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2008 Annual Education Conference
Schedule-At-A-Glance
Friday, October 24
12:30pm-
4:30pm |
AGCPD Business Meeting |
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4:00pm -
5:00pm |
Student and First-time Attendee Orientation |
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5:00pm -
7:00pm |
Welcome Reception in Exhibitor Suite |
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Saturday, October 25
7:00 am –
7:45 am |
S101: Sponsored Breakfast Session
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Sponsored by: Shire HGT
Westside Room |
7:00 am –
7:45 am |
Board/Leadership/SIG Chair Meeting |
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7:30 am –
8:00 am |
Continental Breakfast |
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8:00 am -
8:30 am |
Opening Remarks |
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8:30 am –
10:00 am |
Janus Series |
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P101: Friedreich Ataxia: The Treatment Era |
Jennifer Farmer, MS, CGC |
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P102: The Debate Over Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis (PGD): Current Status, Value and the Future |
Jill Fischer, MS, CGC |
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P103: Lynch Syndrome – At the Intersection Between Genetics and Pathology |
Heather Hampel, MS, CGC |
10:00am –
10:30 am |
Break in Exhibior Suite |
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| 10:00am-4:00pm |
Exhibitor Suite Open |
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| 10:30am-11:15am |
Plenary Session |
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P104: Privileging Family Stories in Genetic Understanding: An Updated Paradigm for Genetic Counselors |
Caroline Lieber, MS, CGC |
| 11:15am-12:00pm |
Plenary Session |
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P105: Best Abstract Award |
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12:00pm-
1:15pm |
ART SIG |
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| 12:00pm-1:30pm |
Lunch on Your Own |
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| 12:00pm-1:30pm |
Cardiovascular Genetics SIG |
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| 12:00pm-1:30pm |
ABGC Program Directors’ Meeting |
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| 12:00pm-1:30pm |
Psychiatric SIG |
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12:15pm-
1:15pm |
Prenatal SIG Meeting |
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12:15pm-
1:30pm |
Metabolism-LSD SIG |
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12:30pm-
1:30pm |
Familial Cancer Risk Counseling SIG |
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12:15pm-
1:30pm |
Neurogenetics SIG |
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12:30pm-
1:30pm |
Perspectives in Genetic Counseling |
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12:30pm-
1:30pm |
Pediatric Counseling SIG |
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S102: Sponsored Lunch Session
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Sponsored by:
Boulder Abortion Clinic
Westside Room
Texas Children's Hospital
Olympic Ballroom |
| 1:30pm-3:30pm |
Educational Breakout Sessions* |
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E101:An Update on Endocrine Neoplasia Syndromes |
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E102:A Multidisciplinary Approach to Prenatal
Dysmorphology |
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E103:All in the Family: Facilitating Family Adaptation to Chronic Disease Using Theory-based Genetic Counseling Skills |
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E104:Have a Great Idea? Finding, Developing and
Managing the Funding! |
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| 3:30pm-4:00pm |
Break in Exhibitor Suite |
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| 4:00pm-5:30pm |
Concurrent Papers
A101-A104 |
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| 5:30pm-6:00pm |
Break in Exhibitor Suite |
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| 6:00pm-8:00pm |
Posters with Authors
Best Poster Award |
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| 8:00pm-9:00pm |
Open Forum |
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8:00pm-
10:00pm |
University of Minnesota Reunion |
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8:30pm-
10:30pm |
University of Michigan Genetic Cousenling Program Reunion |
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Sunday, October 26
| 7:00am-7:45am |
Past Board Member Breakfast |
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| 7:00am-7:45am |
2009 Planning Committee Breakfast |
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| 7:00am-7:45am |
S103: Sponsored Breakfast Session
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Sponsored by: Genzyme
Westside Room |
| 7:30am-8:00am |
Continental Breakfast |
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| 8:00am-9:30am |
P106: Professional Issues Panel |
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| 9:30am-10:00am |
NSGC Awards Presentation |
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| 10:00am-10:30am |
Break in Exhibitor Suite |
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| 10:00am-1:30pm |
Exhibitor Suite Open |
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| 10:30am-11:30am |
P107:Jane Engelberg Memorial Fellowship (JEMF)
Presentation |
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| 11:30am-12:00pm |
Plenary Session |
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P108: Natural History and Molecular Delineation of
Cornelia de Lange Syndrome: A Cohesinopathy
Disorder |
Antonie Kline, MD |
| 12:00pm-1:30pm
| Lunch on Your Own
ABGC Business Meeting |
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| 1:00pm
| Passport to Prizes Drawing in Exhibitor Suite |
