FBR Prenatal Screening Outreach Education
This site is the online out-reach education portal for the Prenatal Screening Laboratory at the FBR.



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Available Courses

• Cystic Fibrosis Screening

  • Teacher: Jeri Erickson
  • Teacher: Walter Allan

  This course is intended for OB/Gyn office nurses who may have to answer patient questions about prenatal screening for cystic fibrosis. It includes the patient education video but goes beyond this basic information to explain the rationale for screening for this disorder, background information about CF and DNA testing and suggests an approach to the couple who are screen positive while waiting for an appointment with a genetic counselor.
• Prenatal Screening

  • Teacher: Jeri Erickson
  • Teacher: Walter Allan

  This course is intended for OB/Gyn office nurses who may have to answer patient questions about prenatal screening. It includes the patient education video but goes beyond this basic information to explain the rationale for prenatal screening in general, background information about Down syndrome, trisomy 18 and open fetal defects, and suggests an approach to the screen positive patient.