Specialist
Health Resources and Services Administration

Pam Kelley
Ethics and Personnel Security Officer
Health Resources and Services Administration

11-11:30 a.m. Charge to Committee
Review of Charter

R. Rodney Howell, M.D., Chair
Professor
Department of Pediatrics
The University of Miami School of Medicine
11:30-noon Delivering Genetic Services to Children in a Clinical Setting
R. Rodney Howell, M.D.
noon-1 p.m. Lunch (on own)
1-2:30 p.m.

Overview of Newborn Screening Programs: State of the States Newborn Screening Task Force Report
GAO report
Marie Y. Mann, M.D., M.P.H.
Genetic Services Branch
Maternal and Child Health Bureau
Health Resources and Services Administration

Bradford Therrell, Ph.D.
Director
National Newborn Screening and Genetics Resource Center
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

2:30-3:15 p.m.

Federal Agency and Liaison Briefings
Elizabeth Edgerton, M.D., M.P.H.
Director of Clinical Prevention
U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Coleen Boyle, Ph.D.
Associate Director
Science and Public Health Team
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Jennifer Howse, Ph.D.
President
March of Dimes

3:15-3:30 p.m. Break
3:30-5 p.m.

Federal Agency and Liaison BriefingsE. Stephen Edwards, M.D.
Past President
American Academy of Pediatrics

James Collins, M.D.
Chair
Secretary’s Advisory Committee on Infant Mortality
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Reed Tuckson, M.D.
Senior Vice President
Consumer Health and Medical Care Advancement
UnitedHealth Group
Secretary’s Advisory Committee on Genetics, Health, and Society
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

5 p.m. Adjourn
   
Tuesday, June 8, 2004
8:30-9:30 a.m.

Federal Agency and Liaison Briefings
Duane Alexander, M.D.
Director
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
National Institutes of Health

Peter van Dyck, M.D., M.P.H.
Associate Administrator
Maternal and Child Health Bureau
Health Resources and Services Administration

9:30-10:30 a.m.

Standardization of Guidelines and Practices for Newborn Screening Programs
Michael Watson, Ph.D.
Executive Director
American College of Medical Genetics

10:30-10:45 p.m. Break
10:45-noon Discussion
noon-1 p.m. Lunch (on own)
1-2 p.m. Public Comment
2-3 p.m. Committee Business
Future Agenda
Priority Issues
3 p.m. Adjourn