PhenoTips Speaker Series: A Genetics Podcast - Jill Stopfer, Jessica Corredor, and Emily Nazar on the Future of Hereditary Cancer Genetic Counseling

Jill Stopfer, Jessica Corredor, and Emily Nazar on the Future of Hereditary Cancer Genetic Counseling

04/11/22 • 75 min

PhenoTips Speaker Series: A Genetics Podcast

Associate Director of Genetic Counseling at the Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Jill Stopfer, Senior Genetic Counselor at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Jessica Corredor, and Lead Genetic Counselor for Cancer Genetics at Genome Medical, Emily Nazar, discuss the latest technological advancements and changes to delivery models, barriers in hereditary cancer genetic counseling and methods to overcome them, strategies to prepare genetic counselors for the future, and methods to improve the accessibility of genetic counseling services in hereditary cancer genetic counseling. Hosted by DNA Today's Kira Dineen.

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