Below is the schedule from the NSGC 41st Annual Conference, which took place November 16-20, 2022. Use this as a guide for how each day of conference is usually structured and watch for the 42nd Annual Conference schedule this Spring.
Wednesday, November 16
12:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Pre-Conference Symposia*
- Genetic Counseling for Critically Ill Patients: Roadmap for Professional Development and Patient-Centered Care
- REAssessing the Use of Race, Ethnicity, Ancestry (REA) Information in Genomic Medicine
- When Opportunity Knocks, Build A Door: An Interactive Session to Build Successful Business Cases to Solve Everyday Challenges
- Blood is Thicker: Ethical Genetic Counseling for Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplants in the Age of Genomic Medicine
- Ready or Not, Here We Are: Preimplantation Genetic Testing for Polygenic Risk. A Multifaceted Examination of the Current Testing and Counseling Landscape.
6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Annual Conference Welcome Event for First Time Attendees
Thursday, November 17
7:45 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.
Sponsored Morning Sessions
- Sema4/GeneDx - Covering the Care Gaps: Ensuring Access to Streamlined Genomic Medicine Across the Perinatal Stage of Life
- BillionToOne - Single Gene NIPT: A Deep Dive into Clinical Performance for Autosomal Recessive Conditions and Fetal Antigen Status and Exploration of Edge Cases
9:00 a.m. - 9:15 a.m.
Opening Remarks
9:15 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Opening Plenary: We're Not in Kansas anymore, Toto! International Genetic Counselors' Experiences in the U.S.
10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Educational Breakout Sessions (EBS)
- First Steps Towards Systemic Change: Building Frameworks for Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI) on Local Levels in the Genetic Counseling Profession
- Training GC Students Any & Everywhere: Novel Rotation Sites & Structures
- Getting Ahead of It: Elective, Predictive Genetic Testing for Kids
- Unlocking Access to Counseling, Testing, Treatment, and Research Through Patient Advocacy and Industry Partnerships
- Mending Hearts: Supporting Patients and Families when Grief Persists after Sudden Cardiac Death
12:30 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.
Sponsored Afternoon Sessions
- PerkinElmer - When a Day Makes a Difference: Omics based Testing in Neonatal Care
- Prevention Genetics - Shopping for NGS Tests in the Genomic Era: Tips to be an Educated Consumer**
2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Workshops (Pre-Registration required)
- Battling Burnout and the Stress Cycle
- Essential Skills for the Novice Job Seeker: Networking, Resume Building, Interviewing, and Negotiating
- Moving Towards Action: A Case-Based Approach to Culturally Engaged Supervision
- Counseling in the Moment: Broadening Genetic Counseling Skills Through Applied Improv
- *Practicar para Placticar: A Spanish Language Genetic Counseling Workshop
2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) and Frontotemporal Degeneration (FTD): Emerging Therapies and Genetic Counseling Considerations
4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Plenary Session: From Vosoritide to Limb-Lengthening: Updates & Perspectives on Treatment Advances in Achondroplasia and Related Disorders
5:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Natalie Weissberger Paul Award Presentation
6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Welcome Reception in the Exhibit Hall
7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
Heart of Genetic Counseling Award Presentation
Friday, November 18
7:45 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.
Sponsored Morning Sessions
- Ambry - Working 9-5: You've Got Passion and a Vision, New Ways to Provide Genetic Counseling
- Natera - A Journey to 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome Diagnosis
9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
Janus Lecture: Paved with Good Intentions: Genetic Counseling at the Crossroads
Michelle Takemoto, MS, CGC
9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Exhibit Hall Hours
10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Educational Breakout Sessions (EBS)
- Debates in Cardiology: Can an Unaffected Family member be the Proband?
- The Changing Landscape of the "Carrier" Experience
- Implementation Science for Genetic Counselors: Tools to Improve Equity and Engagement in Your Practice
- Gene Therapy: Challenges, Breakthroughs Learned from Ophthamology, and Opportunities for Genetic Counselors
- Build Efficacy as a Genetic Counseling Research Committee Mentor and Turn Your Research Ideas into Successful Mentored Research Projects
12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Exhibit Hall Hours
12:30 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.
Sponsored Afternoon Sessions
- Invitae - How clinical experts and artificial intelligence work together in an effort to improve genetic testing results
- AstraZeneca - Germline BRCA Testing in Breast Cancer to Help Inform Clinical Decision**
2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
NSGC State of the Society Address
3:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Incoming Presidential Address
3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Exhibit Hall Hours
3:45 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.
Platform Presentations
5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
NSGC Professional Issues Panel: Accelerating Health Equity in Genetic Counseling Through Individual and Profession-wide Strategies and Actions
Saturday, November 19
7:45 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.
Sponsored Morning Sessions
- Labcorp - Widening the cfNDA horizon, review of genome-wide performance
- Variantyx - The Benefits of a Whole Genome Platform for Diagnostics In Prenatal, Pediatrics and Beyond
9:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.
Beverly Rollnick Memorial Lecture: Building an Anti-Ableist, Anti-Racist, and Equitable Future: Research, Practice, and Advocacy
Kara Ayers & Dr. Angel Love Miles
10:15 a.m. - 1:45 p.m.
Exhibit Hall Hours
10:45 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
Platform Presentations
12:30 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.
Sponsored Afternoon Sessions
- Myriad - How Inclusion, Accessibility, Innovation, and Collaboration are Shaping the Future of Precision Medicine
- Alexion - Recognizing the Clinical Consequences of Low Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP) Diagnosing Hypophosphatasia (HPP)
1:45 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Audrey Heimler Special Projects Award
2:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Jane Engelberg Memorial Fellowship Presentation
3:00 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
BUILDING Abstracts
3:45 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Plenary Session: Biological Mechanisms of Disparities in Cancer Risk and Clinical Outcomes of Cancer Diagnoses
4:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Exhibit Hall Hours
Sunday, November 20
7:45 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.
Sponsored Morning Sessions
- Luna Genetics: A non-invasive Luna Prenatal Genetic Test for detecting chromosomal deletions
- Alnylam: An Introduction to AMVUTTRA™ (vutrisiran)
9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Educational Breakout Sessions (EBS)
- Understanding and Accommodating Individuals with Vision and/or Hearing Loss
- Genetic Testing for APOE: Taboo or To-Do
- Working Towards Health Equity in Cancer Genomic Testing
- From Lethal to Life-Limiting: Paradigm Shift in Caring for Patients with Trisomy 13 or 18
- Using Big Data Resources to Gain Insight into Disparities in Access to Genetic Counseling
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Late Breaking Plenary Session: After the Fall of Roe: Repercussions for Genetic Counseling Practice
12:00 p.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Abstract Awards
12:30 p.m. - 12:45 p.m.
Closing Remarks
*Requires pre-registration and an additional fee
** Note that these sessions are not eligible for CEU's