MD Learning Channel - Genetics
Understanding Population Genomic Screening
Geneticists and primary care physicians.
Disclosure Information:
Planners:
Ronan O’Beirne, EdD, MBA
Director, UAB Continuing Medical Education
Katelyn Hiden
Physician Marketing Manager, UAB Health System
The planners have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.
Speakers:
Bruce R. Korf, MD, PhD
Chief Genomics Officer, Medical Genetics
Dr. Korf has the following financial relationships with ineligible companies:
Consulting Fee; Stock/Shareholder - Genome Medical
Honorarium; Payment for development of educational presentations; Payment for lectures, including service on speakers bureaus - Peerview, Creative Educational Concepts
Royalties - Elsevier, Wiley, UptoDate
All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated. Dr. Korf does not intend to discuss the off-label use of a product. No other speakers, planners or content reviewers (Ronan O'Beirne, EdD, and Katelyn Hiden) have any relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.
There is no commercial support for this activity.
Accreditation Statement: The University of Alabama School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The University of Alabama School of Medicine designates this online enduring material activity for a maximum of .50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
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Geneticists and primary care physicians.
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Surgeons, gastroenterologists, geneticists, and primary care physicians.
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Indications for Genetic Testing and Referral
August 1, 2019
August 1, 2022
Genetic counselors and primary care physicians
Learning Objectives: Upon completion of this CME activity, participants should be able to:
- Identify and recognize suggestive findings related to the potential for cancer predisposition.
- Identify and recognize when preconception or prenatal testing may be warranted or recommended.
- Identify and recognize when referrals may be warranted for evaluating rare diseases/syndromes.
- Grants/Research Support/Grants Pending - NIH, State of Alabama, Children's of Alabama
- Support for travel to meetings or other purposes - Travel for meetings from Facial Dysmorphology Analysis
Dr. Hurst does not intend to discuss the off-label use of a product. No other speakers, planners or content reviewers have any relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Accreditation Statement: The University of Alabama School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The University of Alabama School of Medicine designates this online enduring material activity for a maximum of 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
What Are the Roles of Medical Geneticists and Genetic Counselors?
August 1, 2019
August 1, 2022
Genetic counselors and primary care physicians
Learning Objectives: Upon completion of this CME activity, participants should be able to:
- Understand the role of two of the most common professionals you may encounter as a physician in clinical settings.
- Understand when the integration of clinical patient assessment and genomic testing may be warranted and the importance of anticipating areas of challenge for patients and families.
- Grants/Research Support/Grants Pending - NIH, State of Alabama, Children's of Alabama
- Support for travel to meetings or other purposes - Travel for meetings from Facial Dysmorphology Analysis
Accreditation statement: The University of Alabama School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The University of Alabama School of Medicine designates this online enduring material activity for a maximum of 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.