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Individual Recording Prices
Member price: $25
Non-member price: $35
Plenary Sessions
Plenary sessions aim to highlight genetic counselor research, best practices, and/or updates to the profession. Plenary session content is applicable to the work of all Genetic Counselors.
B01 - NSGC 2024 State of the Society Address
0.5 contact hours
Speakers:
1. Colleen Campbell, PhD, MS, CGC
Learning Objectives:
1. Describe NSGC’s initiatives over the past year to the advance the profession of genetic counseling.
2. Outline how NSGC’s strategic initiatives intersect with and build on each other to achieve NSGC’s mission.
3. Identify the work NSGC has undertaken to support justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion within NSGC and the genetic counseling profession.
4. Assess NSGC’s efforts to support enactment of the Access to Genetic Counselor Services Act over the course of 2023.
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B13 - Jane Engleberg Memorial Fellowship Award Presentation
1 contact hour
Speakers:
1. Sara Fitzgerald-Butt, MS, CGC
2. Sharon Aufox, MS, CGC
3. Emily Brown, MGC, CGC
4. Lisa Schwartz, EdD, MS, CGC
Learning Objectives:
1. Discuss the history of the Jane Engelberg Memorial Fellowship (JEMF) award
2. Describe current JEMF initiatives and funding opportunities
3. Discuss the preliminary findings of a study exploring a novel service delivery model for inpatient genetic testing.
4. Describe the factors that influence genetic counselors' perceptions and formation of their professional identities.
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B14 - Work Perk or Pitfall? ELSI and Practice Considerations of Workplace Genetic Testing
1 contact hour
Speakers:
1. Elizabeth Charnysh, MS, CGC
2. Anya Prince, JD
3. Katherine Hendy, PhD
4. W. Gregory Feero, MD, PhD
5. Wendy R. Uhlmann, MS, CGC
6. Kunal Sanghavi, MBBS, MS, CGC
Learning Objectives:
1. Define workplace genetic testing.
2. Describe the key ethical, legal and social issues of workplace genetic testing.
3. Examine genetic counselors’ roles, experiences and perspectives related to workplace genetic testing.
4. Identify legal protections and gaps related to workplace genetic testing.
5. Identify roles of other healthcare providers, including primary care providers, in the case of workplace genetic testing.
C01 - 2024 Janus Lecture - The Sacred Disease: Exploring the Past, Present, and Future of the Epilepsies, presented by Beth Rosen Sheidley
0.5 contact hours
Speakers:
1. Beth Rosen Sheidley, MS, CGC
Learning Objectives:
1. Recognize advances, challenges and future directions in the field of epilepsy genetics
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C02 - Goodbye 96040, Hello 96041: A Genetic Counseling CPT Code Update for All Genetic Counselors
1.5 contact hours
Speakers:
1. Brian Reys, MS, CGC
2. Heather Zierhut, PhD, MS, CGC
3. Rachel Bluebond, MMSc, CGC
Learning Objectives:
1. Identify the factors that led NSGC leadership to pursue updating CPT coding for genetic counseling services.
2. Evaluate the process that went into developing and valuing the new code and the considerations behind the deciding factors of the new format.
3. Discuss the new code, implications for clinical practice, and attendee questions.
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C08 - Professional Issues Panel: Genetic Counseling around the Globe: Insights, Lessons, and Collaboration for a Future-Proof Profession
1 contact hour
Speakers:
1. Christopher Vella, MSc, MA, DipHSc, SRDT, LBIDST
2. Peter James Abad, RN, MSc (GC)
3. Monica Araujo, MSC (Med)
4. Masakazu Nishigaki, RN, PHN, JCGC, PhD
Learning Objectives:
1. Explain how genetic counselor training differs around the world.
2. Summarize the common hurdles genetic counselors face around the world.
3. Describe how genetic counseling practice is similar and different around the world.
4. Identify opportunities for global collaboration for the good of our patients and the profession.
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C09 - Professional Issues Panel: Genetic Counseling around the Globe: Insights, Lessons, and Collaboration for a Future-Proof Profession
1.5 contact hours
Speakers:
1. Sara Pirzadeh-Miller, MS, CGC
Learning Objectives:
1. Identify the incoming president's vision for NSGC and the genetic counseling profession in 2025.
2. Describe the incoming president’s background and professional interests and how they will be leveraged in leadership of NSGC.
