TFL Volunteer Visits Maryland Newborn Screening Laboratory to Show <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <link href="/css/Static2.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="screen">  <style type="text/css">  </style></head> <div class="content"> <span class="top"><h3 align="center"><img src="/images/top.gif"></h3></span>  <center> <form method=GET action=http://www.google.com/custom> <table cellspacing=0 border=0> <tr valign=top><td> Search Our Site! </td><td> <input TYPE=text name=q size=31 maxlength=255 value=""> <input type=submit name=sa VALUE="Google Search"> <input type=hidden name=cof VALUE="AH:center"> <input type=hidden name=q value="inurl:www.savebabies.org" <input type=hidden name=domains value="savebabies.org"><br> </td></tr></table> </form> </center> <p align="left"><b><font face="Verdana" size="5" color="#336699">Volunteers Visit Maryland Newborn Screening Laboratory<br> </font></b><font face="Verdana" size="2">From SBTS Volunteer and Galactosemia Parent, Therese Cozzo . . .</font></p> <p align="left"><i><font face="Verdana" size="2">"On March 7, 2001 Bill and I (and our son Vincent) visited out state newborn screening lab on behalf of the Tyler For Life Foundation where we distributed the newborn screening awareness pins. Below is a brief description of our experience. We took some pictures of the event for you to use as you wish. It was a wonderful experience. I hope you have been able to recruit volunteers for other states. I think the lab employees really appreciated hearing our story and learning about the Tyler For Life Foundation. Employees were also happy to be "thanked" for their work."</font></i></p> <p align="left"><b><font face="Verdana" size="2">Our Visit to The Maryland Newborn Screening Laboratory</font></b></p> <p align="left"><font face="Verdana" size="2"> On March 7, 2001 we visited the Maryland State Newborn Screening Laboratory in Baltimore. We presented a brief overview of the Tyler For Life Foundation and we shared our own story of how effective newborn screening saved our son's life.</font></p> <p align="left"><font face="Verdana" size="2">Prior to our presentation to the NBS lab employees, we met with Linda Corcoran, Program Director for the Maryland NBS Laboratory, Dr. J. M. Joseph, Director of Laboratory Administration, and Dr. Jagdish Patel, Chief, Division of Virology Immunolgy and Hereditary Disorder Program.</font></p> <p align="left"><font face="Verdana" size="2">Most of the laboratory employees were able to attend this presentation. There were approximately two dozen people in attendance in all.</font></p> <p align="left"><font face="Verdana" size="2">After our presentation, our son Vincent handed out the Tyler For Life newborn screening appreciation pins to all of the employees. In addition, we brought in cookies as an added "thank you" to the employees. </font></p> <p align="left"><font face="Verdana" size="2">We were greeted with warmth and appreciation. It was a wonderful experience. We were also given a tour of the laboratory which was quite interesting. Maryland is currently screening for eight disorders, but is likely to add one or two more disorders to the list soon. We discussed with Dr. Joseph the need for comprehensive newborn screening and faster turn around time. Dr Joseph shared with us some of the changes that Maryland might be looking into in the near future to improve turn around time.</font><p align="left"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><font color="#336699"><b>More About the Appreciation Campaign</b><br> </font> Learn more about <a href="campaign-labvisits.php">Appreciation Campaign for Newborn Screening Personnel</a>.</font> <style type="text/css">  </style> <p align="center"><span class="style1"><a href="http://www.savebabies.org/index.php">HOME</a> | <a href="http://www.savebabies.org/aboutus.php">ABOUT US</a> | <a href="http://www.savebabies.org/pressreleases/releases.php">PRESS RELEASES</a> | <a href="http://www.savebabies.org/contribute.php">DONATE NOW</a> | <a href="http://www.savebabies.org/volunteernow.php">VOLUNTEER NOW</a></span></p> <p align="center" class="style2">Contact <a href="http://www.savebabies.org/contactus.php"> <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;"><i>Save Babies Through Screening</i></span></a> for questions about the content of this site or<br> the <a href="mailto:websiteupdatesforus@savebabies.org"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;"><i>Webmaster</i></span></a> for questions about technical issues related to this site. <br> <a href="http://www.savebabies.org/disclaimer.php"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;"><i>Terms of use</i></span></a> <i> for this site. </i></p> <div align="right" class="revised"><a class="style4">Revised 5/20/07 </a><br> <br> </div> </div> <div class="nav"> <p> <a href="http://www.savebabies.org/index.php">HOME</a></p> <p> <a href="http://www.savebabies.org/screeninginformation.php">Screening Information</a></p> <p> <a class="help" href="http://www.savebabies.org/NBS/statenbsprogramreport.php">State Screening Programs</a></p> <p> <a href="http://www.savebabies.org/diseasedescriptions.php">Disease Descriptions</a></p> <p> <a href="http://www.savebabies.org/library.php">Resource Library/CME</a></p> <p> <a href="http://www.savebabies.org/promotingscreening.php">Promoting Screening</a></p> <p> <a href="http://www.savebabies.org/awarenessprojects.php">Awareness Projects</a></p> <p> <a class="help" href="http://www.savebabies.org/contribute.php">DONATE</a></p> <p> <a class="help" href="http://www.savebabies.org/volunteernow.php">VOLUNTEER</a></p> <p> <a href="http://www.savebabies.org/familystories.php">Family Stories</a></p> <p> <a href="http://www.savebabies.org/newsletter.php">Newsletter</a></p> <p> <a href="http://www.savebabies.org/emailforums.php">Email Forum</a></p> <p> <a class="help" href="http://www.savebabies.org/NBS/snbs.php">Labs: Test Packets</a></p> <p> <a class="help" href="http://www.savebabies.org/NBS/packetsforparents.php">Packets for Parents</a></p> <p> <a href="http://www.savebabies.org/calendar.php">Event Calendar</a></p> <p> <a href="http://www.savebabies.org/fundraising/Programs.php">Fundraising Activities</a></p> <p> <a href="http://www.savebabies.org/sitesofinterest.php">Other Sites of Interest</a></p> </div></body> </html>