NSGC Case Based Webinar - Part II

In this interactive session, expert genetic counselors will walk through challenging cases that highlight evolving genetic knowledge, nuanced risk assessment, and the counseling strategies needed to support patients facing difficult decisions.

Presented by:

1. Leah Campbell, MS, CGC
2. Kaylee Dollerschell, MS, CGC
3. Meadow Heiman, MS, LCGC, CCRC

Learning Objectives:

1. Examine how targeted reflex RNA sequencing can provide functional splicing evidence to reclassify a variant of uncertain significance and inform clinical management and family risk assessment.
2. Evaluate a case with several clinical and psychosocial complexities while highlighting the importance of specimen type for germline testing.
3. Gain understanding of the diagnosis of hereditary persistence of fetal hemoglobin (HPFH) and the clinical significance in individuals with hemoglobinopathy. 
4. Describe the clinical significance of deciphering HPFH from a sickle cell disease diagnosis.
5. Consider the unique genetic counseling issues in such cases.

Continuing Education Unit Approval: 

The National Society of Genetic Counselors (NSGC) has authorized National Society of Genetic Counselors (NSGC) to offer up to 0.1 CEUs or 1 Category 1 contact hours for the activity, NSGC Case Based Webinar - Part II. 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