Introduction to genetic testing and counseling in nephrology

Topic: Introduction to genetic testing and counseling in nephrology
Presented By: Renal SIG
Learning Objective #1
Participants will be able to: Differentiate between different subtypes of kidney disease and identify the major indications for genetic testing in nephrology
Learning Objective #2
Participants will be able to: Recognize genetic conditions of the kidney and their unique counseling and genetic testing concerns
Learning Objective #3
Participants will be able to: Summarize the role of a genetic counselor in an adult nephrology clinic
Kelsie Bogyo is a genetic counselor at Columbia University Medical Center. She works with adult and pediatric patients with constitutional disorders, primarily with individuals who have kidney disease. She holds a faculty position as Lecturer in Genetic Counseling and is engaged in teaching and supervising Columbia University genetic counseling graduate students in their nephrogenetics internship. Kelsie is involved in multiple research studies focused on understanding the genetic causes of kidney and liver diseases, for which she primarily interprets genomic data and returns genetic results to participants and providers. She also provides laboratory genetic counseling services for the Precision Genomics Laboratory at Columbia. Originally from California, Kelsie migrated east to complete her genetic counseling graduate education at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City.