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| 1:30pm-3:30pm
| Educational Breakout Sessions* |
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| E201:Big Heads, Bumpy Skin and Benign Thyroid Disease – When Should You Consider PTEN Gene Testing? |
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| E202::Ultrasound Findings of Unclear Significance:
A Review of Current Genetic Counseling Practice |
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| E203::Emerging Approaches in the Evaluation and
Treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorders |
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| E204:Publish for Success |
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| 3:30pm-4:00pm
| Break |
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4:00pm-5:30pm
| Concurrent Papers
A201-A204 |
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5:30pm-
6:30pm
| Fetal Intervention and Therapy SIG |
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5:30pm-
7:00pm
| Membership Committee Mentor Event |
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6:00pm-
7:30pm
| Canadian Program Alumni Reunion |
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7:00pm-
9:00pm
| Industry SIG |
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Monday, October 27
| 7:00am-7:45am |
Finance Committee Meeting |
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| 7:00am-7:45am |
Sponsored Breakfast Session |
Sponsored by:
Affymetrix
Westside Room |
| 7:30am-8:00am |
Continental Breakfast |
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| 8:00am-10:00am |
Dr. Beverly Rollnick Memorial Lectures |
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P109: Twins’ Perspectives on Living With Cystic Fibrosis: Lessons Learned |
Anabel Stenzel, MS, CGC Isabel Stenzel Byrnes, MSW, MPH |
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P110: We’re More Alike Than Different |
Carlene Mattson
Lee Jones
Karen Gaffney
Meredeth Martin |
| 10:00am-10:30am |
Audrey Heimler Special Project Award Presentation
Natalie Weissberger Paul Award Presentation |
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| 10:30am-11:00am |
Break |
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| 11:00am-12:30pm |
NSGC Annual Business Meeting |
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| 12:30pm-2:00pm |
Lunch on Your Own
S105: Sponsored Lunch Session
Gene Dx
Westside Room |
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12:30pm-
2:00pm
| 2007/08 Communication Committee |
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12:30pm-
2:00pm
| 2007/08 Education Committee |
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12:30pm-
2:00pm
| 2007/08 Access Committee |
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12:30pm-
2:00pm
| 2007/08 Membership Committee |
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12:30pm-
2:00pm
| 2007/08 Public Policy Committee |
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| 2:00pm-3:00pm | Plenary Session
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| P111: Translating Research into Clinical Practice: What’s New With BRCA1 and BRCA2? |
Jeffrey Weitzel, MD
Steven Narod, MD, FRCPC |
| 3:00pm-3:30pm
| Break |
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| 3:30pm-5:30pm
| Educational Breakout Sessions* |
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| E301: Model Magic: How to Select and Utilize the Risk Models in Clinical Care |
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| E302: Prenatal Diagnosis, Management and Genetic Counseling for Congenital Heart Defects |
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| E303: A How-to-Guide: Genetic Counseling Board Exam 101 |
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| E304: The Role of the Genetic Counselor in the Era of the $1000 Genome |
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6:00pm-8:00pm
| NSGC Leadership/Volunteer Development Program |
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| 8:00pm-10:00pm
| Texas Society of Genetic Counselors |
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Tuesday, October 28
| 7:00am-7:45am |
S106: Sponsored Breakfast Session
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Sponsored by:
Myriad
Westside Room |
| 7:30am-8:00am |
Continental Breakfast |
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| 8:00am-10:00am |
Educational Breakout Sessions* |
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E401: E401 PMS2: Clinical Phenotypes of Monoallelic and Biallelic Mutation Carriers |
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E402: Cystic Fibrosis Newborn Screening, Diagnosis
and Integration of Genetic Counselors in the CF Center |
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E403: DNA Meets DSM: The Interface Between
Genetics and Special Education |
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E404: Patient Educational Materials and Health Literacy:
Evaluation and Development of Educational Materials that Patients Can Understand and Use |
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| 10:00am-10:30am |
Break |
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| 10:30am-11:30am |
Plenary Session |
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| P112: Incorporating Genome-wide Association Studies (GWAS) into Genetic Risk Assessment: Current Practices, Challenges and Future Directions |
Dawn Allain MS,CGC
Steve Lott, PhD, CLSp(MB)
Heather MacLeod, MS, CGC
Elissa Levin, MS, CGC
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| 11:30am-11:45am
| Closing Remarks |
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| *Please see AEC session information pages
for speakers |
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| Note: Agenda is tentative and subject to change. |
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Note: Agenda is tentative and subject to change
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