NSGC’s Webinar Series is a timely, year-round series focused on education and other issues impacting the genetic counseling profession. From telemedicine to genetic engineering, and more, these webinars keep you apprised of the latest trends in healthcare and genetics, and how they may affect you and your patients.
Webinars are free for NSGC members without CEUs. Webinars can be purchased for CEUs as individual webinars, or by purchasing the full 2025 NSGC Webinar series.
2025 NSGC Webinar Series
NSGC Webinars take place every other Wednesday from 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm CT unless otherwise noted.
Co-Design in Healthcare: Partnership with Patient Advisory Councils
Oct. 1
Speaker: Hannah Wand, CGC
1. Describe the principles of community based participatory research and participatory implementation science.
2. Compare participatory research with patient-centered care, as it relates to healthcare and healthcare research.
3. Explore the role of patient and family advisory councils (PFACs) in participatory co-design with healthcare systems.
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Unique Paths to Metabolic Diagnoses
Oct. 8
Speaker: Dawn Laney and Kelly Jackson
1. Identify non-traditional route to a metabolic disease.
2. Learn about key symptoms that could indicate that a person has an underlying metabolic condition.
3. Review examples of incidental findings that can result in diagnosis of a metabolic condition.
4. Utilize information to determine if specific lab values could suggest a metabolic condition.
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Perinatal Postmortem Evaluations - Primer for Reproductive Genetic Counselors
Oct. 22
Speaker: Rebecca Bradshaw, MS, CGC
1. Recognize the importance of autopsy and other postmortem evaluations in cases of perinatal loss.
2. Discuss the psychosocial, financial, and cultural barriers for both families and providers related to arranging postmortem studies.
3. Critique the potential limitations and utility of modified/limited postmortem evaluation protocols.
4. Describe how postmortem genetic testing can benefit families who have experienced a perinatal loss.
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Economics of Genetic Counselors
Oct. 27
Speaker: Samantha Baxter
1. Recognize the importance of autopsy and other postmortem evaluations in cases of perinatal loss.1. Define the primary pillars to the economic environment of genetic counselors.
2. Describe how production costs, distribution channels, and consumption markets for GCs impact each other.
3. Evaluate how various factors outside the clinic, including venture capital investment and government research funding, impact the market for genetic counselors.
4. Formulate various strategies for securing a more stable economic future for genetic counselors.
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To view previous webinars from 2025, please visit our 2025 NSGC Member Webinar Archive
2025 Community Conversations Webinar Series
The NSGC Community Conversations Series is designed to foster learning through a didatic webinar presentation, followed by a live webinar discussion with the speakers and NSGC members.
2025 Sponsored Webinar Series
The NSGC Sponsored Webinar Series features webinars presented by NSGC partners.
Past NSGC Webinar Series
Looking for past NSGC webinars? Review the archives listing below:
Have an Idea for a Webinar Topic?
Do you have an idea for a webinar, online course, or other education for genetic counselors? Submit your webinar idea to the NSGC Education Committee.
The NSGC Education Committee reviews submissions on a monthly basis and follows up with submitters shortly thereafter.