Equitable and Inclusive Care in Genetic Counseling

MGH Institute of Health Professions' Genetic Counseling Program
June 4, 2021
8:30 am
Virtual Conference
  • Tala Berro, MS, CGC
Counseling for Consanguinity and Endogamy: A Modern-Day U.S. Perspective

8:30 AM – 8:45 AM: Welcome

8:45 AM – 9:45 AM: Affirming and Empowering Genetic Counseling for Gender-Diverse Individuals
Dallas Ducar MSN, RN, PMHNP-BC, CNL

9:45 AM – 10:45 AM: Transforming Medicine with Intersex Justice
Sean Saifa Wall, BA, PhD candidate in Sociology

10:45 AM – 11:00 AM: Break

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM: Hope on the Horizon: An Update on Sickle Cell Disease
Barbara Harrison, MS, CGC

12:00 PM – 12:45 PM: Lunch

12:45 PM – 1:45 PM: Life Is about how We React
Kyle Bryant, BS and Susan Walther, MS, CGC

1:45 PM – 2:45 PM: Supervising for Justice: Working to Address Microaggressions within Supervision
Callie Watkins Liu, PhD

2:45 PM – 3:00 PM: Break

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM: Genetic Information and the Law
Emma Melton, JD, MEd

4:00 PM – 5:00 PM: Counseling for Consanguinity and Endogamy: A Modern-Day U.S. Perspective
Moderators: Abigail Finer, MS and Gayun Chan-Smutko, MS, CGC
Panelists: Tala Berro, MS, CGC; Peggy Cottrell, MS, CGC; Hebbah Sayed-Ahmad, MS, CGC