The course takes you through the current guidelines and recommendations by ACOG and other organizations, it reviews the history, purpose, and timing of carrier screening; and the course also discusses the difference between ethnicity-based versus expanded carrier screening.
After completing this course, you should be able to
1. Explain the history of ethnicity-based carrier screening;
2. List current recommendations for prepregnancy screening; and
3. Evaluate the option of expanded carrier screening.
1. History of carrier screening
2. Purpose and timing of carrier screening
3. Current screening guidelines and recommendations
4. Ethnicity-based versus expanded carrier scanning
5. The future of carrier scanning
This course is intended for doctors.