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September 7, 2018
The 2018 Annual Sickle Cell Symposium is fast approaching! On Tuesday, September 18th, we’ll come together with Future Builders Inc, Arkansas Black Nurses Association and the UAMS Adult Sickle Cell Clinical Program to offer an evening of both patient and professional speakers. This event provides 2.5 hours of free CE and free food, and is geared… Read MoreMay 25, 2017
September 9, 2016
Download Brochure Lori Williamson Dean, MS, CGC Assistant Professor and Chair Department of Genetic Counseling College of Health Professions and Program Manager Heartland Genetics Services Collaborative University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Ms. Dean is a 1991 graduate of the Michigan Genetic Counseling Program who currently serves as the Department Chairman and Program Director for… Read MoreMay 15, 2015
You are invited to attend a national dialogue to address access and payment for genetic and genomic healthcare in integrated delivery systems. The meeting will bring together genetics and primary care healthcare providers, consumers, legislators, federal partners, insurers, payers, and public health to discuss genetic/genomic services needed, barriers to accessing those services, and solutions in… Read MoreMarch 12, 2015
Looking for an educational website on genetics? Check out Genes in Life! It is a place to learn about all the ways genetics is a part of your life. On this site you will learn how genetics affects you and your family, why you should talk to your healthcare providers about genetics, how to get… Read MoreFebruary 20, 2015
Although much has been published about the patient-centered medical home, the role of the medical geneticist within this model of care has not been delineated in the literature. After reviewing the literature, debating practice models, and communicating with colleagues in primary care as well as geneticists across the Heartland region, the ad hoc Heartland Medical… Read MoreDecember 19, 2014
The Heartland Genetics Services Collaborative is partnering with the Region 4 Midwest Genetics Collaborative to provide Care Coordination: Empowering Families training in the Heartland region. The purpose of the training is to provide parents with the skills, knowledge, and resources they need to coordinate care for children with genetic condition in partnership with a medical… Read MoreOctober 29, 2014
Congratulations to Julie Luedtke for receiving the Judi Tuerck Newborn Screening Follow-Up and Education Award on October 29, 2014 at the Newborn Screening and Genetic Testing Symposium.