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SUMMARY:ELSI Friday Forum Seminar Series
DESCRIPTION:ELSI Friday Forum is a monthly one-hour seminar series featuring topics on the ethical\, legal\, and social implications (ELSI) of genetics and genomics research.  Join us from 12:00-1:00pm ET / 9:00-10:00am PT on the second Friday of each month for talks and panels on a broad array of issues\, explored through an ELSI lens. \n\n\n\nEach hour-long forum will be immediately followed by a half-hour informal networking session for audience members who would like to continue the discussion.  A zoom link to the networking session will be provided in the Zoom Chat before the end of each forum and emailed to all registrants. \n\n\n\nEach forum will end with a Q&A with the audience and speakers: please bring your questions\, expertise\, and opinions to the debate!  For those who cannot attend the live event\, each session will be recorded and archived on the ELSIhub Video page.
URL:https://geneticspolicy.nccrcg.org/event/elsi-friday-forum-seminar-series-2/
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SUMMARY:ELSI Friday Forum Seminar Series
DESCRIPTION:ELSI Friday Forum is a monthly one-hour seminar series featuring topics on the ethical\, legal\, and social implications (ELSI) of genetics and genomics research.  Join us from 12:00-1:00pm ET / 9:00-10:00am PT on the second Friday of each month for talks and panels on a broad array of issues\, explored through an ELSI lens. \n\n\n\nEach hour-long forum will be immediately followed by a half-hour informal networking session for audience members who would like to continue the discussion.  A zoom link to the networking session will be provided in the Zoom Chat before the end of each forum and emailed to all registrants. \n\n\n\nEach forum will end with a Q&A with the audience and speakers: please bring your questions\, expertise\, and opinions to the debate!  For those who cannot attend the live event\, each session will be recorded and archived on the ELSIhub Video page.
URL:https://geneticspolicy.nccrcg.org/event/elsi-forum-seminar-series/
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SUMMARY:ELSI Friday Forum Seminar Series
DESCRIPTION:ELSI Friday Forum is a monthly one-hour seminar series featuring topics on the ethical\, legal\, and social implications (ELSI) of genetics and genomics research.  Join us from 12:00-1:00pm ET / 9:00-10:00am PT on the second Friday of each month for talks and panels on a broad array of issues\, explored through an ELSI lens. \n\n\n\nEach hour-long forum will be immediately followed by a half-hour informal networking session for audience members who would like to continue the discussion.  A zoom link to the networking session will be provided in the Zoom Chat before the end of each forum and emailed to all registrants. \n\n\n\nEach forum will end with a Q&A with the audience and speakers: please bring your questions\, expertise\, and opinions to the debate!  For those who cannot attend the live event\, each session will be recorded and archived on the ELSIhub Video page.
URL:https://geneticspolicy.nccrcg.org/event/elsi-friday-forum-seminar-series%ef%bf%bc-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221028T140000
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SUMMARY:Telehealth Policy Webinar Series: Federal Policy & Telehealth: What to be Aware of Going Forward
DESCRIPTION:Back by popular demand!  CCHP will be hosting another webinar series on telehealth policy at the end of October. Webinars will take place each Friday over a two-week period. Registration is now open for both webinars! \n\n\n\nThis webinar series is FREE of charge for all who wish to attend and each session will be closed captioned.   \n\n\n\nAs we start to wind down from the pandemic\, what will the federal telehealth policy landscape look like going forward\, and what should those interested in telehealth be aware of as far as policies impacting its use?  Join us as we examine the various issues that policymakers will face as we move towards more permanent policy for telehealth on the federal level. \n\n\n\nConfirmed Speakers:John W. Gordon\, Office of Evaluation and Inspections\, Office of the Inspector GeneralMei Wa Kwong\, Executive Director\, Center for Connected Health Policy
URL:https://geneticspolicy.nccrcg.org/event/telehealth-policy-webinar-series-federal-policy-telehealth-what-to-be-aware-of-going-forward/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221021T140000
