Upcoming Webinar Hosted by AGT
September 17, 1 pm Eastern
Topic: Evaluating the Genomics Advisor: How effective is a digital decision aid for incidental findings?
Speaker:
- Yvonne Bombard, PhD, Associate Professor at the University of Toronto and Scientist at the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute at St. Michael’s Hospital
Description:
Genome sequencing promises to optimize healthcare through personalized diagnosis and treatment. However, implementation of genome sequencing faces challenges including the lack of consensus on disclosure of incidental results, gene changes unrelated to the disease under investigation, but of potential clinical significance to the patient and their provider. Current recommendations encourage clinicians to return medically actionable incidental results and stress the importance of education and informed consent. Given the shortage of genetics professionals and genomics expertise among healthcare providers, digital tools such as decision aids (DAs) can help fill a critical gap in the clinical delivery of genome sequencing. This presentation presents the development a digital DA developed for selection of incidental results and results of a trial to assess its comparative effectiveness for clinical adoption.
Cost: Free
How to Join:
If you have participated in the AGT webinars in the past, be aware that there have been some changes to the process. There is no pre-registration form.
To join the webinar go to, https://join.freeconferencecall.com/agtinfonow. You will be asked to enter your email address and name. Make sure you enter this correctly as it will be used for evaluation distribution.
Upon completion of the webinar, you will be sent an evaluation for completion. You will be able to add in the names of others that viewed the webinar with you. However, only current AGT members will be provided CEU certificates. If you are not an AGT member, you are welcome to view the webinar but you will not receive a CEU certificate.
The recorded webinars will be made available in the AGT website store at a later date. Non-members may purchase and complete the quiz at a cost of $20 for CEU credit.