Chicago Center for Jewish Genetics Disorders - Events Calendar

Programs of Interest

Physicians and Surgeons Conference

Prescribing Genetic Testing for
Children and Adults of Ashkenazi Descent:
A Practical Guide

Wednesday, February 25, 2004
6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Rush North Shore Hospital
9600 Gross Point Road
Skokie, Illinois 60076

Sponsored by the Chicago Center for Jewish Genetic Disorders, the Physicians and Surgeons Division of the Jewish United Fund, and Rush North Shore Hospital this year’s conference is designed to give physicians a practical approach to learning about the medical implications of genetic testing. It is sponsored for Continuing Medical Education Credit by Rush University Medical Center.

The conference will focus on identifying the most common mendelian disorders found in children and adults of Ashkenazi descent, identifying the most common adult onset (predispositional) disorders found in individuals of Ashkenazi descent, describing the guidelines for testing children under age 18, as well as preconception/prenatal couples, and describing the role that genetic counseling plays in the genetic testing process. All conference attendees will be given a "Practical Guide" (found here) at the conclusion of the event, which will contain information on the mendelian and predispositional disorders most commonly found within the Ashkenazi community, genetic counseling and testing resources, and highlights from the faculty presentations.

Click here to view the Invitation (pdf)

Registration Information
$35.00 includes registration and processing CME credits
$10.00 registration fee for physicians and allied health professionals not requiring CME credits
*Registration fee waived for students
No Solicitation of Funds

Faculty

Susan Davies, MD, Assistant Professor Visiting Attending, Rush University Medical College
Brad Angle, MD, Attending Physician, Division of Genetics, Children’s Memorial Hospital, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University
Lee P. Shulman, MD, Head, Section of Reproductive Genetics, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University
Shelly Cummings, MS, Assistant Director, Cancer Risk Assessment Clinic, University of Chicago Hospitals

Accreditation

Rush University Medical Center is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Rush University Medical Center designates this continuing medical education activity for 2 hours in Category 1 of the Physician’s Recognition Award of the American Medical Association. Each physician should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent in the educational activity.

This activity is supported in part through unrestricted educational grants from:
Genzyme Genetics
Myriad Genetic Laboratories, Inc.
Serono, Inc.