2022 MNGCA Spring Education Conference
MNGCA Spring Education Conference
May 6, 2022, 7:45 AM - 4:15 PM CDT
Virtual Meeting / Zoom
Schedule
7:45 AM - 8:00 AM |
Introductions/MNGCA Updates
15 minutes
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM |
Gender Affirming Genetics Care: From Medicalization to Empowerment
90 minutes
Kimberly Zayhowski, MS; Hannah Llorin, MS, CGC
9:30 AM - 9:45 AM |
Break
15 minutes
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9:45 AM - 10:45 AM |
Updates on the U of MN GC Program
60 minutes
Heather Zierhut, PhD, MS, CGC
10:45 AM - 11:15 AM |
Genetic Etiologies and Diagnostic Methods for Congenital Hydrocephalus: A Scoping Review
30 minutes
Caroline Aragon, BS
Examining the experiences of genetic counseling supervisors while working with anxious supervisees
Alisha D'souza, BS
11:15 AM - 12:00 PM |
Lunch Break
45 minutes
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM |
Newborn Screening for X-linked Adrenoleukodystrophy: The Minnesota Experience
60 minutes
Rebecca Tryon, MS, MA, CGC
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM |
Lessons Learned from Newborn Screening: The Patient and Provider Perspective
60 minutes
Brendan Lanpher, MD
2:00 PM - 2:15 PM |
Break
15 minutes
2:15 PM - 2:45 PM |
Exploration of the experiences of BIPOC GC candidates who take the ABGC Certification Exam
30 minutes
Parental Request for Familial Carrier Testing in Early Childhood: The Genetic Counseling Perspective
Sabrina Southwick, BS
Alex Tsai, BA
2:45 PM - 3:45 PM |
NIPS Statistics: Do the Numbers Mean what People Think They Mean?
60 minutes
Erin Standish, MS, CGC; Laura Rust, MS, CGC; Laura Wendel, MS, CGC; Bridget Winchester, MS, CGC
3:45 PM - 4:15 PM |
Beyond the Diagnosis: Understanding Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome through Provider, Patient, and Researcher Perspectives
30 minutes
Dhriti Jagannathan, BS
Results of genetic testing are suggestive of non-paternity, now what? A qualitative study of genetic counselors' experiences with the incidental finding of non-parentage
Stephen Hayes, BA
4:15 PM |
Wrap up/ evaluation time