PSO Upcoming Webinars

Prenatal Screening for Aneuploidy in Ontario:

Updates, Counselling Guidance, and Resources for Care Providers

Sept 30 · 12 PM EST · English · 1 hour

Speakers: Islay Fitzgerald, Certified Genetic Counsellor, Prenatal Screening Ontario

This session will provide a practical refresher on Ontario's prenatal screening program for common aneuploidies, including Multiple Marker Screening (MMS) and Non-Invasive Prenatal Testing (NIPT). Participants will strengthen their understanding of pre-test and post-test counselling to support informed decision-making, review current screening performance data and recent program updates, and explore the educational resources and tools available to support both health-care providers and pregnant individuals.

✓ This Webinar is Accredited for Continuing Education*

Moving Towards Precision Care for Pregnant Individuals in Ontario

Fetal Blood Group Genotyping

Oct 28 · 12 PM EST · English · 1 hour

Speakers: Dr. Joshua Stern, Family Medicine Advisor, Prenatal Screening Ontario / Vicky Ward, Clinical Content Specialist, Prenatal Screening Ontario

This webinar provides an overview of Ontario’s upcoming implementation of fetal blood group genotyping, including the Fetal RHD Screen and the Alloimmunized Fetal Blood Group Genotyping test. Participants will learn the clinical significance of these tests, when and how to order them, and how they support more precise prenatal care. 

✓ This Webinar is Accredited for Continuing Education*

From Registration to Annual Verification: Advancing NTQA in Ontario

Nov 25 · 12 PM EST · English · 1 hour

Speaker: Susan Burnett-Roy, Clinical Content Specialist, Ultrasound, Prenatal Screening Ontario

The NTQA Program continues to strengthen quality assurance for nuchal translucency screening across Ontario. This webinar will explore the NTQA journey from registration through ongoing quality monitoring and the introduction of Annual Verification. The session will highlight how continued engagement with NTQA supports consistent, high-quality prenatal screening across Ontario.

✓ This Webinar is Accredited for Continuing Education*

Contact Us

Prenatal Screening Ontario 
CHEO Research Institute 
Centre for Practice-Changing Research Building 
401 Smyth Road 
Ottawa, ON K1H 8L1

pso@bornontario.ca

Information line
Phone: 613-737-2281
Toll-Free: 1-833-351-6490

Monday to Friday, 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM EST

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Virtual educational sessions on prenatal screening and nuchal translucency quality assurance are available upon request for health‑care providers.