Oct 20 Better Care for Rare Disease Patients: The Power of Quality Improvement

Better Care for Rare Disease Patients: The Power of Quality Improvement

Tuesday, October 20, 2026 | 2:00 – 3:00 pm ET

1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ and P.A.C.E.^®

Credit Claiming by November 30, 2026

Session Description

This talk will explore how quality improvement (QI) methodologies can be used to identify gaps in genetic healthcare
and develop practical, sustainable solutions. Through examples from clinical genetics and metabolism, participants
will learn how QI tools can improve diagnostic processes, care coordination, communication, and patient outcomes.
The presentation will highlight how small, data-driven changes can lead to meaningful improvements in the quality
and equity of care for individuals and families living with genetic conditions.

Learning Objectives

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

Define the key principles and components of quality improvement (QI) and distinguish QI from research
Identify how the application of QI tools and methodologies differs
Identify one opportunity within your own practice where a quality improvement approach could
meaningfully improve outcomes for patients and families

Target Audience

This activity is designed for clinical geneticists, genetic counselors, laboratory geneticists, genetic counselors, and
other healthcare providers who provide comprehensive diagnostic, management, and counseling services for
patients with, or at risk for, genetically influenced health problems.

Agenda

Topic / Session

2:00pm – 2:05pm Opening Remarks & Introduction — Henry J. Mroczkowski, MD, PhD, FACMG
2:05pm – 2:45pm Better Care for Rare Disease Patients: The Power of Quality Improvement – Amy M. Kritzer, MD

2:45pm – 3:00pm Q&A

Meet the Faculty

Amy M. Kritzer, MD, FACMG

Clinical Chief, Division of Genetics and Genomics

Director, Metabolism Clinical Program

Boston Children's Hospital

Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School

Boston, MA

Dr. Amy Kritzer is an attending in the Division of Genetics and Genomics at Boston Children’s Hospital. She graduated from
the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in Bronx, NY. She did her Pediatrics residency at The Floating Hospital for Children
at Tufts Medical Center in Boston, MA and then completed fellowships in Clinical Genetics and Medical Biochemical
Genetics at Boston Children’s Hospital. Her clinical work is focused on the care of children and adults with rare metabolic
disorders. She serves as physician lead for Quality Improvement in the Division of Genetics. As QI lead, she creates and
implements patient care initiatives designed to improve patient safety and patient and family experience. Her work is dedicated
to addressing the psychosocial needs of patients with rare diseases with a focus on improving quality of life.
She serves as a Principal Investigator for several lysosomal storage disease registries, as co-director of the BoLD
lysosomal storage disease program at Boston Children’s and as one of the main physicians for the PAL clinic.

Translating Genes into Health Webinar Series Planners

Henry J. Mroczkowski, MD, PhD, FACMG (Chair)
University of TN Health Science Ctr

Mari Mori, MD, MS, FACMG
The Ohio State University

Georgianne L. Arnold, MD, FACMG
University of Pittsburgh

Roya M. Mostafavi, MGC
University of Washington School of Medicine

Catherine A. Ziats, MD, FACMG
Cook Children's

Damara Ortiz, MD, FACMG
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC

Daniel Schecter, MD, MS
Mount Sinai School of Medicine

Staff

Jane Radford, MHA, CHCP
Senior Director of Education – ACMG

Kim Vadas, MABMH, CHCP, FACEHP
Senior Project Manager of Education, CME - ACMG

Accredited Continuing Education Information:

AMA PRA Category 1 Credit^TM, ASCLS P.A.C.E.^®

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.

ASCLS P.A.C.E.® CEU's

ACMG is approved as a provider of continuing education programs in the clinical laboratory sciences by the American Society for
Clinical Laboratory Science (ASCLS) Professional Acknowledgment for Continuing Education (P.A.C.E.®) Program.

ACMG is approved by the Florida Board of Clinical Laboratory Personnel as CE Provider (50-11878). ACMG is approved by the
California Department of Health Services through the ASCLS P.A.C.E.® (275-200-26-06). This activity has been approved
for 0.10 P.A.C.E.® CEU's.

Claiming your Educational Credits

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

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Your compliance with deadlines and completing evaluations are part of the process in meeting learner needs and ACMG’s education mission.

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Accredited Continuing Education Financial Disclosure

The American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide Accredited Continuing Education (ACE) for physicians. ACMG is an organization committed to improvement of patient care and general health by the incorporation of genetics and genomics into clinical practice.

ACMG has implemented the following procedures to ensure the independence of ACE activities from commercial influence/promotional bias, the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) requires that providers (ACMG) must be able to demonstrate that: 1) everyone in a position to control the content of an ACE activity has disclosed all financial relationships that they have had in the past 24 months with ineligible* companies; 2) ACMG has implemented a mechanism to mitigate relevant financial relationships; and 3) all financial relationships with ineligible companies are disclosed to the learners before the beginning of the educational activity. The learners must also be informed if no relevant financial relationships exist.

*Ineligible companies are defined as those whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

All relevant financial relationships listed have been mitigated.

Name	Role: Presenter/Panelist/Moderator/ Liaison/Planner/Peer Reviewer	Financial Disclosure for 24 Months (relationship is ongoing unless stated)
Amy Kritzer, MD, FACMG	Presenter	Nothing to Disclose
Henry J. Mroczkowski, MD, PhD, FACMG	Moderator, Planner	Nothing to Disclose
Georgianne L. Arnold, MD, FACMG	Planner	Nothing to Disclose
Roya M. Mostafavi, MGC	Planner	Nothing to Disclose
Damara Ortiz, MD, FACMG	Planner	Research Grant: Amicus Therapeutics, Freeline Therapeutics, GC Biopharma, Sanofi and Genzyme US Companies, Uniqure
Daniel Schecter, MD, MS	Planner	Nothing to Disclose
Catherine A. Ziats, MD, FACMG	Planner	Nothing to Disclose
Jane Radford, MHA, CHCP	Staff	Nothing to Disclose
Kim Vadas, MABMH, CHCP, FACEHP	Staff	Nothing to Disclose