In The News:
December 22, 2019 - Although popular as Christmas gifts, DNA kits can open up a Pandora’s box of family secrets CAGC President Alexis Carere, is quoted in this article about new biological relationships being brought to light with ancestry and other direct-to-consumer tests.
The Saskatchewan Health Authority recognizes the role of CAGC members Tara Scriver, Janet Lucas, Andrea Hawrysh, Lacey Benoit, Candice Jackel-Cram, Rachel Vanneste and Melanie Paterson.
CAGC President Alexis Carere and genetic counsellor Seema Panchal discuss the importance of genetic testing in an accredited lab and caution about the possibility of errors with DTC testing. July 31, 2019 - Can a DNA test improve your fitness and health? CAGC President Alexis Carere weighs in. CAGC President Alexis Carere commented on the ethical concerns of the use of CRISPR by a Chinese scientist in the Atlantic. November 26, 2018 - Canadian scientists call creation of gene-edited babies ‘premature’ use of CAGC Past President Sohnee Ahmed interviewed in reaction to the news of a Chinese scientist using CRISPR on human embryos. CAGC Past President Sohnee Ahmed highlights the limits of DTC testing companies. Recognition / Awards to CAGC Members:Andrea Hawrysh and Dr. Candice Jackel-Cram April 2019. Nominees for the YMCA Saskatoon Women of Distinction – Research and Techonology Award, for their work to improve the care of women in Saskatchewan with endometrial cancer. Dr. Jane Green February 12, 2019. Invested into the Order of Canada Member-involved Publications:Catriona Hippman, Angela Inglis, Priscilla Carrion, Heather Andrighetti A Matched Cohort Study of Postpartum Placentophagy in Women With a History of Mood Disorders: No Evidence for Impact on Mood, Energy, Vitamin B12 Levels, or Lactation. Sept 4 2019. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada , Volume 41, Issue 9, 1330 - 1337
Pharmacogenomic Testing: Clinical Evidence and Implementation Challenges. Aug 7 2019. Journal of Personalized Medicine. 2019; 9(3):40
The value of diagnostic testing for parents of children with rare genetic diseases. June 26 2019. CAGC Members of the Hereditary Breast Cancer Clinical Study Group (Jeanna McCuaig, Karen Oophorectomy and risk of contralateral breast cancer among BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers. June 2019. Breast Cancer Research and Treatment (2019) 175: 443.
Canadian genetic healthcare professionals’ attitudes towards discussing private pay options with patients. April 2019. Molecular Genetics & Genomic Medicine, Volume 7, Issue 4
Emmanuelle Souzeau, as a member of the ASHG Duty to Recontact Workgroup The Responsibility to Recontact Research Participants after Reinterpretation of Genetic and Genomic Research Results. April 4 2019 Amercian Journal of Human Genetics, Volume 104, Issue 4, 578-595
Modified panel-based genetic counseling for ovarian cancer susceptibility: A randomized non-inferiority study. April 2019. Gynecologic Oncology, Volume 153, Issue 1, 108-115
Melanie Napier, Lauren Brady, and Alexis Carere Diagnostic Utility of Genome-wide DNA Methylation Testing in Genetically Unsolved Individuals with Suspected Hereditary Conditions. 4 April 2019. American Journal of Human Genetics, Volume 104, Issue 4, 685-700
Taila Hartley A Diagnosis for All Rare Genetic Diseases: The Horizon and the Next Frontiers. March 21 2019. Cell, Volume 177, Issue 1, 32-37
Mireille Cloutier, Julie Hathaway, Rachel Vanneste and Guillaume Sillon Lexigene®: An online medical genetics translation tool to facilitate communication. 15 February 2019 Journal of Genetic Counseling, Volume 28, Issue 3, 717-721 Angela Inglis Risk communication in genetic counseling: Exploring uptake and perception of recurrence numbers, and their impact on patient outcomes. August 2018 Clinical Genetics, Volume 94, Issue 2, 239-245
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