Monday, Sept 26, 2016
8:00 am – 9:00 am
- Opening CMV 101 session (Phoenix Central)
- Title: What is congenital CMV? Why is it important? How can it be prevented? [PDF]
- Description: This session is designed to be an overview of Congenital CMV. The presenter will cover basic information about transmission, prevention, prevalence, treatment, and intervention.
- Presenter: Gail Demmler-Harrison
9:00 am – 10:15 am
- Welcome and Plenary #1 (Phoenix Central)
- Title: Changing the CMV landscape: The power of parent advocacy
- Description: The power of parents in changing public health and policy and bringing attention to CMV. Share stories of advances made, including legislation, due to parent advocacy.
- Presenters:
- Kristen Spytek, National CMV Foundation (how non-profits help change the CMV landscape)
- Farah Armstrong, Texas parent (working with state lawmakers to pass CMV legislation)
- Erica Steadman, Illinois parent (leveraging stakeholders to pass CMV legislation)
- Kathleen Muldoon, Arizona parent (parents as advocates in the care and early intervention services for their child)
- Sara Doutre, Utah parent
10:30 am – 11:30 am: Topical Breakout Session #1
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
- Plenary #2 (Phoenix Central)
- Title: Marketing the CMV message: Proven public health techniques for raising awareness
- Description: Presentation on proven techniques to raise awareness of other public health issues and change behaviors. Discuss application of those techniques to congenital CMV based on the best preventative messages we currently have.
- Presenter: Mike Mackert
2:15 pm – 3:15 pm: Topical Breakout Session #2
3:30 pm – 4:45 pm
- Plenary #3 (Phoenix Central)
- Title: Is Universal Newborn CMV Screening Good Public Health Policy?
- Description: Point-counterpoint discussion. Each participant will be given 4-5 questions in advance to prepare a one-minute answer. Following each prepared answer, one colleague may make a thirty-second response. The original presenter may respond for 30 sec. (10-15 minutes per question total, 4-5 questions, moderator: Alyson Ward)
- Presenter:
- Karen Fowler
- David Kimberlin
- Bill Rawlinson
- Sheila Dollard
- Albert Park