2023 Conference
Program

9:00 - 9:15am Introduction and Welcome
Heather Tabery, MS, CGC, President & Annual Conference Committee Chair, NCCGC

9:15 - 10:00am Professional Development Within Your Institution and Beyond
Steven Keiles, MS, LCGC, Executive Director, Genomic Services, Quest Diagnostics

10:00 - 11:00am Variant Interpretation – Theory & Hands-On Practice
Diane Zastrow, MS, CGC, Clinical Genomics Scientist, Invitae

11:00 - 11:15am Morning Break

11:15 - 12:00pm Large-scale Population Genomics Initiatives: What One Group of Health Systems is Learning   
Elissa Levin, MS, CGC, VP, Medical Affairs & Services, Helix

12:00 - 12:45pm Precision Medicine: Is it Prime Time for Pharmacogenomics? 
RJ Okamura, MS, CGC, Sales Training Manager, Myriad Genetics

12:45 - 1:00pm Group Photo

1:00 - 2:15pm Lunch Break

2:15 - 3:15pm Lauren Ryan Memorial Talk: Cancer Surveillance for Transgender and Gender Diverse Patients with Hereditary Cancer Risk
Rachel Hodan, MS, CGC, Senior Genetic Counselor and Clinical Assistant Professor (Affiliated) of Pediatrics (Genetics), Stanford Health Care

3:15 - 4:00pm Fetal Molecular Therapies: A Phase 1 Clinical Trial of In-Utero Enzyme Replacement Therapy  for Lysosomal Storage Disorders
Billie Lianoglou, MS, CGC, Genetic Counselor, University of California, San Francisco

4:00 - 4:15pm Afternoon Break

4:15 - 5:00pm A Heart to Heart: a Genetic Counselor's Journey through Familial Crisis
Anusha Klinder, MS, CGC, Cardiovascular Genetic Counselor, Stanford Health Care

5:00pm - 5:15 pm Closing Remarks
Heather Tabery, MS, CGC, President & Annual Conference Committee Chair, NCCGC