Competency information
Details
Assist with the laboratory standard operating procedures for the screening pathways (following observation of procedure by practitioner):
- antenatal screening
- newborn screening.
Considerations
- The clinical signs and symptoms, biochemistry for the diagnosis of:
- Down syndrome
- neural tube defects
- other fetal malformations
- haemoglobinopathy.
- The clinical signs and symptoms, biochemistry for the diagnosis of:
- phenylketonuria
- hypothyroidism
- cystic fibrosis
- medium chain acyl CoA dehydrogenase and other inborn errors of metabolism
- sickle cell disease.
- The role of internal quality control (IQC) and external quality assessment (EQA) of a screening method.
Relevant learning outcomes
| # | Outcome |
|---|---|
| # 1 | Outcome Perform the range of biochemical, point-of-care and molecular techniques used in the work-base to investigate pregnant women, neonates and infants. |
| # 3 | Outcome Understand the UK antenatal and newborn screening programmes and the methodologies. |
| # 6 | Outcome Work in partnership with other clinical specialisms in the investigation of neonates and infants. |