Joint
Conference
Banff, Alberta
Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity
Schedule
Information
Download the overall program for the 2025 Joint Conference here.
Download Royal College Accreditation Section 1 Hours Form to track your Section 1 Participated Activities. Certificate of participation is provided at the end of the evaluation form.
Download Royal College Accreditation Section 3 Hours Form to track your Section 3 Participated Activities. Post-Test link will be emailed out to attendees about a week after the end of the conference.
Download CBGC and NSGC Accreditation Hours Form to track your Participated Activities.
Poster & Abstract Information
- View Posters for Monday here.
- View Posters for Tuesday here.
- View Oral abstract presentations here.
Please click on each session title to view more information about that session’s details and speaker information.
Day 1
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Registration
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Floor 1
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Fertility and Beyond: Exploring Management, Technology, and the Patient Journey Short Course - Welcome
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KC 305
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Short Course - From Fertility to Menopause, Hormonal Considerations in HBOC
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KC 305 - Dr. Michelle Jacobson
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Break
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Break for Short Course attendees only
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Short Course - Crash Course on Preimplantation Genetic Testing
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KC 305 - Dr. Maude Lefebvre, Dr. Svetlana Madjunkova, Jaspreet Sekhon-Warren, Erica Pai, Charlotte Emmerson
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Short Course Lunch
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Lunch provided for Short Course attendees only
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Short Course - Understanding Fertility Through Personal Narratives: Two Patient Journeys
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KC 305 - Trista Harrison, Joanna Kirsh
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Break
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Break for Short Course Attendees only
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Short Course - Monogenic Causes of Oocyte-Factor Infertility: Beyond the Basics
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KC 305 - Meaghan Doyle
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Registration
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Floor 1
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Opening Keynote - Advancing Rare Disease Precision Health: It Takes a Country
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KC 101-103-105 - Dr. Kym Boycott
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Post Keynote Social in Exhibit Hall
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Exhibit Hall - Floor 2
Day 2
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Registration
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Floor 1
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Make Space for New Advances: Unveiling the Sequencing by Expansion Technology - Breakfast Symposium Presented by Roche
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KC 303 - Stephanie Man and Andi Broka - Not accredited for CEC, CEU, or MOC
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The Future of the Genetics Service in Canada: Evolving Practices and Roles in the Era of Genomic Medicine
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KC 101-103-105 - Dr. Michael Mackley, Dr. Kym Boycott, Dr. Alison Elliot, Angela Krutish, Dr. Jillian Parboosingh, Dr. Heleen Arts
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Break
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Floor 2 - Exhibit Hall
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All About Antisense Oligonucleotides: Eligibility For, Communication About, and Development Of Individualized ASOs
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KC 101-103-105 - David Cheerie, Amy Pan, MSc, CGC, Dr. Gregory Costain
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Lunch with Exhibitors and Poster Presentations
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The Canadian All for One Precision Health Initiative: Insights and lessons from the past five years
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KC 101-103-105 - Dr. Kym Boycott, Dr. Taila Hartley, Dr. Victor Martinez, Dr. Jacques Michaud, Camille Varin-Tremblay, Meredith Gillespie, Dr. Cheryl Rockman-Greenberg, Angela Krutish, Dr. Francois Bernier, Dr. Tanya Nelson
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Break
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Floor 2 - Exhibit Hall
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Germline Versus Somatic: Variants of Uncertain Origin (VUO) In Hereditary Cancer Testing
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KC 101-103-105 - Dr. My Linh Thibodeau, Dr. Laila Schenkel
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Trainee Evening - Crossing Over: making connections and planning your career
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KC 303 - Not accredited for CEC, CEU, or MOC
Day 3
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Registration
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Floor 1
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Achondroplasia: What Is New in 2025 - Breakfast Symposium Presented by Biomarin
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KC 303 - Dr. Peter Kannu - Unaccredited for Royal College MOC credit
AM Breakout Session 1
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Where efforts at the CAGC and CCMG around EDI are going
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KC 101-103-105 - Dr. Lauren Chad, Dr. Elaine Goh, Laura Redondo, Kenna Kelly-Turner
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Break
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Floor 2 - Exhibit Hall
AM Breakout Session 2
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Practicalities, Planning and Pitfalls of Mainstreaming General Genetic Testing
