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CDC Meeting Agenda:

Applying Genetic and Public Health Strategies to Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases
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November 8-9, 2001


SESSION I.
 

TIME

OVERVIEW AND OBJECTIVES OF THE CONFERENCE
Moderator:  Muin Khoury

8:00 a.m.

Welcome and Introductions

Jeffrey Koplan
8:10 a.m. Integrating Genetics Into Public Health Muin Khoury
8:20 a.m. Goals and Objectives of the Meeting Mary Lou Lindegren
8:30 a.m. Overview of Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases Lisa Kobrynski
SESSION II.

PUBLIC HEALTH ASSESSMENT OF PRIMARY IMMUNODEFICIENCY DISEASES
Moderators:  Coleen Boyle  
                   Celine Hanson

8:45 a.m. Introduction Coleen Boyle
IIA. Public Health Assessment Efforts:  Current and Past  
8:55 a.m. Primary Immunodeficiencies: Prevalence and Distribution E. Richard Stiehm
9:10 a.m.

The National Registry of United States Residents with Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases

Jerry Winkelstein
9:25 a.m. The ESID Registry and Immunodeficiency Mutation Databases C.I. Edvard Smith
IIB. Public Health Assessment Efforts:  What Could be Done (Existing Databases, Surveillance, Examples of Other Surveillance Projects)  
9:40 a.m. BREAK
9:50a.m.

Use of Existing Databases to Study the Impact of  Genetic Disease

Sonja Rasmussen
10:05 a.m. Setting up Surveillance Systems:  Birth Defects Larry Edmonds
10:20 a.m. Cystic Fibrosis Patient Registry Preston Campbell
10:35 a.m. CDC’s Comprehensive Prevention Program for Persons with Bleeding Disorders: A Model Approach Sally Crudder
10:50 a.m. Discussion
11:30 -  12:30 p.m.

LUNCH  

12:30 p.m. Perspectives Richard Jackson
PUBLIC HEALTH INTERVENTIONS
SESSION III. LABORATORY ISSUES
Moderators:  Tom Spira
                   Jennifer Puck
12:45 p.m. Evaluation of Genetic Testing James Haddow
1:00 p.m. Primary Immunodeficiency Deficiencies: Diagnostic Tests Hans Ochs  
1:15 p.m. Uses of Genetic Testing for Primary Immunodeficiency Jennifer Puck
1:30 p.m. Discussion
2:00 p.m. BREAK
SESSION IV. STRATEGIES TO INCREASE EARLY CLINICAL RECOGNITION
Moderators:  Lisa Kobrynskiy
                   Charlotte Cunningham-Rundles  
2:10 p.m.

Prevention Effectiveness Framework for Evaluating Strategies for Earlier Identification of People with Primary Immunodeficiency Disorders

Scott Grosse
2:30 p.m. Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases: Primary Care Perspective Tracy Trotter
2:45 p.m. Timely Diagnosis of Immunodeficiency Mary Ellen Conley
3:00 p.m.

Targeting Primary Immunodeficiency Development of a Hospital-Based Scoring System to Expand Recognition

Charlotte Cunningham-Rundles
3:30 p.m.

Shrinking the Haystack: Approaches to Primary Immunodeficiency Disease for Clinicians

Richard Hong
3:45 p.m. Discussion
SESSION V. POTENTIAL FOR POPULATION-BASED SCREENING
Moderators:      Scott Grosse  
                       Rebecca Buckley
4:10 p.m.

Population-Based Newborn Screening: Current and Emerging Screening Criteria

Nancy Green
4:25 p.m.

Human Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID)  and Potential for Newborn Screening

Rebecca Buckley
4:40 p.m. Screening for Primary Immunodeficiency Disease: Potential Laboratory Strategies Harvey Levy
4:55 p.m. Overview of the CDC Newborn Screening Quality Assurance Programs Harry Hannon
5:05 p.m. Research Projects Using Dried Blood Spots Robert Vogt
5:20 p.m. Discussion
6:00 p.m. ADJOURN
 6:15 p.m. Reception, Regency V, Hyatt Regency
 
November 9, 2001  
SESSION VI.

PRIMARY IMMUNODEFICIENCY EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND OUTREACH EFFORTS
Moderators:       Mary Foley  
                        Marifran Mattson  
                        Katherine Lyon-Daniel

 8:00 a.m. Individual Presentations
* NIH Educational  Outreach Efforts Allan Lock
* Mt. Sinai’s STRIDE Project Barbara Brenner

* Jeffrey Modell Foundation Physician Education Programs and Outreach Efforts

Fred Modell

* Immune Deficiency Foundation Physician Education Programs

Jonathan Goldsmith
* NORD’S Databases and Guide to Rare Diseases Ed Gruson
9:15 a.m.

Discussion – Lessons Learned, Recommendations, and Next Steps for Future Primary Immunodeficiency Education and Communication
Moderator:  Katherine Lyon-Daniel  
                  Marifran Mattson  

SESSION VII.

DEVELOPMENT OF RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PUBLIC HEALTH ACTIVITIES AND RESEARCH  

9:55 a.m. Charge to Breakout Groups
10:00 a.m. Break
10:10 a.m.
Group A - Centennial IV
Public Health Assessment:  Improvement of Existing Studies,
Priorities for Additional Studies  
Group Chair, Celine Hanson  
Rapporteur, Mike Watson  
Presenter, Richard Stiehm  
Group B -

Hanover Room A
Public Health Intervention:  Enhanced Early Clinical Recognition;
Clinical Algorithms and Evaluation Strategies, Diagnostic Tests,
Including Genetic, Developing Provider, Patient and Public Education
Group Chair, Richard Hong
Rapporteur, Chris Cunniff
Presenter, Lisa Kobrynski
 

Group C -

Hanover Room B  
Potential Role for Population-Based Screening  
Group Chair, James Haddow  
Rapporteur, Brad Therrell  
Presenter, Anne Comeau  

12:00–12:15  Prepare Group Reports
12:15-12:20 Groups B and C return to Centennial IV
12:20-1:00 Group Reports and Recommendations
1:00 p.m. Closing Remarks José Cordero

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