Audrey Heimler Special Projects Award Presentation

This session will highlight the history and impact of the Audrey Heimler Special Projects Award while showcasing how innovative, community-guided educational tools can advance genetic counseling awareness and support underrepresented populations.

Presented by:

1. Dawn Laney, MS, CGC
2. Cindy Chin, MS, CGC

Learning Objectives:

1. Describe the history of the Audrey Heimler Special Project Award and current initiatives.
2. Identify the impact of the AHSP awards have had on the careers of multiple genetic counselors.
3. Describe the process of working with a community advisory board (CAB) to develop a novel, culturally tailored educational tool.
4. Assess the effectiveness of Gallery Walk as an educational tool in raising awareness for genetic counseling and testing (GCT) and hereditary breast and ovarian cancer (HBOC) in the Black Harlem and Bronx population.

Genetic Counselor CEUs:

The National Society of Genetic Counselors (NSGC) has authorized the National Society of Genetic Counselors (NSGC) to offer up to 0.05 CEUs or 0.5 Category 1 contact hours for the activity, Audrey Heimler Special Projects Award Presentation. The American Board of Genetic Counseling (ABGC) will accept CEUs earned by participating in this program for the purposes of genetic counselor recertification.

Successful Completion:

1. View recording
2. Pass quiz
3. Complete evaluation