Schedule | CAGC 2017

This program is preliminary and subject to change.

SHORT COURSE – WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 27
8:30 – 10:00 a.m.	Registration
10:00 – 12:30 p.m.	Plenary Session 10:00 – 10:10 Opening Remarks 10:10 – 11:00 We Are All in This Together: Using Goal Co-construction to Facilitate Feedback Conversations Laura Farrell, University of British Columbia Samantha Stasiuk, Centre for Health Education Scholarship (CHES) 11:00 – 11:45 Peer Supervision Groups: Taking Care of Each Other & Ourselves Colleen Caleshu, Stanford Center for Inherited Cardiovascular Disease 11:45 – 12:30 Teaching Psychosocial Complexity Susan Creighton, University of British Columbia
12:30 – 2:00 p.m.	Lunch (on your own)
2:00 – 3:30 p.m.	Plenary Session 2:00 – 2:45 Training the Trainers: Understand and Utilize Appreciative Inquiry Jane Gair, University of Victoria, University of British Columbia 2:45 – 3:30 Practice Based Competencies – The Scaffold for Genetic Counsellor Education and Accreditation Jenna Scott, University of British Columbia
3:30 – 4:00 p.m.	Nutrition break (provided)
4:00 – 5:00 p.m.	Discussions – How to Incorporate these Skills into Your Own Practice

