2023 MNGCA Fall Education Conference
MNGCA Fall Education Conference
Oct 27, 2023, 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM CDT
Wilder Foundation
451 Lexington Pkwy N
St Paul, MN 55104 USA
Schedule
7:30 AM - 8:00 AM |
In Person and Virtual Arrival
30 minutes
8:00 AM - 8:15 AM |
Welcome, Announcements, and MNGCA Updates
15 minutes
8:15 AM - 9:15 AM |
Do you know what you need to know? The impact of culturally competent cancer care
1 hour
Melissa K Rosen and Peggy Cottrell, MS, CGC
9:15 AM - 9:45 AM |
An Incidental Case of Long QT Syndrome and Its Implications
30 minutes
Christina Dailey, MS, CGC
9:45 AM - 10:00 AM |
Break / Networking
15 min
Mark Wick, MEd, MS
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM |
Emerging Gene-Based Therapies: What Genetic Counselors Should Know
1 hour
Naomi Wagner, MS, CGC
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM |
Newborn Screening in Minnesota: New Additions to the MN Panel
45 minutes
Jenna Soukup, MS, CGC
11:45 AM - 12:30 PM |
Lunch Break
45 minutes
12:30 PM - 1:15 PM |
From the Clinic to the Capitol: Legislative Advocacy for Genetic Counselors
45 minutes
Matthew Bergeron, JD
1:15 PM - 2:15 PM |
Sidelined: Understanding the Mental Impact of a Cardiac Diagnosis for an Athlete
1 hour
2:15 PM - 2:45 PM |
Break/Networking
30 minutes
2:45 PM - 3:15 PM |
Challenges and Triumphs of Genetic Testing for Vascular Malformations
30 minutes
Eva Kahn, MS, CGC
3:15 PM - 3:45 PM |
Unexpected Hereditary Cancer Results in the Population Health/Predictive Testing Space
30 min
Jessa Bidwell, MS, CGC and Jenny Anderson, MS, CGC
3:45 PM - 4:00 PM |
Closing Remarks
15 minutes