Save the Date - CDC Grand Rounds Presents “Primary Prevention and Public Health Strategies to Prevent Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome,” on Tuesday, August 16, 2016, at 1 p.m. (EDT)

Save the Date

CDC’s Public Health Grand Rounds Presents:

“Primary Prevention and Public Health Strategies to Prevent

Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome”

Tuesday, August 16, 2016

1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. EDT

Global Communications Center (Building 19)

Alexander D. Langmuir Auditorium

Roybal Campus

Presented By:

Wanda Barfield, MD, MPH

Director, Division of Reproductive Health

National Center for Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, CDC

“The Problem of Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome”

   

Cheryl S. Broussard, PhD

Health Scientist, Birth Defects Branch

National Center for Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, CDC

“Beyond the Tip of the Iceberg: NAS Prevention and Preconception Health”

Kimberly A. Yonkers, MD

Professor, Psychiatry, Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences

Yale School of Medicine

Professor, Chronic Disease Epidemiology

Yale School of Public Health

“Prescription Opioid and Substance Use in Pregnancy: Screening and Treatment”

Stephen W. Patrick, MD, MPH, MS

Assistant Professor, Pediatrics and Health Policy

Division of Neonatology

Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

“Using Hospital, State, and Federal Policies to Improve Care to Families Affected by NAS”

     

Facilitated By:

John Iskander, MD, MPH, Scientific Director, Public Health Grand Rounds

Phoebe Thorpe, MD, MPH, Deputy Scientific Director, Public Health Grand Rounds

Susan Laird, MSN, RN, Communications Director, Public Health Grand Rounds

For non-CDC staff interested in viewing the session:

A live external webcast will be available via the Webcast Links section of our website. For individuals who are unable to view the session during the scheduled time, a video of the session will be posted to our archives 2-3 days after the presentation. 

For non-CDC staff who wish to attend in person:

Due to security measures at CDC’s Roybal campus, non-CDC staff who wish to attend these sessions in person must have prior clearance and a U.S. state-issued photo ID (e.g., driver’s license, US passport). Names of non-CDC staff (both domestic and international) who wish to attend in person should be submitted to the Grand Rounds Team. Please note that all information for international visitors must be submitted at least 10 business days in advance.

For individuals requiring reasonable accommodations:

It is the policy of CDC to provide reasonable accommodations (RA) for qualified individuals with disabilities to ensure their full inclusion in CDC-sponsored events. Employees are asked to submit RA requests at least 5 business days prior to the event. Please e-mail the request to grandrounds@cdc.gov.

For questions about this Grand Rounds topic: Feel free to e-mail your questions before or during the session.