Metropolitan Atlanta Congenital Defects Program (MACDP), in
collaboration with the Metropolitan Atlanta Developmental
Disabilities Surveillance Program (MADDSP) will hold a Joint
Partners’ Meeting on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities
Monitoring and Prevention in Georgia. The meeting will take place on
October 16, 2009 at the Centers for Disease Control’s Roybal Campus,
Atlanta, GA. The meeting will highlight birth defects and
developmental disabilities across the lifespan, and will be an
opportunity to discuss future directions in monitoring and
prevention to improve the lives of children in Georgia.
Featured presentations will highlight:
- Past and present local surveillance,
research, and prevention activities
- Local collaborative projects, including
transition outcomes
- National surveillance and research
programs
- Morbidity and other life-long health
surveillance needs
- Future directions of public health
activities
Continuing education credits will be offered for various
professions.
The meeting is free of charge and open to the public, however
registration is required. You may register at
http://tinyurl.com/JointPartnersMeeting.
Should you have any questions or require additional information,
please e-mail
MACDP@cdc.gov or MStevens2@cdc.gov. We look forward to seeing
you at this meeting.
Date:
October 14, 2009
Content source: National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental
Disabilities
