Program

29 May
Time Session
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Breakfast
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Welcome, housekeeping and Introductions
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Defining the problem and the purpose of the day
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Small group discussions #1: What would be the best outcomes for the public/patients of the integration of genomics into healthcare. Barriers to realizing these outcomes in your own area
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Large group discussion #1 – report on issues from small groups
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Health Break
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Genetic counseling and its role in genomic healthcare
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Large group discussion #2: How might genetic counsellors help push forward towards to realization of the benefits of genomic healthcare in Canada?

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Small group discussion #2: Barriers to genetic counselors pushing forward towards realization of the benefits of genomic healthcare: by province
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Large group discussion #3: report on issues from small groups
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Lunch
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Progress we have made today so far, and where we are at now
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Large group discussion #4: establishing a clear definition of the key problems
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Large group discussion #5: how to make our emerging vision happen: what is needed from the groups represented here to overcome these key problems
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Health Break
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Small group discussion #3: next steps, province by province
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Large group discussion #6: Wrap up and next steps
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Thanks and Close