Genetic Counseling
Genetic counseling is the process of helping people understand and adapt to the medical, psychological and familial implications of genetic contributions to disease. This process integrates the following: Interpretation of family and medical histories to assess the chance of disease occurrence or recurrence. This involves education about inheritance, testing, management, prevention, resources and research and counseling to promote informed choices and adaptation to the risk or condition.
AUG 22, 2019
9:00 AM PDT
C.E. CREDITS
AUG 22, 2019
9:00 AM PDT
Contemporary law enforcement has greatly expanded its ability to solve crimes by the adoption of advanced forensic techniques, electronic monitoring and new approaches in crime scene procedur...
MAR 28, 2019
12:00 PM PDT
MAR 28, 2019
12:00 PM PDT
Whole food plant-based diets and medical cannabis have shared and continues to share similar levels of scrutiny, doubt, and stigma by the traditional medical community. One reason for the med...
JUN 20, 2018
10:30 AM PDT
JUN 20, 2018
10:30 AM PDT
With nearly 9 million covered lives serviced through over 150 medical centers, the VA is one of the largest, unified Healthcare System within the United States. Embedded within this system is...
MAY 10, 2018
1:30 PM PDT
C.E. CREDITS
MAY 10, 2018
1:30 PM PDT
As the costs of genomic analysis decline it becomes possible to offer widescale population genomic analysis to screen for genetic disorders. The Alabama Genomic Health Initiative was es...
FEB 23, 2017
10:30 AM PST
FEB 23, 2017
10:30 AM PST
Clinical whole genome sequencing (cWGS) is rapidly gaining acceptance as cost is decreasing and success rates in identifying disease-causing variants are increasing. While the application of...
MAY 12, 2016
12:00 PM PDT
MAY 12, 2016
12:00 PM PDT
In order to realize the benefits of personalized cancer therapy, increasing demands are placed upon clinical laboratories to provide timely, comprehensive, clinically actionable, and analytic...
MAY 11, 2016
1:30 PM PDT
MAY 11, 2016
1:30 PM PDT
The rapid implementation of next generation sequencing is changing how genetics and genomics are applied in a clinical setting. However, the quickly evolving technology can be challenging to...
