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. 2024 May 27;2(Suppl 2):101854.
doi: 10.1016/j.gimo.2024.101854. eCollection 2024.

Continuing education and professional development: Unifying opportunities for genetic counselors globally

Kathleen D Valverde  1 , Tiffiney R Hartman  1 , Sara L Reichert  2 , Robin L Bennett  3 , Martha Dudek  4 , Debra Duquette  5 , Daniel Riconda  6 , Nancy J Cox  7 , Gail P Jarvik  3 , Sarah H Elsea  8 , Elizabeth M McNally  9 , Kim C Worley  8 , Daniel J Rader  10
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Continuing education and professional development: Unifying opportunities for genetic counselors globally

Kathleen D Valverde et al. Genet Med Open. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Continuing education; Continuing professional development; Genetic counseling; Online asynchronous courses.

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Conflict of interest statement

Daniel J. Rader is a member of the scientific advisory boards of Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Novartis, and Verve Therapeutics. Elizabeth M. McNally is or was a consultant for Amgen, Cytokinetics, PepGen, and Tenaya Therapeutics, and she is a founder of Ikaika Therapeutics. Debra Duquette is a member of the genetic testing/laboratory panel advisory group for Carelon. These activities are unrelated to the content of this work. All other authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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