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SUMMARY:Telehealth Policy Webinar Series: Crossing State Lines
DESCRIPTION:Back by popular demand!  CCHP will be hosting another webinar series on telehealth policy at the end of October. Webinars will take place each Friday over a two-week period. Registration is now open for both webinars! \n\n\n\nThis webinar series is FREE of charge for all who wish to attend and each session will be closed captioned.   \n\n\n\nWhile telehealth may eliminate issues such as distance barriers\, providers still face a number of policies that they will have to navigate as they provide services across state lines. In the first webinar for CCHP’s Fall 2022 State Policy Webinar Series\, our panel of expert speakers will discuss various issues that providers should be aware of when they provide services in another state. \n\n\n\nConfirmed Speakers:Kimberly Horvath\, JD\, Senior Attorney\, American Medical AssociationJeremy Sherer\, JD\, Hooper\, Lundy & Bookman\, PCKathy Wibberly\, PhD\, Director\, Mid-Atlantic Telehealth Resource Center
URL:https://geneticspolicy.nccrcg.org/event/telehealth-policy-webinar-series-crossing-state-lines/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221014T120000
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SUMMARY:ELSI Friday Forum Seminar Series
DESCRIPTION:ELSI Friday Forum is a monthly one-hour seminar series featuring topics on the ethical\, legal\, and social implications (ELSI) of genetics and genomics research.  Join us from 12:00-1:00pm ET / 9:00-10:00am PT on the second Friday of each month for talks and panels on a broad array of issues\, explored through an ELSI lens. \n\n\n\nEach hour-long forum will be immediately followed by a half-hour informal networking session for audience members who would like to continue the discussion.  A zoom link to the networking session will be provided in the Zoom Chat before the end of each forum and emailed to all registrants. \n\n\n\nEach forum will end with a Q&A with the audience and speakers: please bring your questions\, expertise\, and opinions to the debate!  For those who cannot attend the live event\, each session will be recorded and archived on the ELSIhub Video page.
URL:https://geneticspolicy.nccrcg.org/event/elsi-friday-forum-seminar-series/
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SUMMARY:ELSI Friday Forum Seminar Series - Decoloniality and Genetic Ancestry: Situating the “African Genome”
DESCRIPTION:ELSI Friday Forum – September 9\, 2022 – Decoloniality and Genetic Ancestry: Situating the “African Genome” \n\n\n\nAlice Matimba\, PhD\, MS (Wellcome Connecting Science)Palwendé R. Boua\, PhD (Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé-DRCO\, Burkina Faso)Moderated by Henri-Michel Yéré\, PhD\, MA (University of Basel)\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nELSI Friday Forum is a monthly one-hour seminar series featuring topics on the ethical\, legal\, and social implications (ELSI) of genetics and genomics research.  Join us from 12:00-1:00pm ET / 9:00-10:00am PT on the second Friday of each month for talks and panels on a broad array of issues\, explored through an ELSI lens. \n\n\n\nEach hour-long forum will be immediately followed by a half-hour informal networking session for audience members who would like to continue the discussion.  A zoom link to the networking session will be provided in the Zoom Chat before the end of each forum and emailed to all registrants. \n\n\n\nEach forum will end with a Q&A with the audience and speakers: please bring your questions\, expertise\, and opinions to the debate!  For those who cannot attend the live event\, each session will be recorded and archived on the ELSIhub Video page (recording links are also available below).
URL:https://geneticspolicy.nccrcg.org/event/elsi-friday-forum-seminar-series%ef%bf%bc/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220817T140000
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SUMMARY:Genetics Pop-Up: VUS Video Premiere
DESCRIPTION:Join MSRGN to learn more about genetics! Experience a safe arena to ask questions\, learn about resources\, watch the video about Variants of Uncertain Significance (VUS’s) and connect with others who have explored genetics for their own loved ones. \n\n\n\nAt this virtual event on August 17\, 2022 MSRGN will be premiering our Genetics Explained: Variants of Uncertain Significance (VUS) video for families and providers! You won’t want to miss the premiere of this valuable resource in understanding genetics.
