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February 2024
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February 2024
Advocating for Newborn CMV Screening through Hospital-Based Initiatives
Author: Maggie Kettler, AuD
Posted:
8/30/2024
Category:
Advocacy
CMV newborn screening has increased tremendously in the past decade, with many states implementing the screening through legislative efforts. However, CMV screening legislation is not a realistic avenue in all states. In this blog post, we hear from Maggie Kettler, AuD, who has helped to lead successful efforts to increase CMV newborn screening in her home state of Ohio. In this post she discusses successes, challenges, and advice she has for advocates in other states.
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CCMV Public Health and Policy Conference Series: CCMV and Autism Spectrum Disorder
Author: Dr. Megan Pesch
Posted:
2/1/2024
Category:
Clinical
In October of 2023, researchers, clinicians, and families from around the world gathered in Salt Lake City, Utah for the Congenital CMV Public Health and Policy Conference. It was an exciting three-and-a-half days-- jam-packed with presentations about the latest clinical practices and research findings, as well as congenital CMV families sharing their experiences and lessons learned from their own journeys. This series highlights some of the presenters and their work featured at the conference, to share with our NCMVF community. In this installment, we learn about the relationship between congenital CMV and Autism Spectrum Disorder.
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