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KC 303 - Dr. Andrea Guerin, Rachelle Dinchong, Angelique Lang
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Break
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Floor 2 - Exhibit Hall
AM Breakout Session 3
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Bridging the Evidence Gap: A Measurement System for Evaluating the Utility of Genetic Testing
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KC 301 - Dr. Robin Hayeems, Dr. Christine Armour, Dr. Wendy Ungar, Dr. Salma Shickh
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Break
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Floor 2 - Exhibit Hall
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Break
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Floor 2 - Exhibit Hall
AM Breakout Group 1
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Participants to Partners: Fundamentals of Engagement in Research
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KC 101-103-105 - Dr. Alicia Hilderley, Sara Pot, Kateryna Kratzer
AM Breakout Group 2
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Nothing About Us Without Us: How to Build a Strong Partnership with Patient Organizations
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KC 303 - Dr. Gail Ouellette, Dr. Genevieve Currie, Dr. Svenja Espenhahn, Karen Kelm
Lunch and Abstracts
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Lunch with Exhibitors and Poster Presentations
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Floor 2 - Exhibit Hall
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Abstract Oral Presentations
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KC 101-103-105 - Katherine Skora, Caitlin Slomp, Caitlin Chisholm, Alexa McAdam
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Break
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Floor 2 - Exhibit Hall
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Break
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Floor 2 - Exhibit Hall
PM Breakout Session 1
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Inter-professional education in medical genetics
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KC 101-103-105 - Dr. Danielle Lynch, Tracey Oh
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Free time
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PM Breakout Session 2
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Bridging Theory and Practice: Designing Effective Non-Clinical Rotations in Genetic Counselling
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KC 303 - Dr. Leichelle Little
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Free time
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PM Breakout Session 3
Western Reception
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Western Reception
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KC 101-103-105
Day 4
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Registration
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Floor 1
CCMG Breakfast
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CCMG Awards Breakfast
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KC 303 - Not accredited for CEC, CEU, or MOC
CAGC Breakfast
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Genetic Counsellor Breakfast Session
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KC 101-103-105 - Unaccredited for Royal College MOC credit - Updates from the CBGC and the CAGC Presidential Address and Awards will commence at 7:45
Plenary
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Abstract Oral Presentations
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KC 101-103-105 - Whiwon Lee, Dr. Pratibha Bhai, Zoe Goldstone-Joubert, Dr. Zeynep Onkal, Kulisara Sirinawasathian, Dr. Jamie Stark
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Break
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Augmenting Human Ability in Clinical Genetics: From Innovation to Patient Care
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KC 101-103-105 - Melanie Napier, Dr. Maria J. Guillen Sacoto, Dr. Bekim Sadikovic, Justin Lorentz, Maelenn Corfmat
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Advancing Equity in Precision Genomics: Updates from the Indigenous Background Variant Library and Pan Canadian Genomic Library
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KC 101-103-105 - Dr. Anna Lehman, Dr. Wyeth Wasserman, Dr. Claude Bhérer, Morgan Ehman, Dr. Nadine Caron
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Closing Remarks & Abstract Awards
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KC 101-103-105
Royal College MOC:
Section 1:
This event is an Accredited Group Learning Activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and approved by the Canadian Association of Pathologists – Association canadienne des pathologistes. You may claim a maximum of 20.5 hours (credits are automatically calculated).
Through an agreement between the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and the American Medical Association, physicians may convert Royal College MOC credits to AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Information on the process to convert Royal College MOC credit to AMA credit can be found at www.ama-assn.org/go/internationalcme. Live educational activities recognized by the Royal College as Accredited Group Learning Activities are eligible.”
Section 3:
This activity is an Accredited Self-Assessment Program (Section 3) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and approved by the Canadian Association of Pathologists – Association canadienne des pathologistes. You may claim a maximum of 2.25 hours (credits are automatically calculated).
CBGC CEC:
This conference has been approved by the Canadian Board of Genetic Counselling (CBGC) for 23.0 CECs.
NSGC CEU:
The National Society of Genetic Counselors (NSGC) has authorized Canadian Association of Genetic Counsellors and Canadian College of Medical Geneticists to offer up to 2.3 CEUs or 23 Category 1 contact hours for the activity CAGC & CCMG 2025 Joint Conference. The American Board of Genetic Counseling (ABGC) will accept CEUs earned at this program for the purposes of genetic counselor recertification.
