Learn about NCHPEG’s recent and upcoming events, activities, and presentations!
Upcoming Events
November 8, 2010: Kate Reed (NCHPEG staff) will present on the NCHPEG program Genetics for Social and Behavioral Science Researchers at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting in a talk entitled "Preparing Public Health and Social Science Researchers for Empirical Research Involving Human Genetics," Denver, CO. The abstract is available here.
November 8, 2010: Emily Edelman (NCHPEG staff) will present on the "Core Principles in Family History for All Health Professionals" at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Denver, CO. The abstract is available here.
October 15, 2010: Emily Edelman (NCHPEG staff), will present as part of an Educational Break-out Session, along with Cecelia Bellcross (CDC, Office of Public Health Genomics), and Cecile J.W. Janssens (Erasmus University Medical Center) at the National Society of Genetic Counselors Annual Education Conference, "Understanding the Numbers Behind Genome-based Prediction of Common Disease: Concepts for Genetic Counselors," Dallas, TX.
September 23, 24, 2010: NCHPEG Annual Meeting, Bethesda, MD.
Past Events
2010
July 2010
July 17, 2010: Siobhan Dolan (March of Dimes), Emily Edelman (NCHPEG staff), Kevin Hughes (Harvard Partners), Penny Kyler (HRSA), and James O’Leary (Genetic Alliance) presented on the collaborative project Family History for Prenatal Providers at the Genetic Alliance Annual Meeting, Bethesda, MD.
June 2010
June 23, 24 2010: Joe McInerney (NCHPEG staff) presented sessions on "Genetics Education for Health Professionals," "Strategies for Teaching Bioethics," and "The Teaching of Evolution" at a workshop on biotechnology, bioinformatics, and bioethics, Greenwood Genetic Center, Greenwood, South Carolina.
July 15, 2010: Emily Edelman (NCHPEG staff) presented at the 22nd meeting of the Secretary's Advisory Committee on Health, Genetics, and Society on "Implications of Whole Genome Sequencing on the Practice of Healthcare," Washington, D.C.
June 4, 2010: Joe McInerney (NCHPEG staff) and Michael Dougherty (American Society of Human Genetics) were published in the letters section of Science. McInerney, J.D. and Dougherty, M.J. Facing the facts on the public’s beliefs. Science 328(5983): 1228, 2010.
May 30 - June 2, 2010: Joe McInerney (NCHPEG staff), Emily Edelman (NCHPEG staff), Bob McNellis (American Academy of Physician Assistants), Debra Roter (RIASWorks), and Susan Larsen (RIASWorks) recruited practicing physician assistants to participate in a novel study on the effectiveness of genetics education on providers' clinical actions and communication. The partners conducted the study at the American Academy of Physician Assistants' Annual Conference in Atlanta, GA.
May 2010
May 2010: Joe McInerney (NCHPEG staff) authored a review of the movie "Creation" for the journal Genetics in Medicine: McInerney, J.D. "Creation," a Film by John Amiel. Genetics in Medicine 12(3):182-183, 2010.
April 2010
April 21, 2010: Dr. Kevin Hughes presented on the collaborative project Family History for Prenatal Providers at the Bio-IT World Conference & Expo in a talk entitled "A Patient Entered Family Health History Tool to Initiate Guidelines for Prenatal Genetic Testing Using Clinical Decision Support," Boston, MA.
April 8, 2010: NCHPEG staff member Kate Reed presented on the NCHPEG program Genetics for Social and Behavioral Science Researchers at the Society of Behavioral Medicine Annual Meeting, in a talk entitled “Preparing Behavioral and Social Scientists for Empirical Research Involving Human Genetics,” Seattle, WA.
March 2010
March 26, 2010: Bruce Lin (March of Dimes) presented on the collaborative project Family History for Prenatal Providers at the American College of Medical Genetics Annual Clinical Genetics Meeting, "Integrating Family Health History into Primary Prenatal Clinics," Albuquerque, NM.
January 2010
January 14, 2010: Kate Reed (NCHPEG staff), Erica Spotts (NIH), and Sarah Gehlert (Washington University in Saint Louis) presented at the Society of Social Work Research Annual Conference, “Preparing for Transdisciplinary Collaborations: Linking Society to Cells to Reduce Disparities and Improve Health Outcomes,” San Francisco, CA.
2009
November 2009
November 14, 2009: Holly Peay (NCHPEG staff), Therese Nissen (NCHPEG staff), Angela Trepanier (NCHPEG Board of Directors; Wayne State University), and Greg Feero (NHGRI) presented at an Educational Breakout Session at the National Society of Genetic Counselors Annual Education Conference, “Developing Effective Educational Strategies for Primary Care,” Atlanta, GA.
November 13, 2009: Emily Edelman (NCHPEG staff) presented an abstract at the National Society of Genetic Counselors Annual Education Conference, “A model for genomic counseling: One institution’s experience in genetic counseling for post-Direct-To-Consumer 23andMe testing,” Atlanta, GA.
