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Emerging issues in public health genomics

Monday, November 2, 2015: 2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Oral
This session will explore new and emerging technologies used in public health genomics. In addition, issues and evaluations of newborn screening and health communication will be described.
Session Objectives: List at least three emerging issues in public health genomics.
Organizer:
Monica McClain, MS, PhD
Moderator:
Monica McClain, MS, PhD

2:30pm
What are Parents' Emotional Responses to Chromosomal Microarray Genetic Testing? – A Qualitative Pilot Study among Parents of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders   
Lei Xu, Ph.D., Linda Crane Mitchell, Ph.D., Alice Richman, PhD, MPH, Wura Jacobs, Ph.D., Shawna O'Rorke, B.S and Lin Sun, M.A.
2:50pm
Misinformed consent: Understanding health messages about prenatal testing and how to improve them   
Anjali Truitt, PhD, MPH and Michael Nguyen, MPH
     
3:10pm
Newborn Screening and the Relaxation of One Child Policy in Mainland China   
Kee Chan, PhD
Audio (mp3) recording Recorded Presentation (mp4)
3:30pm
Attitudes Toward Pediatric Whole Genome Sequencing Among Young Adults   
Christopher H. Wade, PhD, MPH and Kailyn Elliott, BSN, RN

See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.

Organized by: Genomics Forum
Endorsed by: Epidemiology, Ethics

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