Today is #GeneticCounsellorsAwarenessDay! It’s an opportunity to celebrate our genetic counsellors, who help patients like Jess. When 23-year-old Jess had some unusual chest pains, a life changing diagnosis wasn't what she expected. Read more: thermh.org.au/news/rmh-genet…

Today we celebrate #GeneticCounsellorAwarenessDay 2022. We have over 450 #GeneticCounsellors in our membership and today we celebrate their contribution to clinical care, research, academia, policy, management and more! Thank you for all you do! #GeneticCounselorAwarenessDay

#GCAD2022 Our conjoint clinical genetics department Peter Mac Cancer Centre and The Royal Melbourne Hospital provides genetic counseling to patients and their families with cancer, cardiac, neurogenetic, and other inherited conditions. Genetic counsellor awareness day is on now in Australia and New Zealand!

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Privileged to work with these folk everyday Human Genetics Society of Australasia #hgsa2022

Thank you Human Genetics Society of Australasia for the opportunity to present some of my preliminary PhD work at #HGSA2022. Huge props to my fantastic supervisor A/Prof Laura Forrest PhD & colleagues Joanne Isbister-Smith & Josh Schultz for their orals, & to all the speakers & organisers for such a great conference.

17th #IMPAHC conference 2023 Cancer Epi & Genetics wrapped this arvo with the exciting announcement of our 18th meeting to be held in #australia in 2025 to be hosted by yours truly! Thanks to @awernerlinPhD & Dr Jada Hamilton for leading by example!

What a great Australian #impsci group. #eie2023 Joey Elias Bec Purvis A/Prof Natalie Taylor @elytyedmers

Fantastic fish bowl debate #eie2023 debating the role of intuitive vs theory informed #impsci strategies

Wonderful conference #EIE2023. Chuffed to present some work and spend time with such engaging scientists.

Super proud of Bec Purvis as her PhD supervisor. Backing up #eie2023 #impsci with human genetics #ESHG2023 Bec is sharing international guidelines and position paper recommendations for implementation of polygenic info #PRS mapped using updated CFIR Peter Mac Health Services Research Peter Mac Research

Followed by Bec Purvis at 11.30am presenting the latest update from our #polygenic cancer risk report development project Peter Mac Health Services Research

New research alert: Garvan research genetic counsellor Lucas Mitchell published a scoping review outlining opportunities to increase the visibility of LGBTQIA+ people in healthcare: Read more here: doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.…

Acknowledging the incredible work of genetic counsellors on #GCAD2023 today! The genetic counselling research team lead by A/Prof Laura Forrest PhD Peter Mac Cancer Centre and The Royal Melbourne Hospital generates evidence to inform practice and improve patient outcomes after genetic testing Australasian Society of Genetic Counsellors (ASGC) Peter Mac Health Services Research

I am constantly in awe of my research team members who contribute to the practice and process of genetic counseling daily. We are research and academic GCs! Thank you to my team for their commitment and dedication Bec Purvis Sharne Limb Amy Ruscigno

📢GCR Connect End of Year Showcase registration is now open! The GCR Connect Showcase will feature presentations from some talented Genetic Counsellors on the research they led in 2023. Learn more & register here: australiangenomics.org.au/gcr-connect-sh… #GCRConnect #GeneticCounsellor

In the words of our last speaker for Session 2, Amy Clark, we were, ‘all aboard the PRS train!’ In such a rapidly evolving area it was great to hear about current research in this field. Thanks again to Yasmin Blystra, Parker Truong, Vaishnavi Nathan, Bec Purvis and Amy Clark.

"How do we move forward in implementation of PRS in the clinic?" Rebecca Purvis on important insights from the perspective of genetic HPs at GCR Connect showcase 2023 Australian Genomics Australasian Society of Genetic Counsellors (ASGC)