J Natl Med Assoc
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Comparative Study
Primary care clinicians' knowledge and confidence about newborn screening for sickle cell disease: randomized assessment of educational strategies.
In Massachusetts, primary care clinicians receive and act upon hemoglobinopathy newborn screening results. We assessed clinicians' knowledge, confidence, and practices regarding hemoglobinopathy newborn screening, and the effect of mailed educational materials vs interactive seminar on knowledge and confidence. ⋯ Both educational strategies led to modest improvements in knowledge about newborn screening for hemoglobin disorders. Enhancing knowledge and confidence about newborn screening-related tasks may improve clinicians' capacity to act upon newborn screening results for hemoglobinopathies.