EducateNext: From Alternative to Essential: How "Non-Traditional" Service Delivery Models Promote Equity with Allison Wong, MS, CGC, and Setareh Zandi, MS, CGC

• It is well established that alternative service delivery models are useful tools in expanding access to genetic counseling and testing. However, in a landscape of broadening indications for genetic services and a limited number of genetic clinicians, they are also essential to address persistent health inequalities. This webinar will highlight the efficacy of implementing multiple non-traditional service delivery models in community hospital-based cancer genetic clinics. Additionally, the importance of equitable identification of those at increased risk for cancer will be discussed.

  Level of Instruction: Intermediate

   

  *** Continuing Education Credit Information ***  
   
  - Only the live session qualifies for CEUs. You must join through the link; if you call-in only your name will not appear on the attendance report.  
   
  - Certified GCs: NSGC 0.1 CEU/one Category 1 contact hour per webinar is awarded at the end of the series (in December through the NSGC portal, not by email). You must create a NSCG account (www.nsgc.org).  
   
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Allison Wong, MS, CGC | Presenter

Senior Genetic Counselor, Providence

Allison Wong is a Senior Genetic Counselor at Providence in Orange County where she currently provides cancer genetic services. In addition to seeing patients, Allison is part of multiple regional initiatives aimed at advancing equitable access to comprehensive cancer genetic services for patients with and without active cancer diagnoses. These include same-day genetic testing clinics, a skin punch biopsy program, and a pathology screening program. She has served on her organization's DEIJ team since it's inception and is passionate about community outreach. Allison received her masters from the University of California, Irvine genetic counseling program and her undergraduate degree from Gonzaga University.

Setareh Zandi, MS, CGC | Presenter

Genetic Counselor, Providence

Setareh Zandi is a Senior Genetic Counselor and the Clinical Coordinator of the Inpatient Genetic Counseling service at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). Her professional focus includes pediatric and inpatient genetic counseling, as well as the integration of communication techniques like the BATHE method into clinical practice. She is the founder and past chair of the National Society of Genetic Counselors (NSGC) Inpatient Special Interest Group and serves as an Assistant Clinical Professor at UCSF. Additionally, she is involved in NIH-funded research and the development of educational workshops for the genetics community.

Kristina Garcia, MGCS, CGC | Moderator

Clinical Science Liaison, Ambry Genetics

Kristina Garcia is a certified genetic counselor and clinical science liaison at Ambry Genetics currently supporting clients ordering oncology, cardiology, and rare disease testing. She obtained her Bachelor of Science in Biology from UC Santa Barbara and her Master of Genetic Counselor Studies from the University of Wisconsin - Madison. Prior to joining Ambry Genetics, she began her career in pediatric genetic counseling and then transitioned into the oncology setting at UW Health in Madison, WI. She is particularly passionate about genomic education and serves as an Adjunct Assistant Professor with the UW-Madison genetic counseling program.