Program Overview

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Medical College of Wisconsin

Office of Continuing and Professional Education

Session 8: Genetic Counseling

Overview

This course will discuss the construction of family pedigrees, factors influencing phenotype and inheritance patterns, and informed decision-making in genetic counseling.

Target Audience

• Physicians
• Nurse Practitioners
• Physician Assistants
• Pharmacists
• Genetic Counselors
• Other clinicians

Learning Objectives

Participants who engage in this education intervention will be able to:

• Construct a family pedigree.
• Examine factors that influence phenotype and inheritance pattern.
• Summarize the elements of informed decision-making in genetic counseling.

Program

This module is presented with a pre-recorded PowerPoint presentation and sound. An audio lecture is given using visual key points listed on the PowerPoint presentation. Following the presentation, learners will be asked quiz questions to test retainment of knowledge gained in the presentation. Learners are able to complete the module at their own pace.

Readings

• Standardized pedigree nomenclature update centered on sex and gender inclusivity: A practice resource of the National Society of Genetic Counselors.
• Jorde LB, Carey, Bamshad. Medical Genetics. Chapter 4, section: Factors that affect expression of disease-causing genes
• Genetic Counseling and the Central Tenets of Practice doi: 10.1101/cshperspect.a

Faculty

• Jenny Geurts, MS, CGC is the Genetic Counseling Program Director in the Institute for Health & Equity at MCW. She has been practicing cancer genetic counseling over the past 14+ years with an emphasis in pancreatic and endocrine disease. She also serves as the Associate Director of Genetic Counseling for the Genomic Sciences & Precision Medicine Center.
• Activity Director: John Meurer, MD, MBA
• Planning Committee:
  • John Meurer, MD, MBA, Institute Director, Professor, Administration, Institute for Health & Equity
  • Bradley Stockard, PharmD, Assistant Professor, Administration, School of Pharmacy Administration
  • Jennifer Geurts, MS, CGC, Director, Assistant Professor, Administration, Institute for Health and Equity

Accreditation

In accordance with the ACCME Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, Standard 3, all in control of content must disclose any relevant financial relationships.

Disclosures

The following in control of content had no relevant financial relationships to disclose:

• Bradley Stockard
• Donald Basel
• Gwen Lomberk
• Jake Luo
• Jennifer Geurts
• Jeremy Garrett
• John Meurer
• Michael Zimmerman

The following persons in control of content disclosed the following financial relationships which were reviewed via the MCW conflict of interest mitigation process and addressed: | Name | Company | Role | | --- | --- | --- | | Honey Reddi, PhD | Belay Diagnostics, Biofidelity, Inc. | Employee, Consultant | | Ben George, MD | Ipsen, Foundation Medicine, Taiho Oncology | Consultant |

Available Credit

• 1.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)
• 1.50 Genetic Counselor CEU
• 1.50 Hours of Participation

Course Details

• Course opens: 09/30/2024
• Course expires: 12/31/2024
• Cost: $0.00
• Part of: Precision Medicine Continuing Education Program Fall 2024