November 11, 2009: Emily Edelman (NCHPEG staff) co-moderated and presented at a pre-conference symposium at the National Society of Genetic Counselors Annual Education Conference, “Genomic Counseling in Practice: Now and the Future,” Atlanta, GA.
November 11, 2009: Kate Reed (NCHPEG staff), Meredith Weaver (University of Maryland), Amelia Chappelle (Genetic Alliance), Carol Greene (University of Maryland), Miriam Blitzer (University of Maryland) and Sharon Terry (Genetic Alliance) presented on the Access to Credible Genetics Resources Network program the at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, “Genetic Health Information: Trust it or trash it? A Tool for Creating New and Evaluating Existing Information,” Philadelphia, PA. The abstract is available here.
November 9, 2009: Kate Reed (NCHPEG staff) presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Conference, “Careers in Public Health: Occupational Health & Safety, Environment, Genomics & Injury Control & Emergency Health Services,” Philadelphia, PA.
November 9, 2009: Joe McInerney (NCHPEG staff) was part of a panel discussion titled, "What does it take to get doctors to adopt personalized medicine?" -- at the 5th Annual Burrill Personalized Medicine Meeting, San Francisco.
October 2009
October 29, 2009: Kate Reed (NCHPEG staff) presented at the GaPPNET Stakeholders’ Meeting, “Educating Health Professionals,” Ann Arbor, MI.
October 29, 2009: Emily Edelman (NCHPEG staff) and Charis Eng (Cleveland Clinic) wrote a Clinical Review in British Medical Journal. Edelman, E. and Eng, C. A practical guide to interpretation and clinical application of personal-genomic screening results. BMJ 339:b4253, 2009.
October 24, 2009: Emily Edelman (NCHPEG staff), Richard Sharp (Cleveland Clinic), and Charis Eng (Cleveland Clinic) presented a platform presentation at the American Society of Human Genetics Annual Meeting, “Genomic Counseling in the setting of an institutional initiative for personal genomic testing,” Honolulu, HI. The abstract is available here.
October 20, 2009: NCHPEG staff members Emily Edelman, Kate Reed, and Joe McInerney led small group sessions at the 2009 American Society of Human Genetics High School Workshop, Honolulu, HI.
September 2009
September 23, 24, 2009: NCHPEG Staff, Board Members, and Member Organizations presented at the 2009 NCHPEG Annual Meeting: Genetics Education for Health Professionals: What Are the Key Messages? How Do We Deliver Them? i n Bethesda, MD.
September 22, 2009: Kate Reed (NCHPEG), Therese Nissen (NCHPEG staff), Joe McInerney (NCHPEG Staff), Andy Faucett (NCHPEG Board of Directors; Emory University), Sharon Terry (NCHPEG Board of Directors; Genetic Alliance), and others presented at the Access to Credible Genetics Resources Network Annual Meeting, "Trust It or Trash It?" Creating & Assessing Genetic Health Information,” Bethesda, MD.
September 11, 2009: Emily Edelman (NCHPEG staff) presented at the Ohio Genetic Counselor Annual Meeting, “Direct-to-Consumer Testing: Challenges and Opportunities for Genetic Counselors,” Columbus, OH.
August 2009
August 2009: Joe McInerney (NCHPEG staff) co-authored a chapter in the 2nd edition of "A Guide to Genetic Counseling". Collins, D.L. and McInerney, J.D. Genetic counselors as educators. In "A Guide to Genetic Counseling," second edition, Uhlmann, W. (ed.), Hoboken, N.J.: Wiley, 2009.
July 2009
July 18, 2009: NCHPEG staff members Kate Reed and Therese Nissen, along with Robert Miller (National Fragile X Foundation), presented on the Access to Credible Genetics Resources Network at the Genetic Alliance Annual Conference, “An Eye for Design: How to Catch and Keep Your Audience,” Rockville, MD.
January 2009
January 2009: Kate Reed (NCHPEG staff) lectured at the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, “ ‘Selling’ genomics to health professionals: translating research to practice,” Baltimore, MD.
January 2009: Joe McInerney (NCHPEG staff) and Michael Dougherty (American Society of Human Genetics) were published in American Biology Teacher. Dougherty, M.J. and McInerney, J.D. What’s the denominator? A lesson on risk. American Biology Teacher 71(1): 31-33, 2009.
2009: Joe McInerney (NCHPEG staff) wrote a chapter on Genetics and public health for the Essentials of Public Health Biology: A Guide for the Study of Pathophysiology. McInerney, J.D. Genetics and public health. In Essentials of Public Health Biology: A Guide for the Study of Pathophysiology, Battle C. U. (ed.), Sudbury, Mass.: Jones and Bartlett, 2009.
2009: Joe McInerney (NCHPEG staff) co-wrote a chapter for the second edition of Pharmacogenomics: Applications to Patient Care. Davidson, R.G. and McInerney, J.D. Principles of genetic medicine. In Pharmacogenomics: Applications to Patient Care, Kansas City, Missouri: American College of Clinical Pharmacy, 2004; second edition 2009.