Implementing Genomics in a Direct-to-Consumer World: Opportunities for Education and Communication

CDC Public Health Genomics Seminar Series August 2018 |Events|Genomics|CDC

Two CDC Public Health Genomics Webinars August, 2018

This week, we feature two upcoming free public health genomics webinars. Sign up Today!

August 13, 2018: Implementing Genomics in a Direct-to-Consumer World: Opportunities for Education and Communication.

August 24, 2018: Health Disparities in Implementation of Genomic Medicine: Challenges and Opportunities

CDC Public Health Genomics Seminar Series

Implementing Genomics in a Direct-to-Consumer World: Opportunities for Education and Communication

August 13, 2018, 9:00-12:00 pm EDT
CDC Chamblee Campus, Building 107,  Room 1A

Free Registration is required. REGISTER NOW

Mark your Calendar to View the Webinar via SkypeJoin by Phone: (885) 644-0229 Conference ID: 4390261

Emily Edelman, MS
Associate Director, Clinical and Continuing Education
Jackson Laboratory Clinical and Continuing Education Program

Kate Reed , MPH, ScM
Director, Clinical and Continuing Education
Jackson Laboratory Clinical and Continuing Education Program

Improving the public’s health requires getting critical information and education to the people who need it most. If you are developing education, how do you know if your materials meet your audience’s needs and will make an impact?

Successfully translating evidence-based guidelines into clinical practice requires a prepared workforce and informed public. Delivering effective education to the audience is often challenged by competing priorities, lack of awareness about the importance of the issue, and limited time. Despite enthusiasm to use genetic and genomic testing among a growing number of clinicians and patients, there are significant gaps in the knowledge and skills necessary to assess risk and communicate about the utility, risks, and limitations of genetic and genomic testing. Compounding this problem is lack of evidence about the effectiveness of existing genetic education materials.

Presenters will discuss

• How to use evidence-based approaches to design and disseminate adult education
• How these approaches can be effective in achieving outcomes and reaching learners

Sponsors

• Office of Public Health Genomics, Center for Surveillance, Epidemiology and Laboratory Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• CDC University