Join us for an engaging, case-based webinar that brings the realities of genetic counseling into focus through complex, real-world clinical scenarios. 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: 

Rozalia Valentine, MS, CGC
Brettne Frewin Elizabeth Spitzer, PhD
Kendra Schaa, ScM, CGC
Laura Godfrey Hendon, MA, MS, LCGC

Date: March 18, 2026

Learning Objectives: 

1. Illustrate the role of a genetic counselor in client-centered decision-making
2. Demonstrate how genetic counselors fit within the larger healthcare system
3. Review the wide differential and one center’s testing strategy for fetal cystic hygroma.
4. Examine the impact of severe intrafamilial variable expressivity in a “lethal” Mendelian disorder on patient expectations and coping.
5. Assess the limitations of current NMD vs NDD classification frameworks in DYNC1H1-related disorders and their impact on accurate diagnostic prognostication
6. Integrate patient and caregiver narratives into genetic counseling practice to inform communication, expectation-setting, and support.

Continuing Education Unit Approval: 

The National Society of Genetic Counselors (NSGC) has authorized National Society of Genetic Counselors (NSGC) to offer up to 1 Category 1 contact hours for NSGC Case Based Webinar - Part One. The American Board of Genetic Counseling (ABGC) will accept CEUs earned at this program for the purposes of genetic counselor certification and recertification.

Successful Completion:

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