ANNUAL EDUCATION CONFERENCE (AEC) – SEPTEMBER 28-30
THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 28
7:00	Registration Opens (beverages provided)
7:00 – 8:15 a.m.	Industry Breakfast Sessions *Advancing Clinical Practice through Improved BRCA1/2* Testing Processes presented by AstraZeneca Updates on Epilepsy: Genetic Testing of the “Sacred Disease” presented by Quest Diagnostics**
8:20 – 10:00 a.m.	Plenary Session 8:20 – 8:30 Opening Remarks 8:30 – 8:55 Cultural Competency Marina White, Coast Salish Engagement Coordinator 8:55 – 9:20 Reflections on a Decade of Genetic Counselling Within First Nations Communities Sarah McIntosh, University of British Columbia (Island Medical Program) 9:20 – 9:45 How to Work Effectively with Medical Interpreters Young Joe, Bilinguals International 9:45 – 10:00 Questions
10:00 – 10:30 a.m.	Refreshment break (provided)
10:30 – 12:00 p.m.	Abstract Session
12:00 – 2:00 p.m.	Lunch (provided) and Annual General Meeting
2:00 – 3:00 p.m.	Plenary Session – Genome Wide Sequencing 2:00 – 2:35 Living with Uncertainty: When Genetic Testing Gives No Answers Isabel Jordan, Board Chair, Rare Disease Foundation 2:35 – 3:00 Developing a New Genetic Counselling Program: The University of Manitoba Experience Jessica Hartley, University of Manitoba
3:00 – 3:30 p.m.	Nutrition break (provided)
3:30 – 4:30 p.m.	Concurrent Workshops Cancer Genetics – Alternative Modes of Service Delivery Lauren Currie, IWK Health Centre Jennifer Nuk, BC Cancer Agency Hereditary Cancer Program Karen Panabaker, London Health Sciences Centre Industry – Tales from the “Dark Side”: On Becoming a Genetic Counsellor for Industry Tina Babineau Sturk, LifeLabs Genetics Meena Mahey Kumar, Blueprint Genetics Prenatal Risk Assessment for Pregnancies with Low Fetal Fraction Kate Gardiner, LifeLabs “Who’s Your Mommy?” A Case of Potential Non-maternity Detected by NIPT Katherine Hodson, Dynacare Next NIPT and Unexpected Findings: A Clinical Experience Kristen Miller, North York General Hospital
4:30 – 5:30 p.m.	Poster Presentations
5:30 – 7:30 p.m.	Welcome Reception with Sponsors
FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 29
7:00	Registration Opens (beverages provided)
7:00 – 8:15 a.m.	Industry Breakfast Sessions Exome For All: Guide Your Health, presented by Ambry Genetics A New Approach to Genetic Counseling and Testing: Key Clinical Findings presented by Color
8:20 – 10:00 p.m.	Abstract Session
10:00 – 10:30 a.m.	Refreshment break (provided)
10:30 – 12:00 p.m.	Plenary Session 10:30 – 11:15 Living with our “Buzzy Bee”: Parental Perspectives on Navigating Programs and Supports with a Child with Autism Spectrum Disorder Jeffrey MacCormack, University of Lethbridge 11:15 – 12:00 The SickKids Genome Clinic: Focus on the Search for Secondary Findings Nasim Monfared, Flow Health Laboratories LLC
12:00 – 2:00 p.m.	Lunch with Exhibitors (provided)
2:00 – 3:15 p.m.	Concurrent Workshops Next-generation Sequencing & Variant Classification for Genetic Counsellors Colleen Caleshu, Stanford Center for Inherited Cardiovascular Disease Deanna Alexis Carere, McMaster University Exploring Alternative Career Opportunities Chris Trevors, Dynacare Overcoming Barriers to Research Looking for a stimulating and rewarding opportunity? Consider doing a clinical research project Clare Gibbons, North York General Hospital Barriers to Research Robyn Roscoe, BC Cancer Agency Genome Sciences Centre Getting Started and Gaining Momentum: Tips and Tricks to Help Initiate/Broaden Research Collaborations Setareh Ashtiani, Alberta Health Services Prescilla Carrion, University of British Columbia
3:15 – 3:45 p.m.	Nutrition break (provided)
3:45 – 5:00 p.m.	Concurrent Workshops cont’d Next-generation Sequencing & Variant Classification for Genetic Counsellors Colleen Caleshu, Stanford Center for Inherited Cardiovascular Disease Deanna Alexis Carere, McMaster University Exploring Alternative Career Opportunities Chris Trevors, Dynacare Overcoming Barriers to Research Looking for a Stimulating and Rewarding Opportunity? Consider Doing a Clinical Research Project Clare Gibbons, North York General Hospital Barriers to Research Robyn Roscoe, BC Cancer Agency Genome Sciences Centre Getting Started and Gaining Momentum: Tips and Tricks to Help Initiate/Broaden Research Collaborations Setareh Ashtiani, Alberta Health Services Prescilla Carrion, University of British Columbia
7:00 p.m.	CAGC Soirée
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 30
7:00	Registration Opens (beverages provided)
7:00 – 8:15 a.m.	Industry Breakfast Sessions Exome Sequencing in a Clinical Laboratory presented by GeneDx How Laboratory Genetic Counsellors Contribute to Ensuring Quality Results for Patients presented by Prevention Genetics
8:20 – 10:30 a.m.	Plenary Session 8:20 – 8:30 Opening Remarks 8:30 – 9:10 The Power of Genome-Wide DNA Methylation: A Functional Tool for Classifying Genetic Mutations: Epigenetics Sanaa Choufani, The Hospital for Sick Children 9:10 – 9:50 Rapid WES in the NICU (RAPIDOMICS): Preliminary Results and Parental Experiences Christèle du Souich, BC Women’s Hospital 9:50 – 10:30 Cancer Gene Discovery: Germline and Tumor Sequencing Intan Schrader, University of British Columbia Sophie Sun, University of British Columbia
10:30 – 11:00 a.m.	Refreshment break (provided)
10:30 – 12:45 p.m.	Plenary Session cont’d 11:00 – 11:40 Lobbying for NIPT in British Columbia Julie MacFarlane, BC Provincial Health Services Authority 11:40 – 12:20 Ocular Gene Therapy: Now and the Future Stephanie Hoang, Alberta Health Services/University of Alberta 12:20 – 12:45 Living with LFS/Li-Fraumeni Syndrome Chiquita Hessels, Canada Chapter Chair, Li-Fraumeni Syndrome Association Krystal Jochumsen

Please note: Speakers were selected to present based on their area of expertise; however, the opinions of the speakers are not necessarily reflective of the opinions of the CAGC.