URL:https://geneticspolicy.nccrcg.org/event/genetics-pop-up-vus-video-premiere/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220629T150000
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SUMMARY:Medical Necessity Webinar Series Part 3- Practical Application of Medical Necessity: Understanding Prior Authorization Process\, Requesting Authorizations\, and Denials and Appeals
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, June 29\, 3:00 – 4:00 pm ETMedical Necessity Webinar Series Part 3- Practical Application of Medical Necessity: Understanding Prior Authorization Process\, Requesting Authorizations\, and Denials and Appeals. \n\n\n\nCourse Description: \n\n\n\nThe Catalyst Center and the National Coordinating Center for the Regional Genetics Networks\, two programs supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration\, are pleased to announce a three-part webinar series to help the genetics community better understand how they can navigate medical necessity. This webinar series will provide information about medical necessity through the lens of genetic cases. \n\n\n\nLearning Objectives: \n\n\n\nAt the conclusion of this session\, participants should be able to: \n\n\n\nExplain what it means when a prior authorization is deniedIdentify where to begin the appeal processList the steps in the process for an appealDescribe options if an appeal is denied\n\n\n\nTarget Audience: \n\n\n\nHealthcare Providers\, Public Health Professionals\, Individuals/Families
URL:https://geneticspolicy.nccrcg.org/event/medical-necessity-webinar-series-part-3-practical-application-of-medical-necessity-understanding-prior-authorization-process-requesting-authorizations-and-denials-and-appeals%ef%bf%bc/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220624T140000
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SUMMARY:Medicaid & State Telehealth Policy: Summer 2022 Webinar Series - Session 4: Medicaid Telehealth Policy & Substance Use Disorder
DESCRIPTION:Responding to continued requests\, CCHP is hosting another webinar series on state telehealth policy. Webinars will take place every Friday over a four-week period in June 2022. The series will cover school-based telehealth\, state licensure impacts on telehealth\, telehealth private payer laws\, and Medicaid telehealth policy & substance use disorder. \n\n\n\nThis webinar series is FREE of charge for all who wish to attend and each session will be closed captioned.  CONFIRMED SPEAKERS:Robert Baillieu\, MD\, MPH\, FAAFPPhysician and Senior Clinical and Practice AdvisorSAMHSA/CSAT/ODRepresentative David BentzDelaware House of Representatives\, 18th DistrictChristie GuinnNAME Governmental Affairs Committee Chair\, Deputy Bureau Chief\, Exempt Services & Program Bureau\, Medical Assistance DivisionNew Mexico Human Services DepartmentChelsey Matter\, RRT\, MPHExecutive DirectorGovernment Programs Health IntegrationBlue Cross Blue Shield of North DakotaCommissioner Glen MulreadyOklahoma Insurance CommissionerJanet P. Orwig\, MBA\, CAEExecutive DirectorPSYPACTLisa A. RobinChief Advocacy OfficerFederation of State Medical BoardsAndrea Shore\, MPHChief Program Officer School-Based Health AllianceSESSION 4: Medicaid Telehealth Policy & Substance Use DisorderFriday\, June 24\, 2022 | 11:00 AM -12:30 PM PTIn addition to COVID-19\, the United States faces another public health crisis: the opioid epidemic. During COVID-19 some substance use disorder (SUD) patients also found themselves cut off from care. Telehealth was used to help alleviate some of these access issues. This webinar will focus on how some state Medicaid programs addressed the use of telehealth to treat SUD.
