2017 Conference
Program


Thursday June 1

8:15-8:45am Check In

8:30-8:45am Breakfast sponsored by Color Genomics

8:45-9:00am Welcome
Lauri Black and Kelly Chen, Conference Co-Chairs

9:00-10:00am Cancer Genetics in the Era of Multi-Gene Panels
Julie Mak MS, UCSF

10:00-10:50am Alternate Genetic Counseling Roles
Kenny Wong MS, Counsyl and Stephanie Gandomi MS, Blue Shield

10:50-11:00am Break

11:00-11:40am Medical Coverage for Genetic testing
Jessica Crabtree NP, Blue Shield

11:40-1:30pm Lunch on your own

1:30-2:15pm Variant Interpretation for the Clinical Genetic Counselor: Challenges and Considerations
Megan Grove, MS, Stanford University

2:15-2:45pm Challenges in Pre-implantation Genetic Testing Interpretation Alyssa Snider MS, Igenomix

2:45-3:00pm Break
Snack sponsored by Progeny

3:00-4:15pm Specialty Breakout Session
Courtney Rowe-Teeter/ Julie Mak (Cancer);
Megan Grove/Andrea Kwan (Postnatal);
Sylvie Casson-Parkin/Frannie Roche/Alyssa Snyder (Reproductive)


Friday June 2

8:30-8:45am Check in

8:30-8:45am Breakfast
Sponsored by Counsyl

8:45-9:00am Welcome
Lauri Black and Kelly Chen, Conference Co-chairs

9:00-9:45am Approaching Practice Changes in the Rapidly Changing Landscape of Prenatal Screening
Kim Barr MS, Kaiser Permanente

9:45-10:30am Patient support groups and the impact of prenatal cell-free DNA screening
Marsha Michie PhD, UCSF

10:30-10:45am Break

10:45-11:45am Genetic Test Stewardship: How to be part of the solution, not the problem
Shannon Stasi MS and Jessie Conta MS, Seattle Children’s Hospital

11:45am-1:15pm Lunch on your own

1:15-2:00pm Somatic Tumor Profiling
Erin Ayash MS, Personalis

2:00-3:00pm Poster Session
2nd year students, Masters Program in Genetic Counseling, Stanford University and California State University Stanislaus

2:00-2:15pm Snack
Sponsored by Counsyl

3:00-3:50pm Global Challenges in Training a Diversity of Genetic Counselors for a Diversity of Roles
MaryAnn Campion EdD, MS, Stanford University and Laurie Nemzer MS, California State University

3:50-4:05pm Presentation of Ana Stenzel Student Poster Award by Isa Stenzel Byrnes

4:05-4:15pm Closing
Lauri Black and Kelly Chen