Dr. Mirjam van der Burg and Dr. Maartje Blom (LUMC) would like to invite you to the symposium 'Breaking the bubble' on Wednesday, March 2, 2022. A meeting on the different aspects of screening for the serious immune disorder SCID via the heel prick presented by international and Dutch experts in the field. The symposium will be held in hybrid form. It is possible to connect online as well as live. The symposium has NvK accreditation. Register here https://forms.lumc.nl/lumc2/Symposium_Mblom

Program

09:30 – 10:00: Reception

10:00 – 10:05: Welcome & Introduction Mirjam van der Burg, LUMC

10:05 – 10:20: Expansion of the Dutch Newborn screening Program Eugenie Dekkers, CvB/RIVM

10:20 – 10:50: SCID: need for screening & new insights into treatment Andy Gennery, Newcastle University, UK

10:50 – 11:20: The many facets of newborn screening for SID Maartje Blom, LUMC

11:20 – 11:45: Coffee

11:45 – 12:15: The future of newborn screening for rare diseases: what do we need? Jim Bonham, Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust, UK

12:15 – 12:45: Parental perspectives on expansion of newborn screening Lidewij Henneman, Amsterdam UMC

12:45: Closing remarks

15:00: PhD thesis defense of Maartje Blom