URL:https://geneticspolicy.nccrcg.org/event/medicaid-state-telehealth-policy-summer-2022-webinar-series-session-4-medicaid-telehealth-policy-substance-use-disorder/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220617T140000
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SUMMARY:Medicaid & State Telehealth Policy: Summer 2022 Webinar Series – Session 3: Telehealth Private Payer Laws
DESCRIPTION:Responding to continued requests\, CCHP is hosting another webinar series on state telehealth policy. Webinars will take place every Friday over a four-week period in June 2022. The series will cover school-based telehealth\, state licensure impacts on telehealth\, telehealth private payer laws\, and Medicaid telehealth policy & substance use disorder. \n\n\n\nThis webinar series is FREE of charge for all who wish to attend and each session will be closed captioned.  CONFIRMED SPEAKERS:Robert Baillieu\, MD\, MPH\, FAAFPPhysician and Senior Clinical and Practice AdvisorSAMHSA/CSAT/ODRepresentative David BentzDelaware House of Representatives\, 18th DistrictChristie GuinnNAME Governmental Affairs Committee Chair\, Deputy Bureau Chief\, Exempt Services & Program Bureau\, Medical Assistance DivisionNew Mexico Human Services DepartmentChelsey Matter\, RRT\, MPHExecutive DirectorGovernment Programs Health IntegrationBlue Cross Blue Shield of North DakotaCommissioner Glen MulreadyOklahoma Insurance CommissionerJanet P. Orwig\, MBA\, CAEExecutive DirectorPSYPACTLisa A. RobinChief Advocacy OfficerFederation of State Medical BoardsAndrea Shore\, MPHChief Program Officer School-Based Health AllianceSESSION 3: Telehealth Private Payer LawsFriday\, June 17\, 2022 | 11:00 AM -12:30 PM PT The majority of states have passed laws impacting private health plans’ coverage of telehealth-delivered services. This webinar will focus on the path of these laws by looking at how one came into being via legislation\, how a health plan implements the requirements\, and other reactions to such a policy including how regulatory entities look to enforce the laws.
URL:https://geneticspolicy.nccrcg.org/event/medicaid-state-telehealth-policy-summer-2022-webinar-series-session-3-telehealth-private-payer-laws/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220614T150000
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SUMMARY:Medicaid 101 Webinar
DESCRIPTION:As the single largest source of health coverage for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs (CYSCHN)\, with robust benefits and cost-sharing limits\, Medicaid provides critical coverage of health care services to CYSHCN. State Title V programs are uniquely positioned to collaborate with Medicaid to promote access to the system of services for CYSHCN. The Catalyst Center is hosting a webinar on June 14\, 2022\, at 3 pm ET (12 pm PT) that will present foundational knowledge about Medicaid for Title V staff and their allies. Catalyst Center staff will explain the basics of Medicaid including the eligibility pathways to Medicaid coverage for kids\, and a benefit unique to Medicaid called EPSDT that is crucial for access to care for CYSHCN. This webinar is open to the public.
URL:https://geneticspolicy.nccrcg.org/event/medicaid-101-webinar/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220610T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220610T153000
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SUMMARY:Medicaid & State Telehealth Policy: Summer 2022 Webinar Series - Session 2: State Licensure
DESCRIPTION:Responding to continued requests\, CCHP is hosting another webinar series on state telehealth policy. Webinars will take place every Friday over a four-week period in June 2022. The series will cover school-based telehealth\, state licensure impacts on telehealth\, telehealth private payer laws\, and Medicaid telehealth policy & substance use disorder. This webinar series is FREE of charge for all who wish to attend and each session will be closed captioned.  CONFIRMED SPEAKERS: Robert Baillieu\, MD\, MPH\, FAAFPPhysician and Senior Clinical and Practice AdvisorSAMHSA/CSAT/ODRepresentative David BentzDelaware House of Representatives\, 18th DistrictChristie GuinnNAME Governmental Affairs Committee Chair\, Deputy Bureau Chief\, Exempt Services & Program Bureau\, Medical Assistance DivisionNew Mexico Human Services DepartmentChelsey Matter\, RRT\, MPHExecutive DirectorGovernment Programs Health IntegrationBlue Cross Blue Shield of North DakotaCommissioner Glen MulreadyOklahoma Insurance CommissionerJanet P. Orwig\, MBA\, CAEExecutive DirectorPSYPACTLisa A. RobinChief Advocacy OfficerFederation of State Medical BoardsAndrea Shore\, MPHChief Program Officer School-Based Health AllianceSESSION 2: State LicensureFriday\, June 10\, 2022 | 11:00 AM -12:30 PM PT Licensure has often been cited as a barrier to the use of telehealth. With the possibility of COVID waivers expiring\, the exemptions given to licensing requirements are beginning to disappear. This webinar will focus in on what the post-PHE landscape will look like and what are some of the methods that are being utilized to address the licensure issue.
