Course Highlights:

• SMA, types I-IV and X-ALD, three forms
  • Pathophysiology
  • Inheritance
  • Historical Incidence in U.S.
  • Clinical Classification
  • Confirmatory Diagnostics
  • Treatment
  • Screening Process
  • Reporting Process
  • Collection of Dried Blood Spot Samples

Learning Objectives:

After completing this activity, participants should be better able to:

• Identify the specifics of SMA and X-ALD
• Identify short-and long-term consequences of SMA and X-ALD in neonates
• Discuss the hospital and nurse role in the newborn screening process specific to SMA and X-ALD
• Describe care of the neonate with a positive screen result for SMA or X-ALD
• Describe the process of collecting a dried blood-spot specimen and transporting it to the lab for analysis specific to SMA and X-ALD.

Authors and Planning Committee:

• Christen Crews, MSN, RN
• Richard Haughton, MA
• Paul Hetterich, MS
• Christopher Nixon, MS
• Deepali Sanghani, MPH
• Kathleen Bunch Meneses, MS

Accreditation and Designation Statement

AMA PRA CATEGORY 1 CREDITS

The University of Virginia School of Medicine and School of Nursing designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit^TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

ANCC CONTACT HOURS

The University of Virginia School of Medicine and School of Nursing awards 1 contact hour(s) for nurses who participate in this educational activity and complete the post activity evaluation.

The University of Virginia School of Medicine and School of Nursing awards 1 hours of participation (consistent with the designated number of AMA PRA Category 1 Credit^TM (s) or ANCC contact hours) to a participant who successfully completes this educational activity. The University of Virginia School of Medicine and School of Nursing maintains a record of participation for six (6) years.

AAPA

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ASWB

As a Jointly Accredited Organization, The University of Virginia School of Medicine and School of Nursing is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. The University of Virginia School of Medicine and School of Nursing maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive 1 continuing education credit.

MOC Self-assessment MOC II credit:

Successful completion of this activity, planned in accordance with the needed MOC requirements, enables the participant to earn MOC Part II Self-assessment points equivalent to the amount of AMA PRA Category 1 Credit^TM claimed for the activity, through the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) and Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME^®) joint initiative to create a wide array of Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Activities. The awarded transcript provides for both AMA PRA Category 1 Credit^TM and MOC II Self-assessment credit for the following participating boards:

• American Board of Pediatrics (ABP)

Note: It is the accredited provider’s responsibility to submit learner completion information to the ACCME for the purpose of granting MOC II Self-assessment credit for the above boards. For learners wishing to receive credit through a Member Board not included above, please refer directly to your Member Board’s MOC Part II Lifelong Learning and Self-Assessment Program Requirements.

Disclosure of faculty financial affiliations

The University of Virginia School of Medicine and School of Nursing as a Joint Accreditation Provider adhere to the ACCME Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, released in December 2020, as well as Commonwealth of Virginia statutes, University of Virginia policies and procedures, and associated federal and private regulations and guidelines. As the accredited provider for this CE/IPCEactivity, we are responsible for ensuring that healthcare professionals have access to professional development activities that are based on best practices and scientific integrity that ultimately supports the care of patients and the public.

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The faculty, staff and planning committee engaged in the development of this CE/IPCE activity in the Joint Accreditation CE Office of the School of Medicine and School of Nursing have no financial affiliations to disclose.

Disclosure of discussion of non-FDA approved uses for pharmaceutical products and/or medical devices

As a Joint Accreditation provider, the University of Virginia School of Medicine and School of Nursing, requires that all faculty presenters identify and disclose any off-label or experimental uses for pharmaceutical and medical device products. It is recommended that each clinician fully review all the available data on new products or procedures prior to clinical use.

Disclosures

The faculty, staff, and planning committee engaged in the development of this CE/IPCE activity in the Joint Accreditation CE Office of the School of Medicine and School of Nursing have no relevant financial affiliations to disclose.

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