Cancer Club Meeting 2021
Minnesota Genetic Counselors Association
Wednesday, August 18th, 2021
Online Only
This event has been approved by the National Society of Genetic Counselors (NSGC) for a 0.7 Category 1 CEUs and 7.0 Contact Hours. The American Board of Genetic Counseling (ABGC) accepts CEUs approved by NSGC for purposes of recertification.
Agenda
7:30 - 8:00 am
Virtual arrival
8:00 - 9:00 am
How Do We Scale Up Cancer Genetics?
Heather Hampel, MS, LGC - The Ohio State University
9:00 - 10:00 am
NCCN High Risk Guidelines: How They are Created and Updated
Robert Pilarski, MS, CGC, MSW - Ambry Genetics
10:00 - 10:15 am
Break
10:15 am - 11:15 am
Hereditary Hematologic Malignancies: Who, What, When and Why?
Sarah Bannon, MS, CGC - Genome Medical
11:15 am - 12:15 pm
GCAs in the Oncology Clinic: Roundtable Discussion
Andrea Edwards, MS, CGC - Allina Health Cancer Institute
Shanda Phippen, MS, CGC - Allina Health Cancer Institute
12:15 - 12:45 pm
12:45 - 1:45 pm
Lunch Break
Interpreting Somatic Tumor Genetic Test Results and Applying Them to Clinical Practice
Meg Eilers, MS, LGC - M Health Fairview
1:45 - 2:00 pm
Break
2:00 - 3:00 pm
How Government Regulation Impacts Access and Reimbursement for Genetic Counselor Services
John Richardson - Director of Policy and Government Relations, National Society of Genetic Counselors
3:00 - 4:00 pm
Treatment of Hematologic Malignancies with CAR T therapy
Michael Jain, MD, PhD - Moffit Cancer Center
4:00 pm
Closing Comments/Evaluations