Join us for Part Two of our captivating webinar series: "Translating Genes into Health®".

📅 June 18, 2024

⏰ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm ET

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Title: Obtaining Funding from the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) and Utilizing a Recent PCORI Project to Better Support Black and Hispanic Parents of Children with Disabilities

Description:

Learn about the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute and funding opportunities that can help clinicians better meet the needs of patients. Specifically, we will describe a project to improve the dissemination of research findings to Black and Hispanic parents first learning about a Down syndrome diagnosis. Further, we will provide the top eight recommendations for medical providers to improve diagnosis experiences and offer the research findings identified as most important by patients, health equity experts, and interdisciplinary medical professionals.

Target Audience: Geneticists, genetic counselors, and other medical professionals involved in delivering prenatal screening results and prenatal or postnatal diagnostic testing results for genetic conditions.

Agenda: 
Presentation followed by live Q&A. 

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this session, participants should be able to:

1. Define the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute and associated funding opportunities.
2. Describe differences in care that Black and Hispanic families have experienced in healthcare and their definitions as a positive or negative Down syndrome diagnosis experience.
3. Identify resources and organizations available for you to share research findings with new and expectant parents of children with Down syndrome.

Presenters:

• Stephanie Meredith, MA, DrPH, Director of the Lettercase National Center for Prenatal and Postnatal Resources at the University of Kentucky’s Human Development Institute
• Murugu Manickam, MD, MPH, FACMG, Clinical Geneticist/Genomicist at Nationwide Children's Hospital 
• Beth A. Pletcher, MD, FAAP, FACMG, Emeritus Professor, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Emeritus Professor, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School

Continuing Medical Education (CME AMA & CME Other)

Accreditation

The American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation

The American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

The American Medical Association (AMA) defines physicians as those individuals who have obtained an MD, DO, or equivalent medical degree from another country. Non-physicians may request a certificate of attendance for their participation.

Claiming your Educational Credits

Complete the activity and carefully complete the evaluation form. The deadline to claim educational credits is within 30 days of the date of the activity. Educational credit requests after this date will not be accepted.

Learner Data Consent

ACMG Education reports learner data to respective agency boards and you will be asked for consent during the evaluation process. Your compliance with deadlines and completing evaluations are part of the process in meeting learner needs and ACMG’s education mission.