Patient’s Guide to Ovarian Cancer
The National Ovarian Cancer Coalition has helped to create an animated patient guide to everything…
How to Decide About Prenatal Genetic Testing
This 4 minute video walks through the decision making process for someone considering prenatal genetic…
#247 Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy: Exon Skipping
Duchene and Becker Muscular Dystrophy are genetic disorders noted for progressive muscle weakness that can…
NIPT Summary of Recommendations
This policy priority helps to summarize recommendations that are helpful to providers when navigating the…
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD)
The Center for Disease Control (CDC) provides information on FASD including how it is caused,…
National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD)
NORD aims to provide resources to those with rare diseases and 'lift up' the rare…
Spanish Language Genetic Counseling: Research and Resources
Language concordance has shown to help build rapport, trust, and understanding of information within a…
Familial Hypercholesterolemia
Familial Hypercholesterolemia (FH) affects around 1 in 250 people which makes it one of the…
Cancer in Children
Cancer is the second leading cause of death in children ages 1 to 14. The…
Prenatal Genetic Testing Options
This 3 minute video explains the difference between screening and diagnostic options in prenatal genetic…
All Things Thalassemia
Thalassemia is a broad genetic disorder relating to an imbalance of alpha and beta proteins…
What is Sickle Cell Disease?
Sickle cell disease is a genetic disorder that changes the shape of red blood cells,…
Navigating Barriers in LGBTQ+ Genetic Care
LGBTQ+ genetic counselors, advocates, and educators address overcoming barriers to delivering affirming care for LGBTQ+…
Lynch Syndrome Explained by a Genetic Counselor
Around 1/300 adults carry a genetic change that constitutes Lynch syndrome, and it accounts for…
18-22 Week Ultrasound Results
Details of what a 'normal' ultrasound looks like, and common findings of organs and structures…
MotherToBaby
MotherToBaby is both an English and Spanish resource to help all individuals, families, providers, and…
GINA & You: Understanding GINA, The Genetic Information NonDiscrimination Act of 2008
This 2 page document contains quick and easy to understand information about GINA - including…
Disorders of Sex Chromosomes
This 12 minute video discusses the genetics of how sex chromosome disorders can occur and…
Trisomy 13 and 18 – Pediatric Genetics
This 6 minute video explains how Trisomy 13 (Patau) and Trisomy 18 (Edward) syndrome occurs,…
Genetic Discrimination and GINA: Will Genetic Testing Affect My Insurance?
This 4 minute video explains the Genetic Information Non Discrimination Act (GINA), including its history,…
What is Down Syndrome (Trisomy 21?)
This 6 minute video explains how Down syndrome occurs, the three different ways someone could…
Noninvasive prenatal screening (NIPS) for fetal chromosome abnormalities in a general risk population: An evidence-based clinical guideline of the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG)
This is an update to the 2016 statement by ACMG (American College of Medical Genetics),…
Genetic Counseling Helps Families Understand Their Options
About 10% of cancer can have an identifiable genetic component, which if found can help provide…
Clinical, technical, and environmental biases influencing equitable access to clinical genetics/genomics testing: A points to consider statement of the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG)
The American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG) has listed multiple points to consider…
Bone Marrow Transplant and the Role of the Genetic Counselor
The National Society of Genetic Counselors (NSGC) in this podcast series discuss everything bone marrow…
Medline Plus Genetics: Consumer-friendly information
Explore specific genetic conditions, genes, chromosomes, or learn more about genetics from the basics of…
Do My Genes Impact my Risk for Prostate Cancer?
Prostate cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer death among all races and…
#238 Secondary Findings with Caralynn Wilczewski and Andrea Alvarez
The American College of Medical Genetics has recognized over 70 actionable genes that patients can…
Should I Get Genetic Testing for Melanoma?
Protecting oneself from skin cancer is vital and the most serious skin cancer is melanoma.…
How Does Family History Impact My Risk for Diabetes?
Around 1/10 adults and 1/400 children have diabetes. Lifestyle can cause this but someone with…
#236 Assessing for Alzheimer’s Disease with Quest Diagnostics
Alzheimer's is the most common form of dementia and 1/3 of those with mild cognitive…
Is Lung Cancer Genetic?
Lung cancer is primarily caused by smoking, but roughly 8% of the time it is…
#133 DTC Series: Melanie Hardy on Carrier Screenings
What is carrier screening? How is used in clinical care? Can it test for all…
#106 Sano Genetics on Autism Genetics
What is autism? And what does it have to do with genetics? Dr. Patrick Short,…
#129 DTC Series: Picture Genetics on At-Home, Physician-Mediated, Genetic Testing
Can traditional genetic testing be accessed direct-to-consumer? If so what types of clinical test are…
#112 Pediatric Genetic Counselor
What is the role of genetic counselors in pediatric genetics clinic? What is a pediatric…
Dena Talks DNA: Very Basic Genetics
What are genes and chromosomes? How do they work? Genetic Counselor, Dena Goldberg, explains basic…
What to Expect from a Pre-Test Consultation
What is pretest genetic counseling? What can I expect in my appointment? This video gives…
What to Expect from a Post-Test Consultation
What is post-test genetic counseling? What can I expect in my appointment. This video provides…
Patient Stories
Where can I find stories from individuals with genetic conditions? Grey's genetics provides information on…
Concurrent Care for Children
The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization website gives information on the Concurrent Care for…
Find A Genetic Counselor
If interested in genetic counseling services, the Find a Genetic Counselor website can be used…
Myriad Gene Risk Table
The Myriad Genetics Gene Table provides information about different genes that are known to be…
What Is Leukemia?
