2025 MNGCA Spring Education Conference Agenda
MNGCA Spring Education Conference
Apr 4, 2025, 8:00 AM - 4:15 PM CDT
Schedule
8:00 AM - 8:15 AM |
Introductions/MNGCA Updates
15 minutes
8:15 AM - 9:15 AM |
Expanding a Genetic Counseling Career with a Doctoral Research Degree: Integrating Cardiovascular Genetics and Implementation Science
1 hour
Ana Morales, MS, CGC
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM |
1 hour
A Twist of Fate
Andrea Taylor
Katie Agre, MS, CGC & MNGCA Board
10:15 AM - 10:30 AM |
Break/Networking
15 minutes
10:30 AM - 11:45 AM |
Takeaways from the Inpatient Genetic Counselor Experience
1 hour 15 minutes
11:45 AM - 12:30 PM |
Lunch Break
45 minutes
Gabby Iverson, MS, CGC and Jenna Larson, MS, CGC
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM |
Applications of a long read sequencing in clinical genetics
30 minutes
Chloe Reuter, MS, CGC
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM |
Revenue Cycle Management of Genetic Testing from Prior Authorization to Payment
1 hour
Joline Dalton, MS, CGC
2:00 PM - 2:15 PM |
Patient perspectives on how genetic counselors' nonverbal behavior impacts perceptions of empathy and effectiveness
15 minutes
Mili Meredith, BS
2:15 PM - 2:30 PM |
Development of a pilot supervisory working alliance inventory for genetic counseling supervisory relationships
15 minutes
Abby Rich, BS
2:30 PM - 2:45 PM |
Break/Networking
15 min
2:45 PM - 3:00 PM |
Patient and Family Impacts of GRIN2B-related neurodevelopmental disorder
15 minutes
Liana Cole, BA
3:00 PM - 3:15 PM |
What do patients need to know? Characterizing patients' informational needs in genetic counseling sessions through a qualitative analysis of session transcripts
15 minutes
Megan Grantham, BS
3:15 PM - 4:00 PM |
Hereditary Diffuse Gastric Cancer: A Shifting Paradigm
45 minutes
Emma Keel, MS, CGC
4:00 PM |
Closing Remarks/Evaluation
Lauren Boucher, MS, CGC