🧬✨Celebrate #GeneticCounselorAwarenessDay next Thursday, Nov. 9! Learn more about NSGC’s activities and how you can help spread awareness of the heroic efforts our profession undertakes all year long.  bit.ly/3Mqc6jX #GeneChat #IAmAGeneticCounselor

Interested in exploring an MSc in #geneticcounselling? Join us in two breakout rooms at the Biochemistry & Medical Genetics UofM open house to learn more about the career and the University of Manitoba program #genechat

The role of a genetic counsellor has expanded in the last few years from predominantly working in a clinical care setting, to research, education, academia, policy, industry and pathology. We celebrate the diverse areas genetic counsellors work across #GCAD2023

Tickets for our breast cancer webinar flew off the shelves yesterday, so we have released more spaces. You'll need this new link to book bit.ly/3QMZQvx

#GeneticCounselorAwarenessDay is just one day away! Get ready to kick off the day with our LIVE social media panel discussion featuring Grace-Ann Fasaye, ScM, CGC, leann t. (she/her) and @ERamosSD. bit.ly/3Mqc6jX #GeneChat #IAmAGeneticCounselor

🧬 Today is Genetic Counsellor Awareness Day. Lisette Curnow speaks about her important role as a Genetic Counsellor at VCGS. Learn more: lnkd.in/g45YhRGZ #IAmAGeneticCounselor #ANZgeneticcounsellors #GCAwarenessDay #GCAD2023

ACMG thanks genetic counselors for the contributions they make to the field of #medicalgenetics & ACMG committees & work groups. They make an enormous difference for patients, families & public health. #IAmAGeneticCounselor #MedicalGeneticsAwareness Genetic Counselors

But wait, there's more!! We are lucky🍀 to have added to our team with #GeneticCounsellor Caitlin Aldridge Ready more about the GECKO team tinyurl.com/yndsd29f #IAmAGeneticCounsellor #GeneChat

Today, and every day, we are grateful for the service of those who fought in wars around Mother Earth. We honour their sacrifices and service - Chi-miigwech! #RemembranceDay #LestWeForget In Flanders Fields - Poem by John McCrae. Translation courtesy of Sandra Peltier. ©WBE/WUIR

To those we loved and lost, To those who served and never came home, To those who continue to serve, Today on #RemembranceDay, and every day in between, We will remember them.

#PrimaryCare providers, learn to: ✅Identify the factors to consider when starting a medication for #epilepsy... Join Dr. Muir, pediatric neurologist CHEO Ottawa for "Treatment of epilepsy: First, Second, Third drugs" 👥Case follows 🗓️Nov.14 | 12-1pm REGISTER⤵️ oen.echoontario.ca/qs-asms/

The Ocean to Ontario #eConsult integration demonstrates #interoperability between systems to safely share patient information between clinicians to support patient care. To learn more visit: eservicesprogramontario.ca/home/oceantoon… #ThinkDigitalHealth #eServicesProgramOntario #DigitalHealthWeek

Genetics and genomics both play roles in health and disease, but what’s the difference between the two? Why are they both important for our health? Learn more about their differences and importance for our health in our Genetics vs. Genomics Fact Sheet! genome.gov/about-genomics…

Siblings witness the impacts of genetic disease but aren’t always included in conversations about genetic risk. We have an opportunity to bridge this gap. Learn more from Tori Suslovitch, MS, CGC and Abby Turnwald (she/her) about the next steps to take: bit.ly/47g6OQB #GeneChat

#PrimaryCare providers, learn about: ✅the combination of anti-seizure medications in the treatment of #epilepsy Join Dr. Katherine Muir, pediatric neurologist CHEO Ottawa for a talk on "Polypharmacy". 👥Case follows 🗓️Nov.14 | 12-1pm REGISTER⤵️ oen.echoontario.ca/qs-asms/

We are recruiting a part-time Information Officer (Family Support) - maternity cover role. If you'd like the chance to join our lovely team, please see: rarechromo.org/we-are-recruit… for details about the role, ts & cs & how to apply. #recruitment #genetics #genomics #family #support

Now available online: the full Genetics in Medicine December 2023 issue bit.ly/3NgKw98 #GIM #genetics #genomics

Did you know that 4% of all eConsults are sent from specialists to other specialists? This exciting research paves the way to expand the scope of Ontario #eConsult. Read our most recent study in the Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare for details: doi.org/10.1177/135763…

National Indigenous Peoples Day is held on the summer solstice. It is a celebration of the culture, heritage, and experiences of First Nations, Inuit and Métis. ow.ly/1iBj50Si55c #NIPD2024