URL:https://geneticspolicy.nccrcg.org/event/medicaid-state-telehealth-policy-summer-2022-webinar-series-session-2-state-licensure/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220603T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220603T153000
DTSTAMP:20260416T013556
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SUMMARY:Medicaid & State Telehealth Policy: Summer 2022 Webinar Series - Session 1:  Telehealth & School-Based Programs
DESCRIPTION:Responding to continued requests\, CCHP is hosting another webinar series on state telehealth policy. Webinars will take place every Friday over a four-week period in June 2022. The series will cover school-based telehealth\, state licensure impacts on telehealth\, telehealth private payer laws\, and Medicaid telehealth policy & substance use disorder. This webinar series is FREE of charge for all who wish to attend and each session will be closed captioned.  CONFIRMED SPEAKERS:Robert Baillieu\, MD\, MPH\, FAAFPPhysician and Senior Clinical and Practice AdvisorSAMHSA/CSAT/ODRepresentative David BentzDelaware House of Representatives\, 18th DistrictChristie GuinnNAME Governmental Affairs Committee Chair\, Deputy Bureau Chief\, Exempt Services & Program Bureau\, Medical Assistance DivisionNew Mexico Human Services DepartmentChelsey Matter\, RRT\, MPHExecutive DirectorGovernment Programs Health IntegrationBlue Cross Blue Shield of North DakotaCommissioner Glen MulreadyOklahoma Insurance CommissionerJanet P. Orwig\, MBA\, CAEExecutive DirectorPSYPACTLisa A. RobinChief Advocacy OfficerFederation of State Medical BoardsAndrea Shore\, MPHChief Program Officer School-Based Health AllianceSESSION 1:  Telehealth & School-Based ProgramsFriday\, June 3\, 2022 | 11:00 AM -12:30 PM PTThis webinar will focus on the use of telehealth to deliver services in a school-based program. Learn how Medicaid and Education departments work together to ensure children receive the services they need.
URL:https://geneticspolicy.nccrcg.org/event/medicaid-state-telehealth-policy-summer-2022-webinar-series-session-1-telehealth-school-based-programs/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220520T130000
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SUMMARY:Medical Necessity Webinar Series Part 2 - Medicaid and Early and Periodic Screening\, Diagnosis\, and Treatment (EPSDT)- The Title V and Medicaid Relationship
DESCRIPTION:May 20\, 1:00 – 2:00 pm ETMedical Necessity Webinar Series Part 2 – Medicaid and Early and Periodic Screening\, Diagnosis\, and Treatment (EPSDT)- The Title V and Medicaid Relationship \n\n\n\nCourse Description: \n\n\n\nThe Catalyst Center and the National Coordinating Center for the Regional Genetics Networks\, two programs supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration\, are pleased to announce a three-part webinar series to help the genetics community better understand how they can navigate medical necessity. This webinar series will provide information about medical necessity through the lens of genetic cases. \n\n\n\nLearning Objectives: \n\n\n\nAt the conclusion of this session\, participants should be able to: \n\n\n\nExplain how EPSDT sets a standard for care for children and youth and its relationship to medical necessityCompare the relationship of Title V and Medicaid for supporting coverage and access to services in states.Define the first steps in the process of getting prior authorization for medically necessary services\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nTarget Audience: \n\n\n\nHealthcare Providers\, Public Health Professionals\, Individuals/Families \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nThe Catalyst Center (Grant U1TMC31757) is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of an award totaling $500\,000\, with no financing by nongovernmental sources. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of\, nor an endorsement\, by HRSA\, HHS or the U.S. Government. \n\n\n\nThe National Coordinating Center for the Regional Genetics Networks is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under Cooperative Agreement #UH9MC30770 from 6/2020-5/2024 for $800\,000 per award year. This information or content and conclusions are those of the author and should not be construed as the official position or policy of\, nor should any endorsements be inferred by HRSA\, HHS or the U.S. Government.
