Facing the challenge of genetic counselors’ need for education about genomic technologies: Opportunities for improvement in training for genetic counselors

Date:
Wednesday, Sep 28, 2016 11:00am – 12:00pm
Conference:
NSGC 2016
Authors:
Devon Lamb Thrush, Kimerbly Banks, Samantha Freeze, Darnelle L. Dorsainville, JennifertEichmeyer, Kelly Farwell Hagman

Molecular technologies continue to rapidly advance. Most genetic counselors were educated prior to their implementation and did not receive training in order to understand and critically evaluate the new technologies.