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D01 - 2024 Beverly Rollnick Memorial Lecture: Ordering "The Cure" with a Side of Trepidation: The Challenges of Gene Therapy for Sickle Cell Disease
1.25 contact hours
Speakers:
1. Barbara W. Harrison, MS, CGC
2. Aarin Ables Williams, MS, CGC
3. Rebekah Hutchins, MS, CGC, LCGC
4. Terry Jackson, PhD
5. Lakiea Bailey, PhD
6. Victoria Gray
7. Taylor John
Learning Objectives:
1. Describe the curative therapeutic options available for sickle cell disease, focusing on gene therapy approaches, including the use of CRISPR.
2. Identify the risks, benefits and potential unknown clinical effects of gene therapy in sickle cell disease.
3. Summarize the patient experience with curative therapies, both successful and not successful, to inform genetic counseling practice.
4. Analyze accessibility strategies for gene therapy and other transformative treatments both within the United States, and globally, where most people with sickle cell disease reside.
5. Examine the impact of the approval of gene therapy, int he midst of social and other factors that impact the sickle cell disease community, including mistreatment, disparities in appropriate care and medical mistrust.
6. Identify personal decision-making factors for patients and families regarding the pursuit of gene therapy for sickle cell disease.
7. Explain the role of genetic counselors play in patient awareness and decision-making amongst curative gene therapy options in sickle cell disease.
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D08 - Audrey Heimler Special Projects Award Presentation
0.5 contact hours
Speakers:
1. Dawn Laney
2. Cindy Chin
Learning Objectives:
1. Describe the history of the Audrey Heimler Special Project Award and current initiatives.
2. Identify the impact of the AHSP awards have had on the careers of multiple genetic counselors.
3. Describe the process of working with a community advisory board (CAB) to develop a novel, culturally tailored educational tool.
4. Assess the effectiveness of Gallery Walk as an educational tool in raising awareness for genetic counseling and testing (GCT) and hereditary breast and ovarian cancer (HBOC) in the Black Harlem and Bronx population.
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D09 - Leading Beyond the Horizon Abstracts
0.75 contact hours
Speakers:
1. Kristen Miller, MGC, LCGC
2. Nikkola Carmichael, PhD, MS, CGC
Learning Objectives:
1. Describe the results of an environmental scan to characterize the landscape of abortion legislation impacting genetic counselors' scope of practice following the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization Supreme Court case.
2. Describe BIPOC genetic counseling students experiences at the annual conference and interventions to potentially increase their sense of belonging.
3. Identify interventions to potentially increase their sense of belonging.
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D10 - A Genetic Counselor’s Guide to Long-Read Sequencing: Preparing for the Future of Genomic Medicine
1 contact hour
Speakers:
1. Chloe Reuter, MS, LCGC
2. Emily Farrow, PhD, CGC, FACMG
3. Cassandra Barrett, PhD, CGC
4. Aubrie Soucy Verran, MLA
Learning Objectives:
1. Describe long-read sequencing technology and its ability to detect various types of genetic variants.
2. Analyze genetic counseling considerations for incorporating long-read sequencing into patient care and research.
3. Identify applications for long-read sequencing beyond diagnosis of rare genetic conditions.
4. Assess scenarios in which long-read sequencing may provide utility beyond other genetic testing modalities.
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E06 - Abstract Awards
0.5 contact hours
Speakers:
1. Rachel Notestine, MS
2. Brian Reys, MS, CGC
Learning Objectives:
1. Identify healthcare fraud in the genetic testing space, characteristics commonly targeted, and key patterns of behavior utilized in fraudulent activity.
