2024 MNGCA Spring Education Conference
MNGCA Spring Education Conference
Apr 26, 2024, 8:00 AM - 4:15 PM CDT
Wilder Foundation
451 Lexington Pkwy N
St Paul, MN 55104 USA
Schedule
8:00 AM - 8:15 AM |
Introductions/MNGCA Updates
15 minutes
8:15 AM - 9:15 AM |
Concepts and Cases in Pharmacogenomics
1 hour
Dr. Anne Moyer, MD, PhD
9:15 AM - 9:30 AM |
15 minutes
Disclosure of Genetic Counselors' LGBTQ+ Identity Within the Genetic Counseling Profession
Kayla Nelson, BS, Genetic Counseling Candidate University of Minnesota
9:30 AM - 9:45 AM |
Genetic Counseling Lesson for High School Science Teachers
15 minutes
Hannah Weis Zallek, Candidate for Masters in Genetic Counseling 2024, University of Minnesota
9:45 AM - 10:00 AM |
Morning Break
15 min
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM |
Genetics Care for the Plain Community
1 hour
Nicole Bertsch, MS, CGC
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM |
Ethical and Logistical Considerations in Prospective Genomic Screening Research with Adolescents
1 hour
Michelle L. McGown, PhD; Melanie F. Myers, PhD
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM |
Lunch Break
45 minutes
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12:45 PM - 1:45 PM |
Population Genomics at a Community-Based Care System: The HealthPartners myGenetics Study Experience
1 hour
Dr. Shellie (Michele) Kieke, PhD, MS, LGC; Dr. Pam Pawloski, PharmD, BCOP, FCCP; Cindy Johnston, MS, LG
1:45 PM - 2:00 PM |
Beyond the Binary: Use of Gender-Inclusive Language in Genetic Counseling
15 minutes
Saneela Khan, Genetic Counseling Candidate University of Minnesota
2:00 PM - 2:15 PM |
Liquid biopsies detect clinically significant genetic variants in patients with metastatic prostate cancer
15 min
Jacque Lyman, PhD, Genetic Counseling Candidate University of Minnesota
2:15 PM - 2:30 PM |
Break/Networking
30 minutes
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM |
Bridging the Gap: Diagnostic and Clincial Implications of RNA Analysis
60 minutes
Caitlin Reid, MS, LGC; Jessica Gage, MS, LGC
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM |
Genetic Diagnosis of Congenital Anomalies of the Kidney and Urinary Tract (CAKUT)
30 min
Chloe Barnett, MS, LCGC
4:00 PM - 4:15 PM |
Closing remarks/evaluations