Not All Genetics Providers Are the Same

11/04/20 • 18 min

In this episode of Inside the GENOME, Dr. Slavin sits down with Elisabeth King, RN, FNP, AGN, AOCNP of City of Hope. They discuss the differences between training and scope among genetics professionals, and how she came into her role as a genetics provider.
About Our Guest:
Elisabeth King, is an Advanced Practice Provider with specialized training in genetics and is the Executive Director of Genomics and Precision Medicine at City of Hope.
https://www.cityofhope.org/elisabeth-king

Previous Episode

Let's Talk Polygenic Risk Scores

About This Episode

Dr. Holly Pederson is the director of the Medical Breast services in the breast center at the Cleveland Clinic. She is an Associate Professor at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine.

She sits down with Dr. Slavin to discuss a newly emerging tool within hereditary cancer genetics: polygenic risk scores.

Next Episode

The Importance of Breast Cancer Risk Assessment

In this episode of Inside the GENOME, Dr. Slavin sits down with Nicole Lambert, President of Myriad Genetics. They discuss her background as a genetic counselor and how she came to her role as President of Myriad, her personal story with her own genetics and risk assessment which led to her decision to undergo preventative surgery, and how Myriad is at the forefront of breast cancer risk assessment.