2. Evaluate the benefits and limitations of genetic counselor recognition by state Medicaid services as it relates to reimbursement for services
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E07 - Late-breaking Plenary Session: New FDA Regulation of Laboratory Developed Tests (LDTs): What Genetic Counselors Need to Know
1 contact hour
Speakers:
1. Jennifer Leib, ScM, CGC
2. Jonathan Genzen, MD, PhD, MBA
3. Lisa Schlager, MPP
Learning Objectives:
1. Outline the history of LDT regulation, including the FDA’s involvement prior to the Rule and key events that shaped the regulatory landscape
2. Evaluate the impact of the Final Rule on genetic laboratories (academic and commercial) as well as clinical practice
3. Formulate strategies for genetic counselors in the new regulatory environment, including possible roles to advocate for patient access and quality care amidst regulatory change
4. Predict how the regulation of LDTs might influence future advancements in genetic testing, genetic counseling, and personalized medicine
5. Describe the new FDA Final Rule, including the rationale and any legal action in response to the Final Rule
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Educational Breakout Sessions
Educational Breakout Sessions cover a variety of topic areas including but not limited to clinical specialties, professional issues, and counseling skills.
B02 - Just Because We Can, Should We? Examining PGT Through the Lens of Ableism, Access, and Clinical Actionability
2 contact hours
Speakers:
1. Meghan Bombalicki, MS, CGC
2. Gina Londre, MS, CGC
3. Sara Levene, MSc
4. Leila Jamal, ScM, PhD, LGC
5. Samantha Stover, MS, CGC
Learning Objectives:
1. Illustrate the current clinical and technical landscape of PGT.
2. Summarize PGT regulatory models in the UK health system.
3. Identify the role of PGT laboratories in access to testing.
4. Name themes of ableism in reproductive genetics.
5. Analyze ethical policy and practice frameworks of reproductive technologies such as PGT.
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B08 - All Grown Up! Applying Lessons Learned from Cystic Fibrosis across Prenatal, Pediatric, Adult, and Cancer Settings
1.5 contact hours
Speakers:
1. Elinor Langfelder-Schwind, MS, CGC
2. Brooke Moore, MD, MPH
3. Richard T. Caldwell
Learning Objectives:
1. Analyze how Cystic Fibrosis (CF) is screened and diagnosed through biochemical and molecular technologies.
2. Discuss communication strategies for CFTR variant results across multiple specialties.
3. Evaluate current therapies for CF and the impact of these on health outcomes.
4. Illustrate the implications of changes to CF-related care through the lived experience of a person with CF.
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B09 - Client Guilt, Shame, Anger: Counseling Strategies to Support Decision Making and Improve Outcomes
1.5 contact hours
Speakers:
1. Kendra Schaa, ScM, CGC
2. Janeta Fong Tansey, MD, PhD
3. Ananya Jain, ScM, LCGC
4. Lori A. H. Erby, ScM, PhD, CGC
Learning Objectives:
1. Analyze the role of strong motions in client decision-making, autonomy, and psychological adaptation, with particular attention to guilt, shame, and anger.
2. Identify root causes of strong emotions.
3. Illustrate counseling techniques that acknowledge and harness emotions of guilt, fear, and anger towards enhancing client autonomy, informed decision-making, and psychosocial adaptation.
4. Evaluate one's own positionality to strong emotions and their impact on the therapeutic alliance.
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B10 - How Do We Do Better? Improving Disability Inclusivity within the Genetic Counselor Professional Trajectory
1.5 contact hours
Speakers:
1. Jessica Kianmahd Shamshoni, MS, CGC
2. Rebecca LeShay Araujo, MS, CGC
3. Alicia Wolfson, MA, MS, CGC
4. Andrea Schelhaas, MS, CGC
Learning Objectives:
1. Outline best practices for disability inclusivity across the genetic counseling career trajectory.
2. Apply best practice principles to their own experiences with prospective and current students and/or genetic counseling colleagues.
3. Identify barriers to accessibility and effective strategies for inclusivity based on vignettes of the lived experience of several genetic counselors with disabilities.
