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 Practice. A brochure for this day can be found here. The day’s topics include prenatal genetics (e.g. non-invasive Read more
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Hello, nice to meet you: An introduction to popular GECKO products
The GECKO website has many resources for healthcare providers, primary care providers and other non-genetics health professionals. All products are expert reviewed, up-to-date and evidence-based. We recognize that most of our users are not likely to have the time to search through all the content on our site, so Read more
New Education Modules
Our understanding of the contribution of genetics to ill-health and disease is growing exponentially, providing many examples of the use of genetics knowledge and genetic tests in mainstream healthcare. These scientific and technological advances have changed the needs of practitioners, patients and the public. The growing number of genetic Read more
GEC-KO’s November
Sorry that we’ve been a bit absent on our blog. We’ve been busy on the road highlighting GEC-KO, our products and relevant genomic information across the nation. Two weeks ago we were in beautiful Vancouver, BC at the Canadian Association of Genetic Counsellors (CAGC) and the Canadian College of Read more
2014 Family Medicine Forum – Nov 13-15 in Quebec City
You can now register for the 2014 Family Medicine Forum in beautiful Quebec City! Early Bird Registration ends September 15th and saves 25% on registration fees!! The conference runs from November 13-15th, 2014 with a pre-conference day on November 12th. Family Medicine Forum, or FMF, is Canada’s largest Read more
52nd Ontario College of Family Physicians’ Annual Scientific Assembly
We have just completed our Early Bird Registration for the 52nd Ontario College of Family Physicians’ (OCFP) Annual Scientific Assembly (ASA) in Toronto. The OCFP ASA is a continuing professional development conference designed by family doctors, for family doctors. It includes sessions on current clinical and emerging primary care Read more
2014 Founders Award for Excellence in Medical Genetics
We are very proud of GEC-KO’s own Dr. Judith Allanson who will be receiving the 2014 Founders Award from the Canadian College of Medical Geneticists (CCMG). This award is given to members of the CCMG who have made outstanding contributions to Canadian medical genetics. The award is in Read more
GEC-KO on the run
Have you been looking for concise, up-to-date, evidence-based information sheets on genetic disorders, technologies or other current genomic topics? Ones that are written for healthcare providers? Ones that may have an accompanying point of care tool? Look no further! The GEC-KO on the run collection is written by a genetic counsellor with Read more