Newborn Screening Working Group (NBS-WG)
Newborn screening is the process of systematically testing newborns just after birth for certain treatable diseases. Ideally, this practice is part of a larger programme that includes confirmatory diagnosis, immediate care, treatment and follow-up. The EURORDIS Newborn Screening Working Group (NBS-WG) was set up to review current policy and practice in the field of NBS, in order to develop principles for harmonious uptake/adoption of the NBS programs across the Member States with a view to delivering maximum benefit and improving outcomes for babies born with rare diseases.
Members of NBS-WG include representatives from patient organizations, international screening societies and international and national federations with a focus on NBS.
In January 2021, EURORDIS, alongside its Council of National Alliances, Council of European Federations and its members, have set out 11 Key Principles to support an harmonised European approach to Newborn Screening.
Name |
Organization |
Country |
Bojana Mirosavljević |
Life Organization - Život |
Serbia |
Cor Oosterwijk |
VSOP |
The Netherlands |
Domenica Taruscio |
Istituto Superiore di Sanità |
Italy |
Dorota Zgodka |
FH Europe |
Switzerland |
Eduardo Lopez |
Spanish association for lysosomal acid lipase deficiency (AELALD) |
Spain |
Gulcin Gumus |
EURORDIS |
Spain |
Laetitia Ouillade |
SMA Europe |
France |
Lora Ruth Wogu |
European Sickle Cell Federation |
Ireland |
Luc Zimmermann |
The European Foundation for the Care of Newborn Infants (EFCNI) |
Germany |
Magdalena Daccord |
FH Europe |
Austria |
Manuela Vaccarotto |
Associazione Italiana Sostegno Malattie Metaboliche Ereditarie (AISMME) |
Italy |
Mark Turner |
University of Liverpool |
United Kingdom |
Martina Cornel |
Amsterdam UMC |
The Netherlands |
Nick Meade |
Genetic Alliance UK |
United Kingdom |
Patricia Arias |
FEDER |
Spain |
Rene Brectan |
Rare Diseases Czech Republic |
Czech Republic |
Simon Wilde |
Genomics England |
Italy |
Simona Bellagambi |
UNIAMO |
United Kingdom |
Valentina Bottarelli |
EURORDIS |
Belgium |
Virginie Bros-Facer |
EURORDIS |
France |
Urh Groselj |
Ljubljana University Medical Centre |
Slovenia |
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