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Point of care tool: Three point of care tools featuring who to consider for genetic referral, gene specific cancer risks and gene specific screening recommendations. (Updated Sept 2025).

GECKO on the run: A 4-page, evidence-based summary for healthcare providers.  Features a bottom line, red flags for a genomic assessment, associated cancer risk, benefits and limitations of genetic testing. (Updated Sept 2025)

GECKO deep dive: An 11-page, comprehensive evidence-based resource for healthcare pracitioners. Features a bottom line, red flags for a genomic assessment, gene specific cancer risks, benefits and considerations of genetic testing, somatic vs germline testing, gene specific screening and surveillance recommendations and more. (Updated Sept 2025)

 

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A Guide to understanding prenatal screening

A Guide to understanding prenatal screening

A resource developed for pregnant persons and their providers. Everything you wanted to know about screening from deciding whether or not have it, to results…

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The GEC-KO team will be presenting at the 2021 University of Ottawa’s Annual Refresher Course

Family history is the first genetic test.

Check out this latest study trialing an innovative strategy for collecting family history in primary care. 

Carroll et al Ann Fam Med 2025;23:399-406.

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