Friday, 26th June 2026
@ Van Swieten Saal, Medical University, Vienna
60 Years of Austrian Newborn Screening Program:
Celebrating the past and present and looking forward into the future
60 Years of Austrian Newborn Screening
Susanne Greber-Platzer
Head of the University Clinic for Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine (MUV)
Volkan Talazoglu
Vice-Rector, Medical University of Vienna
Vassiliki Konstantopoulou
Paediatric Metabolic Medicine
Medical Director of the Austrian Newborn Screening Programme
Maximilian Zeyda
Technical Director of the
Austrian Newborn Screening Programme
Dear colleagues!
Dear friends of Austrian Newborn Screening!
It all began in 1963 with the screening for phenylketonuria in the USA and Western Europe. 1966 Professor Otto Thalhammer recognised the importance of newborn screening as one of the most important preventive measures in medicine and pioneered its establishment in Austria.
From then on, almost 5 million newborns in Austria were screened free of charge for the families to protect them from the consequences of congenital diseases and other conditions.
It is the mission of everyone involved in newborn screening to enable a better quality of life for each affected child.
Come and learn more about the Austrian Newborn Screening, celebrate with us and take a look at the future!
We look forward to your visit and appreciate your interest!
Training points (DFP)
The event has been approved by the Austrian Academy of Physicians with 7 DFP points. (ID 1059315).
Hörsaalzentrum AKH
Sponsors
We would like to thank the following companies for their support:
Main Sponsors
