2019 Conference
Program

MORNING

8:30 - 9:00am Registration and continental breakfast provided by PerkinElmer

9:00 - 9:15am Welcome, Lauri Black and Kelly Chen

9:15 - 9:30am Dr. Seymour Kessler and UC Berkeley Program Remembered Margie Goldstein

9:30 - 10:00am National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) Guidelines and Beyond – How Genetic Counselors can Benefit
from and Contribute to Medical Management Guidelines Julie Mak

10:00 - 10:30am Updates from the California Genetic Disease Screening Program Bret Hutchinson

10:30 - 10:45am Break

10:45 - 11:15am Updates from the Genetic Counseling Programs Andrea Hanson-Kahn, Laurie Nemzer, Cindy Morgan

11:15 -12:00pm ClinGen Variant Curation Workflow and Patient Engagement Diane Zastrow, Hannah Wand, Juliann Savatt

AFTERNOON

12:00-12:15pm Recognizing our Community (group photo)

12:15-1:45pm Lunch on your own

1:45-2:45pm Hot Topics in General, Reproductive and Cancer Genetics
Developing Treatments for Skeletal Dysplasias Ericka Okenfuss
Please Read the Small Print Larry Prensky
Advances in Pediatric Cancer Genetics and Uses in Other Genetics Clinics Nicola Cadenas

2:45-3:45pm Specialty Breakout Sessions Ericka Okenfuss, Larry Prensky, Nicola Cadenas, Julie Mak

3:45-4:00pm Break with afternoon snack provided by Blueprint Genetics

4:00-4:45pm Life As I Know It: Raising a Son With Disabilities Pat Nina Olney

4:45-5:00pm Closing remarks and evaluation forms

5:00pm Reception with beverages provided by InVitae and appetizers provided by Ambry