URL:https://geneticspolicy.nccrcg.org/event/medical-necessity-webinar-series-part-2-medicaid-and-early-and-periodic-screening-diagnosis-and-treatment-epsdt-the-title-v-and-medicaid-relationship/
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SUMMARY:Time 4 Genetics Webinar - Genetic Testing: It’s Not Rocket Science
DESCRIPTION:May 18\, 2022(at 10am PT\, 11 am MT\, noon CT\, and 1pm ET)featuring Guest Presenters: \n\n\n\nGuest Presenters: \n\n\n\nDaryl A. Scott\, MD\, PhD \n\n\n\nAssociate professor at Baylor College of Medicine & Clinical Geneticist at Texas Children’s Hospital \n\n\n\nHaley Streff\, MS\, CGC \n\n\n\nClinical Instructor at Baylor College of Medicine & Certified Genetic Counselor at Texas Children’s Hospital \n\n\n\nFor a clickable and ready to share PDF version of the event flyer please download: here
URL:https://geneticspolicy.nccrcg.org/event/3209/
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SUMMARY:Shedding Light on the Use of Population Descriptors in Clinical Genetics
DESCRIPTION:Edit Event \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nSESSION 1 – April 29: Shedding Light on the Use of Population Descriptors in Clinical Genetics \n\n\n\nQuestion: How is information about patient race\, ethnicity\, and ancestry on clinical laboratory requisition forms used in your work? In clinical genetics more broadly? \n\n\n\nGoal: Understand context for race\, ethnicity\, and ancestry on clinical lab requisition forms \n\n\n\nSpeakers: \n\n\n\nAlice Popejoy\, PhD: Video coming soonGillian Hooker\, PhD\, ScM\, CGC: The Challenges of Standardization in a System with Complex IncentivesHannah Wand\, MS\, CGC: Race\, Ethnicity\, and Ancestry (REA) in Clinical Genetics: Variability in Collection and UseModerator: Mildred Cho\, PhD \n\n\n\nPlease watch the videos before attending the discussion (click on each title next to speaker names above to access the video). The videos will not be shown during the discussion on April 29\, 2022. During the session\, the presenters will answer questions about their research and take part in an open discussion with all attendees. Please bring your questions\, join the discussion\, and expect to network with your colleagues. We hope you will make new connections and start new conversations on ELSI research. \n\n\n\nJoin us from 12:00-1:00 pm ET / 9:00-10:00 am PT on April 29\, 2022. \n\n\n\nPlease note: by registering for an ELSIhub event participants and attendees agree to abide by the ELSIhub Code of Conduct. \n\n\n\nEvent DetailsSpeaker Name(s)Mildred Cho\, PhDGillian Hooker\, PhD\, ScM\, CGCAlice Popejoy\, PhDHannah Wand\, MS\, CGC
URL:https://geneticspolicy.nccrcg.org/event/shedding-light-on-the-use-of-population-descriptors-in-clinical-genetics/
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SUMMARY:Medical Necessity Webinar Series Part 1 - Define and Discuss the Use of Evidence to Form Medical Necessity Criteria and Policy
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URL:https://geneticspolicy.nccrcg.org/event/medical-necessity-webinar-series-part-1-define-and-discuss-the-use-of-evidence-to-form-medical-necessity-criteria-and-policy/
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SUMMARY:Lunch and Learn: “The Affordable Care Act at 12”
DESCRIPTION:Edit Event \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOn April 14\, Health Affairs will host a periodic check-in on the status and future of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Contributing Editors Katie Keith and Tim Jost — Health Affairs’ dynamic duo on all things ACA — will be joined by analyst Rodney Whitlock of McDermott+ Consulting\, for a discussion of how we got to this point in health reform and where we might be going next. Health Affairs Forefront Editor Chris Fleming will host. 
URL:https://geneticspolicy.nccrcg.org/event/lunch-and-learn-the-affordable-care-act-at-12/
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SUMMARY:ELSI Friday Forum | Balancing Data Privacy and Data Sharing: Normative and Technical Approaches
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URL:https://geneticspolicy.nccrcg.org/event/elsi-friday-forum-balancing-data-privacy-and-data-sharing-normative-and-technical-approaches/
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