Tag Archives: Genetic counseling
“Family History In Times of Siege (1945)” by Robert Resta
A full schedule, impatient with patients, committing the mistake of heading straight to matters of fact But they must tell their stories first Facts only matter in the setting of the heart. § An incendiary March night, standing in a meadow, looking up … Continue reading
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Taking Exception to Genetic Exceptionalism
A recent situation in Ontario has prompted the discussion about whether or not it is appropriate for geneticists to act as gatekeepers of genetic testing. Essentially a policy change was made on the provincial level that would only allow for … Continue reading
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Breast Cancer Counseling: Personalizing Medicine Beyond BRCA Testing
This commentary is contributed as part of the guest blogger series Diverse GC Roles. By Shannon Kieran Shannon Kieran is a board-certified Genetic Counselor at Navigenics, a premier personal genome testing laboratory. Shannon’s clinical experience has encompassed a wide … Continue reading
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Starting Something New After 30 Years
This commentary is contributed as part of the guest blogger series Diverse GC Roles. By Vickie Venne, MS Vickie Venne, MS, is a licensed genetic counselor with Genomic Medicine Services of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Prior to joining … Continue reading
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Wherever You Go, There You Are
This commentary is contributed as part of the guest blogger series Diverse GC Roles. By Amelia Chappelle, MA, MS Amelia Chappelle graduated from Sarah Lawrence College in 2007 with a dual masters degrees in Human Genetics and Health Advocacy. … Continue reading
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A Lover’s Lament: What If We Stopped Seeing Each Other?
Your head says forget it But your heart’s still smokin’ -Joni Mitchell, “You Turn Me On, I’m A Radio” I love my profession. My heart belongs to my wife, but that’s a different sort of love.* I love my job … Continue reading
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Digesting the Scripps DTC Study Results
Last week preliminary data from a Scripps Health study, looking at effects of DTC genomewide testing, were published in the New England Journal of Medicine (link to pdf article). The study represents the first published data of this kind. Up until … Continue reading
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Kellogg’s Complaint
Improper kinds of food in the stomach and intestines, will, in this excessively irritable state of the system, cause nocturnal emissions……Farinaecous foods, properly prepared, is incomparably the best aliment for such a sufferer.…. – from A Lecture to Young Men … Continue reading
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Considering The Future of Genetic Counseling, Act II
When it comes to the future, there are three kinds of people: those who let it happen, those who make it happen, and those who wonder what happened. John M. Richardson, Jr. Those who predict the future are doomed to … Continue reading
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Genetic Counselling Awareness Week hits Canada!
Although I know much of our readership is US-based, I thought you would all be interested in an initiative of the Canadian Association of Genetic Counsellors (CAGC) that is taking place this week. To commemorate the 20th Anniversary of the … Continue reading
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