4. Apply a justice, equity and inclusivity lens to increase belonging or reduce barriers for current or prospective genetic counselors with disabilities.
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B11 - Precision Prenatal Medicine: Genetic Counseling and Fetal Exome Sequencing
1.5 contact hours
Speakers:
1. Asha Talati, MD, MSCR
2. Nikki Walano, MS, CGC
3. Rachel Bradshaw, MS, CGC
Learning Objectives:
1. Compare the benefits and limitations of fetal exome sequencing to traditional prenatal testing.
2. Discuss future applications of fetal sequencing.
3. Evaluate case examples to determine best practices and key counseling considerations.
4. Analyze barriers to ES and strategies to improve equity.
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B12 - Trusting Your Gut: A Guide to Caring for Hereditary Gastric Cancer Patients
1.5 contact hours
Speakers:
1. Dana Farengo-Clark, MS, MS, LGC
2. Jeremy L. Davis, MD
3. Bryson Katona, MD, PhD
4. Maegan E. Roberts, MS, CGC
Learning Objectives:
1. Outline the current landscape of the genes associated with increased gastric cancer risk.
2. Compare and contrast screening versus surgical intervention for patients with pathogenic variant in a gastric cancer susceptibility genes.
3. Illustrate clinically challenging cases, scenarios and approaches to care for clinical management.
4. Analyze the experiences and processes of different institutions with respect to caring for patients with gastric cancer susceptibility genes.
5. Describe cancer risk associations for CTNNA1 loss of function variants.
6. Identify common challenges in pre- and post-test counseling for patients and families with hereditary gastric cancer.
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C03 - From Conception to Cradle: Enhancing Perinatal Care Workflows
1.5 contact hours
Speakers:
1. Rebecca Freeman, MS, CGC
2. Daniel T. Swarr, MD
3. Callie J. Diamonstein, MS, CGC
Learning Objectives:
1. Identify common challenges in the transition between prenatal and postnatal genetics care.
2. Evaluate examples of perinatal workflows in different institutions, and the unique benefits and limitations of each.
3. Analyze the implementation of the SWOT model of problem solving using real-world clinical examples.
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C04 - One Size Doesn't Fit All: Anti-Fat Bias in Genetic Counseling
1.5 contact hours
Speakers:
1. Leeran Dublin-Ryan, PhD, MS, CGC
2. Ragen Chastain, MEd, BCPA
Learning Objectives:
1. Define the types of anti-fat bias.
2. Summarize the current state of anti-fat bias in healthcare and genetic counseling.
3. Identify intersectional strategies for mitigating anti-fat bias in genetic counseling.
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C05 - Take it at Faith Value: A Look at the Needs of Genetic Counseling in the Hindu, Pakistani Muslim, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon), and Orthodox Jewish Communities
1.5 contact hours
Speakers:
1. Natalie Richeimer, MSGC, CGC
2. Shilpa Narayan, MS, CGC
3. Aisha Furqan, MS, MS, CGC
4. Lindsay Walker, MS, CGC
Learning Objectives:
1. Identify different faith communities and their needs for genetic counseling.
2. Examine the unique role of each community's infrastructure in medical decision making.
3. Construct strategies to increase access for faith groups.
4. Apply knowledge of culturally inclusive counseling learned during this session, to their genetic counseling practice.
5. Evaluate the intersectionality of different faith communities.
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C06 - The Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications of the Gamete Transaction: What All Clinical Genetic Counselors Need to Know
1.5 contact hours
Speakers:
1. Jill Slamon, MAT, MS, CGC
2. Katie Lee Hornberger, CGC
3. Devin Shuman, MS, LCGC
4. Melissa Lindsey, BA
5. Jenny Rietzler, MS, CGC
6. Danielle Winston, JD
Learning Objectives:
1. Recall the current gamete donor requirements and recommended guidelines.
2. Review diverse perspectives of donor-conceived people (DCP) and recipients.
3. List advocacy techniques for genetic counselors related to health and longevity of donor-conceived people (DCP) and donors.
