Secretary’s Advisory Committee on Genetics, Health, and Society
Fourteenth Meeting
November 20, 2007
Washington, D.C.
AGENDA
9:00 a.m. – 9:10 a.m. Overview of Session (Real Video)
Barbara Burns McGrath, R.N., Ph.D.
Research Associate Professor
University of Washington School of Nursing
9:10 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Overview of Education Initiatives for Health Professionals (Real Video)
Joseph McInerney, M.A., M.S.
Executive Director
National Coalition for Health Professional Education in Genetics
Q & A (Real Video)
9:30 a.m. – 9:50 a.m. Progress in Integrating Genetics into Primary Care (Real Video)
Norman Kahn, Jr., M.D.
Vice President for Science and Education
American Academy of Family Physicians
Q & A (Real Video)
9:50 a.m. – 10:10 a.m. Nursing Competencies and Genetics Training (Real Video)
Elizabeth Pestka, M.S.
Assistant Professor of Nursing
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
Q & A (Real Video)
10:10 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Role of Professional Societies (Real Video)
Melissa Fries, M.D.
Director of Genetics & Fetal Medicine
Washington Hospital Center
Q & A (Real Video)
10:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. BREAK
10:45 a.m. – 11:05 a.m. Meaning of Family History (Real Video)
Angela Trepanier, M.S.
Co-Director of the Genetic Counseling Graduate Program
Department of Molecular Medicine and Genetics
Wayne State University
Q & A (Real Video)
11:05 a.m. – 11:25 a.m. Initiatives to Train the Public Health Workforce (Real Video)
Toby Citrin, J.D.
Adjunct Professor of Health Management and Policy
Director of Community-Based Public Health
University of Michigan
Q & A
11:25 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. Additional Perspectives
Laboratorians (Real Video)
David S. Wilkinson, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor and Chair
Department of Pathology
Virginia Commonwealth University
Physician Assistants (Real Video)
Michael A. Rackover, PA-C, M.S.
Program Director and Associate Professor
Physician Assistant Program
Philadelphia University
Nurses in Genetics (Real Video)
Ann K. Cashion, Ph.D., R.N.
ISONG President
Chair and Associate Professor, Acute and Chronic Care Department
Robert Wood Johnson Executive Nurse Fellow
Director, Center for Health Evaluation and Lifestyle Promotion
University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Workforce Issues (Real Video)
Judith Benkendorf, M.S.
Project Manager
American College of Medical Genetics
11:45 a.m. – 12:25 p.m. Roundtable Discussion (Real Video)
Committee Members, Speakers and Discussants
12:25 p.m. – 1:10 p.m. LUNCH
Session on Oversight
1:10 p.m. – 1:20 p.m. Overview of Session (Real Video)
Andrea Ferreira-Gonzalez, Ph.D.
Professor of Pathology and Director of Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory
Virginia Commonwealth University
1:20 p.m. – 2:20 p.m. An International Analysis: Enhancing the Regulation of Genetic Tests through Responsive Regulations
Stuart Hogarth (Real Video)
Visiting Research Fellow
Institute for Science and Society
University of Nottingham
4:30 p.m. – 4:50 p.m. Committee Discussion
Dr. Tuckson
ADJOURN
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