2016 Conference
Program

8:00-8:30am Registration and Breakfast
Sponsored by Natera

8:30-8:45am Welcome
Lauri Black and Kelly Chen

8:45-9:45am Behind the Scenes in the Embryology Lab
Joseph Conaghan PhD, Pacific Fertility Center

9:45-10:30am Adapting Evidence-based Strategies for Effective Communication in Cancer Genetic Counseling
Galen Joseph PhD and Robin Lee MS, University of California ,San Francisco

10:30-11:00am Break

11:00-11:45am Genetics of Adult Neurodegenrative Disease: big picture developments and individual decisions
Jamie Fong MS and Joanne Taylor MS, University of California, San Francisco

11:45-12:30pm Cancer Genetic Counseling: History Lessons, Hot Topics, and Hopeful Musings
Peter Levonian MS, Stanford Healthcare

12:30-2:00pm Lunch on your own

2:00-3:30pm Compensation and Professional Development Panel
Liz Kearney MS, MBA PWNHealth,
Robbie Fox MS, Kaiser Permanente Northern California
Julianne Wojciak MS, University of California San Francisco

3:30-3:45pm Break and Snack
Sponsored by Lineagen

3:45-5:00pm Genetic Counseling in the Bay Area: Unique Challenges (Specialty Breakout Sessions)
Andrea-Hanson Kahn MS, Stanford University
Kerry Kingham MS, Stanford Healthcare
Sylvie Casson-Parkin MS, Stanford Children's Health
Stephanie Gandomi MS, Blue Shield
Annette Batey MS, Roche Sequencing Solutions

5:00-5:15pm Closing Remarks