2021 Conference

Friday, November 5, 2021
Live Virtual Format

Registration is now closed
Please email questions to nccgcc17@gmail.com

Program

9:00 - 9:15am Introduction
Lauri Black, President NCCGC and Kelly Chen, Vice President NCCGC

9:15 - 10:00am Genome Sequencing is the Future of Clinical Genetic Testing
Shana White, MS, Senior Genetic Counselor, Stanford Healthcare

10:00 - 10:45am Evolving Strategies for Inherited Cancer Risk Assessment in Oncology
Marta Sabbadini, MS, PhD, Genetic Counselor, UCSF

10:45 - 11:00am Break

11:00 - 12:00pm Difficult Decisions and Decision Fatigue - Helping Make Informed choices in the Reproductive Journey
Meghan Dunne, MS, Genetic Counselor, Sutter Pacific Medical Foundation and RJ Okamura, MS, Genetic Counselor, Invitae Corporation

12:00 - 12:30pm Updates from the Stanford and UCSF Genetic Counseling Programs
MaryAnn Campion, EdD, MS, Program Director, Stanford University and Cindy Morgan, MS, Program Director, UCSF

12:30 - 12:45pm Group Photo

12:45 - 2:00pm Lunch Break

2:00 - 2:45pm The Intersection of My Genetics and Transgender Worlds
Athena Guy Malloy, MS, Service Unit Manager, Kaiser Permanente

2:45 - 3:45pm Career Development Opportunities for Prospective Genetic Counselors - Volunteer Internships and Genetic Counselor Assistant Programs
Liane Abrams, MS, Genetic Counselor and Julie Mak, MSc, Genetic Counselor Supervisor, UCSF

3:45 - 4:00pm Break

4:00 - 4:45pm Examining My Lived Experience as a Genetic Counselor with Retinoblastoma
Melissa Mills, MS, Genetic Counselor, Stanford Children's Health

4:45 Closing Remarks

Genetic Counselor CEUs: The National Society of Genetic Counselors (NSGC) has authorized Northern California Coalition of Genetic Counselors to offer up to 0.55 CEUs or 5.50 Category 1 contact hours for the activity Northern California Coalition of Genetic Counselors Conference. The American Board of Genetic Counseling (ABGC) will accept CEUs earned at this program for the purposes of genetic counselor certification and recertification.

Registration

  • Genetic Counselors and Genetic Counseling Students living, working or interested in the Northern California Area are invited to register

  • Registration is free

  • Registration closed on Monday, November 1st