NSGC 2009 AEC & Pre-Conference Symposia Online Access

Were you unable to make it to the 2009 AEC and Pre-Conference Symposia in Atlanta?

Are you looking to access sessions that you were unable to while in Atlanta?

Do you need to earn extra Category 1 CEUs?

The 2009 AEC and Pre-Conference Symposia is available and can be re-experienced as it happened and at your convenience via NSGC's new online learning portal. The 2009 AEC and Pre-Conference Symposia Online Access will feature recordings* of presentations complete with fully synchronized PowerPoint slides. A complete listing of sessions available in each portal is included below!

What's Included?
CEU Approval & Information
Registration & Fees

Pre-Conference Symposia

• Expanding Diagnostics for Mitochondrial Disorders - Speaker(s): Andrea Atherton, Bruce Cohen, Charles Hoppel, Richard Kelley, Rebecca Kern, Eric S. Schmitt
• The Changing Paradigm of Cancer Genetic Counseling - Speaker(s): Erin Chludzinski, Stephanie Cohen, Molly Daniels, Mary Freivogel, Lisa Kessler, Wendy Kohlmann, Dawn McIlvried, Rachel Nusbaum, Julia Smith, Kathryn Stoeckert, Deborah Wham
• Genomic Counseling in Practice: Now and the Future - Speaker(s): M. Michael Barmada, Debra Lochner Doyle, Emily Edelman, Andy Faucett, Erynn Gordon, Elissa Levin, Maki Moussavi, Julianne ODaniel
• Increasing your Business Savvy: Business Basics for Genetic Counselors - Speaker(s): Kimberly Banks, Leslie Cohen, Karen Copeland, Elizabeth Kearney, Deborah Wham
• Lysosomal Storage Diseases throughout the Life Cycle - Speaker(s): John Barranger, Kendra Bjoraker, Barbara K. Burton, Paul M. Fernhoff, Dawn Laney, S. Raja Laskar
• Clinical Teratology: The Basics and Beyond - Speaker(s): Beth Conover, Gideon Koren, Sharon Voyer Lavigne, Dorothy (Dee) Quinn, Sara Riordan, Kathy Wisner

AEC Online Content

• Plenary Sessions
• Dr. Beverly Rollnick Memorial Lecture - Genetic Basis of Congenital Heart Disease - Speaker: Thomas Morgan
• Genome Wide Association Studies (GWAS) - Speaker: Marylyn Ritchie
• Professional Issues Panel - Genetics in Primary Care: The Role of Genetic Counselors and Primary Care Providers - Speaker(s): Steve Keiles, Michelle Mott, Michael Rackover
• Janus Series Sessions
  • Update on Genetic and Diagnostic Testing Challenges for Multiplex Kidney Cancer Families - Speaker: Lindsay Middelton
  • Inspiration for Respiration: How to Recognize and Handle Lung Disease in the Genetic Counseling Pedigre e - Speaker: Lori Ross
  • Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome: Not So Benign - Speaker: Carrie Atzinger
• Educational Breakout Sessions
• Creating a Genetic Awareness Campaign - Speaker(s): Pia Banerji, Sara Pirzadeh, Linda Robinson, Sarah Zentack
• Beyond the Masters - Speaker(s): Laura Conway, Allison M. Grimes, Robin Grubs, Carol Walton
• Not All Polyps Are Created Equal - What This Means for Your Patient - Speaker(s): Mary Bronner, Carol Burke, Brandie Leach
• Understanding the Role of Fetal MRI: Implications for Genetic Counseling - Speaker(s): Carol Barnewolt, Sean Blackwell, Lori Dobson
• If at First You Don't Succeed... - Speaker(s): Jehannine Austin, Bonnie LeRoy, Christina Palmer, Toni Pollin, Patricia McCarthy Veach
• Cancer Genetics Curbside Consult - Speaker(s): Noralane M. Lindor, Henry T. Lynch, John J. Mulvihill, Wendy S. Rubinstein
• Every Day SMA: A Workshop on Genetic Counseling for Spinal Muscular Atrophy - Speaker(s): Thomas W. Prior, Elaine Sugarman, Kathryn J. Swoboda, Katie Ziegler
• A doption: Considerations for Genetic Counseling - Speaker(s): Martha Henry, Cassandra Perry
• Microarrays: Tools for Genetic Counselors - Speaker(s): S. Annie Adams, Samantha Baxter, Jennifer Ruschman, Kerry Shooner, Devon Lamb Thrush
• Getting to the Heart of the Matter: Cardiac Genetics for the Non-cardiac Counselor - Speaker(s): Sara Fitzgerald-Butt, Cecile Skrzynia, Amy Curry Sturm
• Transitioning from Graduate Student to Practicing Genetic Counselor : What are the Challenges and How Does One Cope? - Speaker(s): Dawn Allain, Steve Keiles

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CEU Approval & Information

NSGC has been approved as an Authorized Provider by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET). The American Board of Genetic Counseling (ABGC) will accept CEUs attained at the AEC for purposes of certification and recertification.

NSGC is authorized to offer up to 30.4 Contact hours or 3.04 CEUs (Category 1) for the Pre-Conference Symposia. NSGC is authorized to offer up to 26.5 CH or 2.65 CEUs (Category 1) for the Annual Education Conference.

If you are interested in claiming CEUs for the Online Access to either the AEC or Pre-Conference Symposia, you must purchase the offering containing the CEU fee. Particpants will be required to take and pass a quiz at the conclusion of each session. If you obtain a passing score of 80% or greater, you will be able to print and download a CEU Certificate, awarding the credits associated with the given session.

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The following options and prices are available to individuals who did not attend the live event in Atlanta in 2009. To purchase a given offering, click here to download the 2009 order form.

Once you purchase the activity, you will need to wait up to fifteen minutes for the server to enable access withn your NSGC member record. While you are logged-in to the NSGC website, you will want to access the following http://www.dcprovidersonline.com/nsgc_ceu/index.php.

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