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Schulich Medicine and Dentistry, Children’s Health Research Institute, Medical Genetics Program of Southwestern Ontario and Western University are putting on a symposium for Primary Care Providers titled Genetics in Your PracticeA brochure for this day can be found here.

 

The day’s topics include prenatal genetics (e.g. non-invasive prenatal testing, microarray), hereditary cancer (e.g. Lynch syndrome, BRCA1/BRCA2 Hereditary breast and ovarian cancer syndrome, multi-gene panels), patient experience and more! See the day’s agenda here.

When:

Wednesday, November 16, 2016

Registration starts at 7:30 am – 4:00 pm

Where:

Four Points by Sheraton, 1150 Wellington Road South, London, Ontario

What:

Learning Objectives:

  • What’s new in genetic testing? (non-invasive prenatal testing, microarrays, cancer panels)
  • How to interpret a genetic test report
  • Who should be referred, and how will they benefit from genetic services?
  • Evolving trends in genetics, and what to expect in the next five years

How to Register:

Hurry because early bird registration ends on November 2nd, 2016!

Register Online today at: https://conference.has.uwo.ca/Register/default.aspx?code=C000123

Early Bird Registration

(Until November 2, 2016)

(Rate includes the conference materials, nutrition breaks and lunch)

Physicians Rate:                        $150.00 (plus HST)

Nurses / Allied Health Rate:         $100.00 (plus HST)

Residents / Students Rate:           $ 50.00 (plus HST)

Regular and On-site Registration

(after 9:00 am on November 2 EDT)

(Rate includes the conference materials, nutrition breaks and lunch)

Physicians Rate:                        $175.00 (plus HST)

Nurses / Allied Health Rate:         $150.00 (plus HST)

Residents / Students Rate:           $ 75.00 (plus HST)

 More Information

Contact: Rana Chakrabarti

Phone: 519-685-8500 ext. 55056

E-mail: rana.chakrabarti@lhsc.on.ca

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