4. Manage cases involving gamete donors and donor-conceived people (DCP) using case examples.
5. Identify the current ethical, legal, and social injustices and inequities that exist in the fertility industry with respect to gamete donation.
6. Recognize how a genetic counselor’s scope of practice promotes safe family-building practices.
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C07 - This or That? Debating the Role of Panels, Exomes, and Genomes in the Diagnostic Odyssey
1.5 contact hours
Speakers:
1. Christine Eng, MD
2. Troy A. Becker, MS, CGC
3. Blake Vuocolo, MS, CGC
4. Liz Mizerik, MS, CGC
5. Brian Reys MS, CGC
Learning Objectives:
1. Compare and contrast the techniques used in genomic diagnosis.
2. Identify clinical, financial, and provider factors that influence access to genomic care
3. Assess the applications of different genomic technologies using clinical case scenarios
4. Summarize the impact of and outcomes from different collaborative initiatives to increase access to care
5. Formulate actionable steps and advocacy strategies for equitable access to genetic testing
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E01 - Age of Treatment: The Clinical, Social and Ethical Implications of Genetic Therapies
1.5 contact hours
Speakers:
1. Kristy Lee, MS, CGC
2. Brianna Gross, MS, CGC
3. Emily Place, MS, LCGC
4. Akshay Sharma, MBBS, MSc
Learning Objectives:
1. Summarize the basic science and delivery mechanisms behind in vivo and ex vivo gene therapies.
2. Define the ethical, moral and social barriers to the uptake of gene therapy for conditions in different disease areas, and ways to remedy them.
3. Construct best practices for genetic counselor involvement and patient consent for cell and gene therapies.
4. Identify patient motivators and apprehensions to pursue gene therapy in a variety of disease areas.
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E02 - Finding Ourselves as Genetic Counselors: Examining our Personal and Professional Identities
1.5 contact hours
Speakers:
1. Lisa Schwartz, EdD, MS, CGC
2. Rachel Mills, PhD, MS, CGC
3. Andrea Casey, EdD
4. Ian MacFarlane, PhD, LP
5. McKinsey L. Goodenberger, MS, CGC
6. Kaye Stenberg, BS
7. Sarah Witherington, MS, CGC
Learning Objectives:
1. Recognize elements of genetic counselor professional identity based on attributes, beliefs, values, motives, and experiences.
2. Compare and contrast individual elements of professional identity to aspects of collective genetic counselor identity.
3. Identify strategies to adjust for areas of incongruence between one’s personal identity and professional identity.
4. Identify the intersection of personal and professional identity
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E03 - Navigating the Moral Maze of Genetic Testing in Transplantation Decision-making
1.5 contact hours
Speakers:
1. Liz Mizerik, MS, CGC
2. Shaine Morris, MD, MPH
3. Sara Houston, MS
4. Tia Moscarello, MS, CGC
Learning Objectives:
1. Define scenarios where genetic results are a factor in determining suitability for organ transplant and surgical intervention.
2. Identify pre/post testing counseling considerations when genetic testing is offered prior to organ transplantation.
3. Utilize an ethical framework to navigate through scenarios involving genetic testing utilization in organ transplantation.
4. Discuss the benefits, limitations and ethical considerations of genetic testing before organ transplantation.
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E04 - Not Just a Carrier: Medical and Emotional Impact of Being a Carrier for an X-linked Disorder
1.5 contact hours
Speakers:
1. Rebecca McClennan
2. Julie Cohen, ScM, CGC
3. Kayla Banks, MS, CGC
4. Susan Howell, MS, CGC, MBA
5. Dawn Laney, MS, CGC, CCRC
6. Christine Disteche, PhD
7. Olivia Viola
Learning Objectives:
