Counseling about changes and consent in direct-to-consumer testing with Scott M. Weissman, MS, CGC

• Direct-to-consumer genetic testing continues to evolve rapidly, bringing new opportunities—and new challenges—for informed consent and patient understanding. This talk will explore available options to consumers, how changes in test scope, and result interpretation affect the counseling process and the expectations consumers bring to testing. We will discuss common consent gaps in the direct-to-consumer space, including issues related what patients are consenting for, loopholes in consents, and reinterpretation of results over time. The session will also highlight practical strategies genetic counselors can use to support patients who pursue or bring results from direct-to-consumer testing while ensuring that consent remains meaningful and informed.

  Level of Instruction: Intermediate

  

  Only the live session qualifies for CEUs but when possible, we host the recordings on our website and NSGC recommends participants to use their personal email instead of work email addresses to ensure they receive their CEU certificates.

  

  Ambry Genetics is approved as a provider for continuing education program by NSGC and ASCLS P.A.C.E ® Program.

Scott M. Weissman, MS, CGC | Presenter

Genetic Counselor at Chicago Genetic Consultants

Scott M. Weissman graduated from Northwestern University with his MS in Genetic Counseling in 2002 and has practicing in the adult genetics space ever since. In 2016, he opened a private genetic counseling practice called Chicago Genetic Consultants, LLC and has been servicing individuals in the Chicagoland area with a variety of genetic conditions. Scott is currently a Clinical Faculty member at the Northwestern University Program. He has been an active member of the National Society of Genetic Counselors (NSGC) where he has worked on a variety of committees and held positions as the Secretary/Treasurer, Co-Chair of the Familial Cancer Risk Special Interest Group, and Liaison to both the Commission on Cancer and the National Accreditation Program of Breast Centers, two programs housed in the American College of Surgeons. In 2012, he was honored with the Strategic Leader Award from the National Society of Genetic Counselors.

Rebekah Krukenberg, MS, CGC | Moderator

Genomic Science Liaison II, Integrations at Ambry Genetics

Bekah received her M.S. in Genetic Counseling from Indiana University in 2012. She then founded the oncology genetic counseling department at Community Health Network in Indianapolis, where she spent 11 years in clinic working with patients and their families. She worked on the Clinical Genetics team at Tempus AI for a year and a half, and she joined Ambry Genetics in October 2025. Bekah has special interests in hereditary cancer testing, improving genetic counseling workflows using technology and AI, and the integration of digital health tools into the electronic medical record.