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The Pediatrix® Neonatology Grand Rounds series addresses pertinent controversial issues that influence the clinical practice of newborn medicine. Webinars are held on the first Wednesday of every month from 4 to 5 p.m. Eastern Time.
On March 4, Monica Hsiung Wojcik, M.D., MPH, explores "The Role of Rapid Exome or Genome Sequencing in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)."
After this session, participants will be able to:
- Explain the difference between exome or genome sequencing and other genetic tests (such as gene panels, karyotype and chromosomal microarray);
- Describe potential benefits of rapid exome or genome sequencing for NICU infants; and
- Identify barriers to routing implementation of exome or genome sequencing in the NICU.
Click here to register for this session.
Dr. Wojcik is a neonatologist and clinical geneticist at Boston Children's Hospital and an associate professor in pediatrics at Harvard Medical School. She specializes both clinically and academically in rare diseases affecting the fetus and neonate, with a particular focus on genomic medicine implementation. Following her pediatric residency, she pursued combined fellowship training in both neonatology and genetics and subsequently obtained her Master of Public Health degree to augment her clinical effectiveness and health services research. She currently serves as the Director of the Neonatal Genomics Program at Boston Children's Hospital, Medical Director of the Manton Center for Orphan Disease Research and the Assistant Director for Robert's Program on Sudden Unexplained Death in Pediatrics. Dr. Wojcik's research focuses on the application of genomic medicine in the perinatal setting, particularly related to genetic diagnosis in the NICU, understanding genetic causes of perinatal mortality via genomic autopsy and addressing inequities in rare disease genomics. In her clinical practice, she attends in the NICU at Boston Children's Hospital and on the inpatient genetics service, consults prenatally for complex fetal cases and runs a multidisciplinary developmental follow-up clinic for infants with genetic conditions.
Please plan to join us for this important webinar and check out our catalog of previous webinars available on demand.
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The Pediatrix Center for Research, Education, Quality and Safety designates this Internet Live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
The Pediatrix Center for Research, Education, Quality and Safety is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
The Pediatrix Center for Research, Education, Quality and Safety designates this Internet Live activity for a maximum of 1 nursing contact hour. Participants should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
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