2020 MNGCA Fall Education Conference
MNGCA Fall Education Conference
Oct 23, 2020, 8:00 AM - 4:45 PM CDT
Zoom
Schedule
8:00 AM - 8:05 AM |
Introductions & Welcome
8:05 AM - 8:15 AM |
MNGCA Updates
Joan Steyermark, MS, CGC, MNGCA President
8:15 AM - 8:45 AM |
Remote Working: A Great Balancing Act
Lauren Yackowski, MS, CGC, GeneDx
Sarah Bray, MS, CGC, MNGCA Education Co-Chair
8:45 AM - 9:45 AM |
Technological Tools for the Remote Genetic Counselor Setting
Lola Cook Shukla, MS, CGC, Indiana University School of Medicine; Caiqian Cropper, MS, CGC, Concert Genetics
9:45 AM - 10:00 AM |
Morning Break
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM |
Legal Issues in Genetic Counseling
Ashton Boon, JD, MHA, LLM, Mayo Clinic; Sharon C. Zehe, JD, Mayo Clinic
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM |
Just Sit Back and Observe: Career Shadowing in Genetic Counseling
Katie Agre, MS, LCGC, Genetic Counselor, Mayo Clinic; Anna Essendrup, MS, CGC, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology Mayo Clinic
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM |
Lunch
12:30 PM - 12:45 PM |
Overview of Minority Genetics Professionals Network
12:45 PM - 2:15 PM |
The Minnesota Paradox
Dr. MayKao Hang, Founding Dean, College of Health, University of St. Thomas; Dr. Samuel L Myers, Jr, Professor, Humphrey School of Public Affairs; Dr. Joe Soss, Professor, Humphrey School of Public Affairs
Moderated by: Krista Redlinger-Grosse, PhD, LP, ScM, LGC
2:15 PM - 2:30 PM |
Afternoon Break
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM |
Clinical Role of the Assisted Reproductive Technology Genetic Counselor
Laura Rust, MS, LCGC, Genetic Counselor, Mayo Clinic; Iman Kashmola-Perez, MS, LGC, Genetic Counselor, M Health Fairview Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Michelle Takemoto, MS, CGC, Genetic Counselor, Hawai'i Department of Health
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM |
Emerging Therapies in Non-Neoplastic Hematology
Tavanna Porter, MS, CGC, Genetic Counselor, Mayo Clinic
4:30 PM - 4:45 PM |
Self Assessment/Program Evaluation