1. Recognize how genetic counselors can empower this patient population
2. Analyze the mechanisms behind symptom presentation in women who are carriers of X-linked disorders
3. Recall the medical implications of being a carrier of Fragile X syndrome
4. List the medical implication of being a carrier of Duchenne or Becker muscular dystrophy
5. Define the medical implications of being a carrier of Fabry disease
6. Share the emotional impact of learning about one’s carrier status
7. Describe how patient family planning decisions can be impacted by their carrier status
8. Identify the emotional challenges for carriers of X-linked disorders across the lifespan
9. Discuss practice implications for genetic counselors.
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E05 - Reflexivity Across the Research Lifespan: Planning, Conducting, Supervising, and Mobilizing Ethical Genetic Counseling Research
1.5 contact hours
Speakers:
1. Kennedy Borle, MSc, CGC
2. Kimberly Zayhowski, MS, CGC
3. Ian MacFarlane, PhD
4. Jared Warden-Joseph, MSc
5. McKayla Gourneau, MS, CGC
6. J9 Austin, PhD, CGC
Learning Objectives:
1. Summarize the importance of understanding power and privilege in genetic counseling research.
2. Describe community-engaged research within the historical context of genetic counseling research.
3. Apply principles of restorative justice in genetic counseling research.
4. Practice reflexivity in the context of genetic counseling research.
5. Describe how values, policies and culture impact the research process in the context of genetic counseling programs and institutions.
6. Discuss the actions needed to address power of dynamics in the context of GC student research projects.
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On-Demand Sessions
The content of pre-recorded sessions is intended to be highly applicable to a wide range of genetic counselors, and/or sensitive topics.
F01 - CHD Across the Lifespan: From Conception to Adulthood
1.6 contact hours
Speakers:
1. Erin Demo, MS, CGC, LGC
2. Kristen Young, MS, CGC
3. Lisa Schlager, MPP
4. Abigail Yesso, MS, CGC
5. Sara Fitzgerald-Butt, MS, CGC
6. Sheetal R. Patel, MD, MSCI
7. Gabrielle C. Geddes, MD
8. Fred 'Rusty' Rodriguez
9. Katherine Salciccioli, MD, FACC
Learning Objectives:
1. Identify opportunities across the lifespan where genetic counseling can benefit individuals with CHD.
2. Identify varying approaches for screening and diagnostic testing for CHD in the pediatric setting.
3. Identify unique factors for individuals with CHD in adolescence.
4. Describe important landmarks and checklist items for a successful transition from pediatric to adult care.
5. Describe effective collaboration between genetic counselors and geneticist or non-geneticist physicians.
6. Consider benefits and limitations of genetic testing for CHD in the reproductive setting.
7. Assess barriers that exist to multidisciplinary care for CHD patients in various settings.
8. Describe ways that a genetic counselor is an integral part of a fetal health team.
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F02 - Genetics ‘Down the Bayou’ – Genetic Counseling Considerations for Cajun/Acadian Populations in Southern Louisiana
1.3 contact hours
Speakers:
1. Jennifer Jacober
2. Jenna Wray Gladney, MS, MMSc, CGC
3. John P. Doucet, PhD
4. Fern Tsien, PhD
5. Jennifer Lentz
6. Hannah Meddaugh, MGCS, LCGC
7. Alix D'Angelo, MGC, LCGC
Learning Objectives:
1. Summarize important facets of Cajun history, common shared values, feelings of identity, and culture.
2. Propose emerging Cajun genetic diseases from the genetic counselor prospective.
3. Recognize challenges for genetic counseling and management of genetic diseases in Southern Louisiana.
4. Discuss lessons learned in genetic counseling for rare disease in Southern Louisiana.
5. Define ways to engage with Cajun and Southern Louisiana culture while in New Orleans and Beyond.
6. Describe common genetic diseases with the Cajun population and provide a historical research perspective.
7. Discuss current knowledge of Cajun genetic disease and provide goals for future research.
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F03 - Good Grief: Navigating Grief and Mortality Conversations with Patients
1.5 contact hours
Speakers:
1. Glen Komatsu, MD
2. Lunda Okada, MS, CGC
Learning Objectives:
1. Describe unique experiences of a palliative care physician and a patient living with stage IV cancer.
2. Apply comfort, confidence, and effective vocabulary tools when speaking with patients on issues surrounding mortality.
3. Describe the unique experiences of a patient living with stage IV cancer.
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