The NMS Program clinical policy suite is a collection of five governance documents that set out the responsibilities and expectations for the delivery of an integrated and coordinated NMS Program offered to all infants born in Alberta. To learn more, see:
NMS Program staff education is a collection of high-quality educational resources targeted at staff involved in the newborn blood spot screening pathway. Staff education is broken down into four main categories. To learn more related to collection, see:
NMS Program parent information is a collection of useful resources for parents and guardians about newborn blood spot screening. To learn more, see:
Circumstances when collecting a newborn blood spot screen can be very complex. For forms and information to handle some special situations, see:
Blood spot cards can be returned to parents and guardians after all testing the infant needs is completed and the newborn blood spot screen results are reported. Physicians and midwives can make this request on behalf of the parent by calling the NMS Lab at 780-407-1698.
Removing information that identifies a parent or guardian and their infant from the NMS Application is possible after all testing the infant needs is completed and the newborn blood spot screen results are reported. Please have the parents fill out the Removal of Personal Information from the Newborn Metabolic Screening Application form.
Some parents and guardians may have concerns about newborn blood spot screening. However, if an infant is not screened and has one of the treatable conditions, the condition may not be found early when treatment can help the infant the most. For more information about refusals and the Refusal for Newborn Blood Spot Screen form see the staff education essentials, Parent Refusal.
Health care providers can order NMS Program resources online. The user id and password required are provided below.
