This committee advises the ministers of the department of Health, Welfare and Sports on all screenings that may be performed before and during pregnancy and after birth: preconception screening, prenatal screening and neonatal screening.

De committee uses the adjusted Wilson and Jungner criteria, as described in the advice ‘Neonatal screening: new recommendations’ (2015) and Prenatal screening (2016).

This activity is a permanent part of the Prevention and Screening domain.

The membership of the committee may differ from one advice to another. Because a permanent committee addresses more than one topic, potential conflicts of interests of committee members will be re-evaluated at the start of each advisory process. Moreover additional members with necessary expertise may be added to the committee to answer specific questions.

Members

  • Prof. I.D. de Beaufort, emeritus professor of Medical Ethics, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, chair
  • Prof. W.J. Dondorp, emeritus professor Biomedical Ethics, Maastricht University
  • Prof. L. Henneman, professor Patients' perspective Genetic testing, Amsterdam UMC
  • Prof. M.M.G. Leeflang, professor of Clinical Epidemiology, Amsterdam UMC
  • Dr K.D. Lichtenbelt, Clinical Geneticist, UMC Utrecht
  • Dr C.R. Lincke, paediatrician hereditary congenital disorders, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam

Observers:

  • J. van Geffen MSc, Ministry for Health, Welfare and Sport, The Hague
  • L.C. Slotboom MSc, Ministry for Health, Welfare and Sport, The Hague
  • R.H. Thöene MSc, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven

Scientific secretaries:

  • Dr F. Büchner, Health Council, The Hague
  • Dr S. Kalkman, Health Council, The Hague