Updates from the Texas Health Department 2025

Activity description

This activity is part of an education series that focuses on clinically relevant topics germane to care coordination and disease management in an effort to reduce (re)admissions and educate health care providers on how best to empower their patients.

This activity is designed to meet the educational needs of nurses and other health care professionals (HCPs) who are interested in learning about updates from the Texas Health Department.

At the end of this educational activity, participants should be able to:

  • Describe the maternal and genetic risk factors associated with preeclampsia, cystic fibrosis, and conditions detected through newborn screening, including the timing and rationale for early detection.
  • Recognize the early signs and symptoms of preeclampsia and cystic fibrosis and identify the asymptomatic nature of conditions that are detected through newborn screening, emphasizing the importance of timely testing.
  • Examine current screening guidelines and protocol recommendations for newborn screening, including the two-screen protocol for 24–48 hours and 7–14 days of life.
  • Discuss evidence-based treatment and follow-up strategy options for preeclampsia (e.g., low-dose aspirin), cystic fibrosis (e.g., gene-targeted therapies, airway clearance, nutritional support), and early interventions for conditions identified through newborn screening (e.g., stem cell transplantation for Krabbe disease).
  • Analyze how early identification and management of preeclampsia, cystic fibrosis, and newborn screening conditions can improve maternal and neonatal outcomes, reduce morbidity and mortality, and support long-term health and development.

Provided by
This activity is jointly provided by Optum Health Education and UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Texas.

Commercial support
No commercial support was received for this activity.

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Activity summary
Available credit: 
  • 0.50 ANCC - Nurses
  • 0.50 Attendance - General Attendance
Activity opens: 
11/27/2025
Activity expires: 
11/26/2028
Rating: 
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Presenter
Neil S. Levy, DO, MBA, FACOP, FAAP, DABAM
STARKids Medical Director
UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Texas

Activity planners
Rebecca Gleason, RN, CCM
Activity Manager
Optum Health Education

Judi Shaw-Rice, MD, FACP, MMM, CPE, FABQAURP
UnitedHealthcare Medical Director
Community Plans of Texas                            

Disclosures of relevant financial relationships
In accordance with the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education's (ACCME) Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, Optum Health Education (OHE) requires all those in control of educational content to disclose their financial relationships with ineligible companies within the prior 24 months. Ineligible companies are defined by the ACCME as companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing health care products used by or on patients. Individuals must disclose all financial relationships, regardless of the amount, with ineligible companies and regardless of their view of the relevance of the relationship to the education. OHE ensures that the content is independent of commercial bias.

All activity faculty or planners have no financial relationships to disclose.

Method for calculating CE credit
CE credit was calculated by the complexity of content.

Accreditation statement
Joint Provider LogoIn support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Optum Health Education and UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Texas. Optum Health Education is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the health care team.

Credit designation statement

Nurses
The participant will be awarded up to .50 contact hour(s) of credit for attendance and completion of supplemental materials.

Attendance
A certificate of attendance will be provided to learners upon completion of activity requirements, enabling participants to register with licensing boards or associations that have not been preapproved for credits. To apply for credit types not listed above, participants should use the procedure established by the specific organization from which they wish to obtain credit.

Available Credit

  • 0.50 ANCC - Nurses
  • 0.50 Attendance - General Attendance
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Available certificates for attending this activity.  You may claim more than one type of credit.  

  • .50 ANCC Certificate for Nurses
  • .50 General Attendance Certificate

PLEASE NOTE: You are required to claim credit and download a certificate to your transcript as proof of completion of this course.