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ThinkGenetic to Sponsor 2016 USC Genetic Counseling Fall Symposium on November 11

November 2, 2016 Ruth O'Keefe Leave a Comment

ThinkGenetic is very excited to be a sponsor at the upcoming 2016 Genetic Counseling Fall Symposium in Columbia, South Carolina on November 11, 2016.

Focusing on the needs of genetic counselors, geneticists, university faculty, students, residents, fellows and health care professionals this special event hopes to “build knowledge and skills as we incorporate clinical applications of genomic medicine.” An impressive agenda has been put together ranging in topics from Exome Sequencing for Newborn Screening to Gene Therapy to Ovarian and Breast Cancer.

fullsizerenderWhen asked why supporting the event was so important to ThinkGenetic, Co-Founder Dawn Jacob Laney, MS, CGC, CCRC said, “Genetic counselors are amazing patient advocates and we like to promote educational events, like the USC Fall Symposium, that help genetic counselors reach important resources to continue to learn about new changes in genetic diseases. Also, any opportunity to support the training of new genetic counselors when there’s such a need is important to our mission.”

ThinkGenetic will be there and we hope you will be too. Don’t wait, the 11th is right around the corner! Make sure you submit your registration today at: http://geneticcounseling.med.sc.edu/Fall.Symposium.asp. Also, don’t forget to share the event with others using #USCGCFallSymposium.

We look forward to seeing you there!


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Agenda as of 11/2/2016. See the most recent version here
7:30 Symposium Registration
8:00 Welcome and Opening Remarks
Janice G. Edwards, MS, CGC
8:15 The Utility of Whole Exome Sequencing in Prenatal Diagnosis
Magdalena Walkiewicz, PhD

Baylor College of Medicine
9:00 Just Because We Can, Should We? Exome Sequencing for Newborn Screening
Julianne O’Daniel, MS, CGC

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
9:45 Gene Therapy Targeting the Root Cause
Treatment of Neuropathic Lysosomal Storage Diseases
Haiyan Fu, PhD

Nationwide Children’s Hospital Center for Gene Therapy
10:30 Break
11:00 The Amelia Craver Special Lectures
The Yin and Yang of Cancer GeneticsPediatric Cancer Predisposition in the Genomics Era
Uri Tabori, MDUniversity of Toronto Hospital for SickKids
11:45 Biallelic Mismatch Repair Deficiency Syndrome: Exploiting Hypermutations to Save Lives
Uri Tabori, MD

University of Toronto Hospital for SickKids
12:30 Networking Luncheon
Palmetto Health Children’s Hospital
C. Warren Derrick Room and Lobby
1:45 Is Information Power? Population Screening for Inherited Breast and Ovarian Cancer Risk
Kelly East, MS, CGC

HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology
2:30 Genesurance and Marketing Madness
Quinn Stein, MS, CGC

Augustana University
3:30 Closing Remarks
The National Society of Genetic Counselors (NSGC) has authorized the University of South Carolina to offer up to 0.55 CEUs or 5.5 Category 1 contact hours for the event: USC Genetic Counseling Fall Symposium. The American Board of Genetic Counseling (ABGC) will accept CEUs earned at this program for the purposes of genetic counselor certification and recertification.

 

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About Ruth O'Keefe

Ruth maintains strong engagement with patients, partners, healthcare providers, and other communities to further the ThinkGenetic mission effectively and successfully. When not advocating for ThinkGenetic and its community, Ruth enjoys spending time outdoors with her three boys and helping businesses create and maintain a productive footprint online.

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