Last month, National Cancer Institute hosted the 17th International Meeting on Phsychosocial Aspects of Hereditary Cancer #IMPAHC. The meeting was very successful with presentations from DCEG fellows Cam Rising, Rowan Forbes Shepherd PhD, & Emily Pearce! buff.ly/3JoEy46

Thank you @awernerlinPhD, Dr Jada Hamilton for all your hard work organising a fantastic #impahc meeting! 👏 Thanks to Bill Klein, Cam Rising and all of the scientific committee for including my presentation from CanGene-CanVar 🧬 Cancer Research UK University of Southampton

Thank you to all patients in our co-design partnership for Lynch Choices and our International Stakeholder Panel. I have learned so much from you. Showcasing our co-design approach at #impahc NCI Behavior Science (BRP)

Award-winning presentation by Emily Pearce at #impahc. I was fortunate to present in this session on managing uncertainty, expertly chaired and guided by Dr Paul Han at NCI Behavior Science (BRP). Great to have Bill Klein and so many others at this meeting.

Presenting at the National Cancer Institute in Maryland, US. What an excellent meeting with so many inspiring presentations #impahc International Meeting of the Psycho-Social Aspects of Hereditary Cancer

My first #IMPAHC experience National Cancer Institute was incredible. Teamwork makes the dream work! Cancer Epi & Genetics #NCI_ClinicalGenetics Jenni Young, PhD (she/her) Rowan Forbes Shepherd PhD @awernerlinphd Chloe Huelsnitz Cat Wilsnack Sharon A. Savage, M.D.

After a very successful #IMPAHC meeting National Cancer Institute, we are passing the baton to A/Prof Laura Forrest PhD. See you in Australia in 2025!

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!

Social control and siblings with #LiFraumeni syndrome - an interesting study by Chloe Huelsnitz seeking to understand how these relationships can aid #CancerGenetics healthcare #IMPAHC National Cancer Institute

Thanks board members Jaclyn Schienda, ScM, CGC of Dana-Farber & Catherine Wilsnack, MSW, LMSW for representing us at #IMPAHC the 17th Int'l Meeting on Psychosocial Aspects of Hereditary #Cancer. Cat & Cam Rising Cam Rising presented on #telomere biology disorders #MentalHealth

Don't miss your chance to chat with Cam Rising at the final #IMPAHC poster session! She is presenting on "Caregiver experiences navigating telomere biology disorder-related social support with family and friends."

So excited to be back in my old academic home the nick for the International Meeting on Psychosocial Aspects of Hereditary Cancer #IMPAHC The first person I saw was June Peters, a pioneer of psychosocial genetics and my first #GC mentor!

Mary Rose Yockel presented at #IMPAHC yesterday! Her research found that mothers and children with high levels of distress tend to have less open conversations in the context of #GeneticCounseling for #HereditaryCancer, particularly for mothers without a college degree. #HBOC

“Genetics and precision oncology are outstripping our understanding of the psychosocial needs of AYAs,” Rowan Forbes Shepherd PhD Insightful talk and important research on life with #LiFraumeni syndrome. #cancer #AYA #mentalhealth #IMPAHC #NCI_ClinicalGenetics Cancer Epi & Genetics

HAPPENING NOW: Rowan Forbes Shepherd PhD is part of the #IMPAHC Keynote Panel on Identifying and meeting of the needs of adolescents and young adults with inherited cancer syndrome.

Congratulations to Emily Pearce! Winner of an #IMPAHC Student Abstract Award for her dissertation work on social media and uncertainty in #telomere biology disorders in collaboration with Team Telomere #NCI_ClinicalGenetics

Ken Tercyak of Georgetown Cancer Prevention and Control Program discusses the benefits and harms of direct-to-consumer #GeneticTesting for children who are at risk for adult-onset #HereditaryCancer: "Direct to consumer testing gives parents access to their child's whole genome!" #IMPAHC

Cancer Epi & Genetics Time correction: This session starts at 4:00 pm today. #IMPAHC #telomere

Don't miss Emily Pearce's presentation during the Parallel Paper Session on “Social Media as a Tool for Expressing and Managing Medical Uncertainty in Dyskeratosis Congenita,” today from 3:00-4:15 PM at #IMPAHC.