Genetic Counselling In Practice

Programa

Day I

Morning Plenary Lectures

* 13.30 Course Directors Practical session- Introduction to the course and goal setting.
* 14.30 C. Patch Setting the scene- aims, process and outcomes of genetic counselling.
* 15.15 Coffee Break.
* 15.45 H. Skirton/ D. Coviello and Faculty Ice-breaking session.
* 16.30 L. Tranebjaerg Mendelian inheritance.
* 17.15 M. Soller Non-traditional inheritance.
* 18.00 Coffee break.
* 18.30 D.Coviello/M.Soller Prenatal Diagnosis - general introduction.
* 19.30 Close of day.

Day II

Morning Session: plenary lectures

* 08.30 D. Turchetti Introduction to cancer genetics
* 09.30 O. Zuffardi Molecular karyotyping: not just cytogenetics
* 10.30 General discussion and questions
* 11.00 Coffee Break
* 11.30 S.Stenhouse Diagnostic tools - molecular analysis
* 12.30 Lunch break


* Free afternoon.

Day III

Morning Session: Plenary lectures

* 08.30 V. Anastasiadou Cross-cultural perspectives in genetic counselling and testing: examples from the haemoglobinopathies
* 09.30 H. Skirton Development of profession of genetic counselling in Europe - core competences
* 10.30 Coffee Break
* 11.00 D. Coviello Genetic heterogeneity
* 12.00 Lunch break


Afternoon session: Concurrent workshops

* 14.00 Talleres organizados por el CSA


Day IV

Morning Session: plenary lectures

* 08.30 F. Forzano Basic concepts in dysmorphology
* 9.45 C. Patch Practical ethics- consent, confidentiality and disclosure
* 10.30 Coffee Break
* 11.00 Taller organizado por el CSA
* 12.15 J. Rocha Psychological issues in antenatal screening and testing
* 13:00 Lunch Break


Afternoon session: Concurrent workshops

* 14.00 Talleres organizados por el CSA.


Day V

Morning Session

* 08.30 F. Forzano Genetics of mental retardation
* 09.45 Taller organizado por el CSA
* 11.00 Coffee Break
* 11.30 V. Anastasiadou Medical genetics and public health: Community genetics
* 12.30 Lunch Break.


Afternoon Session

* 14.00 Talleres organizados por el CSA.


Day VI

Morning Session: Plenary lectures

* 08.30 A.Tibben Counselling for predictive testing
* 09.45 Coffee Break
* 10.15 Talleres organizados por el CSA.
* 12.30 Clausura.


Talleres en el Centro Satélite Autorizado (C.S.A)

* Títulos de los talleres por confirmar