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Topic: Prenatal Genetic Testing: What Patients Need to Know
Date: 06/12/2018
Time: 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Venue: Room 407-408, 4/F, Li Ka Shing Medical Sciences Building, Prince of Wales Hospital
Category: Talks/Seminars
Details:

Co-organised by:
* Department of Chemical Pathology
* Centre for Research into Circulating Fetal Nucleic Acids (Theme-based Research Scheme Project T12-403/15-N)
* Li Ka Shing Institute of Health Sciences


Seminar Poster

Speaker:
Professor Mary Norton, MD
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences
University of California
San Francisco, USA


About the Speaker:
Professor Mary Norton is a perinatologist and clinical geneticist at UCSF Medical Center's Prenatal Diagnostic Center. She primarily cares for pregnant women who have a fetus with a birth defect or genetic disorder or are at risk for such a condition. Norton performs obstetrical ultrasounds, counsels women in whom ultrasound detects a problem with the fetus and performs such prenatal tests as amniocentesis and chorionic villus sampling. She also interprets complex genetic tests, especially when abnormalities are found. Her areas of interest in research include applying new genetic tests to prenatal diagnosis and fetal disease, as well as patient decision-making around genetic testing and obstetrical ultrasound. She is also the chair of the obstetrics, gynecology and reproductive sciences at UCSF.

Abstract:
Noninvasive prenatal screening with cell free DNA is a powerful technology that can detection the common trisomies, as well as other genetic disorders in the fetus, with a high degree of accuracy. While there are many advantages to such screening, the rapid introduction and complex biologic characteristics of cell free DNA have led to confusion among providers and patients. This talk will review the clinical utility of cfDNA screening, and risks and benefits to patients considering their testing options.

CME Accreditation:

* One CME point for attendance approved by the Medical Council of Hong Kong (MCHK). [ Activity No. 3580 ]
* One CME point for attendance by the Hong Kong Academy of Medicine (Pathologists).
* One CPD Point for attendance by the Medical Laboratory Technologists Board. [ Activity No. 13180141 ]

 

All are welcome.
For enquiries, please contact Miss Tracy Tang at 3763 6088.