This 2-minute video put together by Cincinnati Children's gives a brief overview of a specific…
What is leukemia?
This 4-minute TED-Ed video discusses a specific type of cancer called leukemia. Leukemia is the…
Understanding the Relationship Between Cancer and Genetics
This 8-minute video answers several different questions about hereditary cancer and genetic testing for hereditary…
Genetic Testing For Inherited Risk For Cancer
This 3-minute animated video provides a brief overview of hereditary cancer. The video discusses what…
What Is Hereditary Cancer? What Is A Hereditary Cancer Mutation
This is a brief one minute video that provides a quick explanation of what is…
Questions to Ask your Genetic Counselor
How can I prepare for my genetic counseling appointment? Are there common questions I should…
Cancer and Genetics
What does genetics have to do with cancer? Watch or read about the intersection of…
Genetic Testing
How does genetic testing work? Watch this video to learn basic information about the science…
Beyond the Brochure
What are current practices in prenatal genetic counseling? This is provider level resource outlining standard…
What is genetic counseling and genetic testing
What is genetic counseling? What are the benefits of genetic testing? Answers to your frequently…
Patient guides to risk assessment and genetic testing
What is genetic risk assessment? What do I need to do before doing genetic testing?…
Carrier screening
What is genetic carrier screening? What are recessive conditions? What is expanded carrier screening? This…
Carrier screening patient eduation animation
What is carrier screening? Why is it important? Watch this video from a genetics lab…
DOH GSF Conditions
What genetic conditions are usually tested for in prenatal settings? Watch this 5 min. video…
Genetic Carrier Screening
What is genetic carrier screening? What are recessive conditions? Why is this imformation important to…
DNA Today Podcast Lesson 17: Chromosome Microarray Analysis (CMA): A Cytogenetic Analysis
What is chromosomal microarray testing (CMA)? Listen to this podcast episode to learn more about…
Epigenetics Influencing Health Outcomes (Methylation Animation)
What are epigenetics? This 6 min video explains the complex topic of epigenetics. [ill_responsive_video] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBeNidAp6Dc…
What is Panel Genetic Testing? | Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
What can genetic testing tell us about cancer risk? In this video, genetic counselor, Jill…
Part 1: Components of the Healthcare System
What do I need to know to navigate the healthcare system? Watch this 2 min…
Part 3: Types of Health Insurance
What are the different types of health insurance? How do I know what I have…
Part 2:Types of Patient Care and the Healthcare Team
Who is part of the healthcare team? What are the different models of patient care…
NEWBORN SCREENING: What is it about? What does a POSITIVE SCREENING TEST mean? | Dr. Kristine Kiat
What is Newborn Screening? What does a positive test result mean? Pediatrician, Dr. Kristine Alba…
Part 4: Understanding Medical Bills
How can I make sense of this medical bill? Watch this 3 min video and…
Part 5: Your Role as a Patient
What is my role as a patient in the healthcare system? Watch this 5 min…
Are Hereditary Cancers Passed Down by Both Parents Equally?
How is hereditary cancer passed on in a family? Read this article by genetic counselor,…
Whole Exome Sequencing
What is whole exome sequencing? When is it helpful? Watch this 7 min video to…
About Newborn Screening.
Where can I find more information on Newborn Screening? Visit this site, Baby's First Test…
Newborn screening outcomes
What does a negative test mean in Newborn Screening? What does a positive test mean…
Guide for patients from patients
This is site that can be used extensively as a Resource for a family with…
Fragile X syndrome – An Overview for Families and Providers
This brochures provides detailed information on Fragile X syndrome. It covers details like what is…
Fragile X Syndrome (FXS) 10 Things You Did Not Know
This 4 minute 30 seconds talks about 10 facts about Fragile X syndrome. It is…
Chromosomal Microarray: Test Information for Families
This is a brochure that describes microarray in patient friendly langauge. This brochure can be…
What is Genetic Testing? Understand genetic testing for genetic syndromes
This 1-minute video provides a brief overview about what genetic testing is. Genetic testing is…
Whole Exome/Whole Genome Testing: Comparison to Panels
This 45-minute webinar by Robert Nussbaum describes in detail the genetic testing technique of whole…
Selecting the Right Genetic Test
This 45-minute webinar by Maren Scheuner details about selecting the right genetic testing option. In…
Genetic Testing and Pregnancy: A Genetic Counselor Guides You Through Your Testing Options
This 1 hour webinar video talks about genetic testing and pregnancy. In it, two prenatal…
When Should You See a Genetic Counselor
This 1-minute video provides a few examples of reasonss a person may be referred to…
Preparing for your visit with a Genetic Counselor
If you have been referred to see a genetic counselor this short video can help…
What to Expect at Your Genetics Appointment ?
In this brochure you can find out more information about what to expect during a…
Today’s Caregiver magazine and caregiver.com interviews Susan Peppers, Vice President of Express Scripts Pharmacy
In this 12-minute podcast you can hear from Susan Peppers about pharmacists and why it…
Today’s Caregiver magazine and https://caregiver.com interviews Michael Jordan, Founder and CEO of CircleOf Inc.
In this 14-minute podcast you can hear from Michael Jordan, founder of CircleOf Inc. about…
Talking with Your Child About His or Her Illness
In this brochure you can find information about how to talk with your child about…
Talking with Your Child’s Doctor – English
Doctors visits can be complex with the many questions they may ask and the amount…
Talking with Your Child’s Doctor – Spanish
Doctors visits can be complex with the many questions they may ask and the amount…