Recent presentations & abstracts

Improving genetic counseling access through telegenetics

• Big Shortage: How Alternative Service Delivery Models Can Help Address the Genetic Counseling Shortage.
  Illumina Consumer & Healthcare Genomics Virtual Summit 2020.
  
• Telephone: a means to scale & increase access, with high patient and genetic counselor satisfaction.
  Canadian Association of Genetic Counselors Annual Education Conference 2020.
  

Expanding capacity; keeping high patient satisfaction

• Increasing scale and throughput of telehealth genetic counseling across the spectrum of reproductive care, while maintaining high patient satisfaction. Poster presentation of GeneMatters data.
  American Society for Reproductive Medicine Virtual Congress 2020.
  
• On Demand: Increasing capacity without sacrificing quality: Data from multiple, innovative delivery models. Educational panel including GeneMatters CEO, Jill Davies.
  National Society of Genetic Counselors Annual Conference 2020. Available upon request.
  

Solving urgent needs through telegenetics

• Digging out: A regional cancer center resolved a 9-month backlog in 6 weeks by partnering with a telehealth genetic counseling organization. Scientific presentation of GeneMatters data.
  National Society of Genetic Counselors Annual Conference 2020.
  
• COVID workflow adjustments impact where, when, and how genetic counseling was delivered early in the pandemic. Poster presentation of GeneMatters data.
  National Society of Genetic Counselors Annual Conference 2020.
  

Addressing emerging fields in genetics: cardiovascular disease

• Are FH and Afib ready for widespread genetic testing? A debate. Educational breakout session.
  National Society of Genetic Counselors Annual Conference 2020.
  

Supporting the genetic counseling profession

• Jane Engelberg Memorial Fellowship Presentation: Burnout among genetic counselors.
  National Society of Genetic Counselors Annual Conference 2020.
  
• GCs become established in a new position in 4 months, as indicated by decreases in documentation time. Poster presentation of GeneMatters data.
  National Society of Genetic Counselors Annual Conference 2020.