Virtual Prenatal Genetics Short Course
Schedule
Day 1, Wednesday 16th October 2024. Time: 9:30am – 12:30pm
Introduction to Basic Genetics and Inheritance
Day 2, Thursday 17th October 2024. Time: 9:30am – 12:45pm
Testing options in a Prenatal setting
Day 3, Wednesday 06th November 2024. Time: 9:30am – 12:45pm
Testing options in a Prenatal setting continued
Day 4, Thursday 07th November 2024. Time 9:30am – 12:20pm
Impact of a genetic condition
Day 5, Wednesday 27th November 2024. Time 9:30am – 12:30pm
Impact of a genetic condition continued
Day 6, Thursday 28th November 2024. Time 9:30am – 12:30pm
Emotional aspects
Recent technological advances are shaping testing and counselling options in prenatal genetics.
This skills based course is designed to give midwives and other health professionals working in a prenatal testing setting tools to help them to enable patients to access appropriate onwards referral. These include obtaining a family history, identify high risk family histories, approaches to genetic testing, consent taking and counselling skills associated with providing information and results.
The course will provide the background scientific knowledge needed to understand the theory behind the application of genetics in a prenatal setting. The scientific content will be complemented with case based examples and practical exercises to connect the scientific theory to the application in your day to day practice.
Participants will be equipped with the basics of prenatal genetic counselling and managing complex scenarios as well as an update on new technologies. They will also gain skills in taking a family history and assessing when a referral on to clinical genetics is indicated.
All attendees will receive a certificate of attendance upon completion of the course. This course is Royal College of Midwives (RCM) accredited.