Communication Practices: Cystic Fibrosis Center and Public Health Perspectives for Teaming with Pediatricians

The Cystic Fibrosis (CF) Newborn Screening (NBS) Quality Improvement and Timeliness webinar on October 2018, 2018, focused on communication practices with pediatricians offering perspectives from CF centers and public health. 

Speakers:

• Fran Altmaier, Case Management Coordinator, Arizona Department of Public Health Services

• Susanna McColley, MD, Associate Director, Cystic Fibrosis Center of Pulmonary Medicine at Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

• Marci Sontag, PhD, Director, Center for Public Health Innovation at CI International, Associate Director, NewSTEPs

This webinar is part of an ongoing series to discuss strategies for the implementation of quality improvement initiatives to ensure timely newborn screening in cystic fibrosis. The webinars are a proud extension of partnerships between NBS program representations (laboratory and follow-up) and CF centers and clinicians.