FLAGCFLORIDA ASSOCIATION OF GENETIC COUNSELORS |
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2026 FLAGC Annual Education Conference
Annual Education Conference Agenda (Subject to Change)
Thursday, April 30, 2026
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Time (EST) |
Session & Presenter(s) |
Contact Minutes |
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9:15am-10:00am |
Registration |
0 |
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10:00am–12:00pm |
USF Supervisor Training |
120 |
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12:00pm–1:00pm |
Lunch (on your own) |
0 |
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1:00pm–5:00pm |
The Onda Collective – Daniela Young, GC (Sponsored by Natera) |
240 |
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6:00pm–7:00pm |
Registration & Cocktail Hour (Sponsored by Chiesi) |
0 |
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7:00pm-7:30pm |
From Parent to Chairman: Advocacy, Leadership, and the Future of NF1 Care- Gabriel Groisman, Esq, Chairman Children’s Tumor Foundation |
30 |
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7:30pm–8:05pm |
NF1 Advances Dinner & Presentation (Sponsored by Alexion) – Zsila Sadighi, MD |
0 |
Friday, May 1, 2026 (All Day Drinks and Snacks Sponsored by Baylor Genetics)
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Time (EST) |
Session & Presenter(s) |
Contact Minutes |
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7:00am–7:45am |
Registration & Breakfast (Sponsored by Variantyx) |
0 |
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7:45am–8:15am |
Welcome & FLAGC State of the State – Melissa Racobaldo, MS, CGC |
30 |
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8:15am–9:00am |
Project Sunshine – Dr. Shah and Dr. Ledbetter |
45 |
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9:00am–10:00am |
Next-Generation Genomics: Long-Read Sequencing, MAVEs, and Beyond – Dr. Christine Stanley |
60 |
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10:00am–10:30am |
Morning Snack Break & Exhibitor Hall (Sponsored by Denali Therapeutics) |
0 |
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10:30am–11:30am |
Sip & Share: Boundaries, Resilience, and Sustainable Practice– Daniela Young, GC |
60 |
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11:30am–12:30pm |
Advanced Psychosocial Skills – Dr. Deborah Cragun |
60 |
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12:30pm–1:30pm |
Lunch & Exhibitor Hall (Sponsored by Ambry) |
0 |
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1:00pm–1:15pm |
Zenith- Genomics for rare disease Natera Sponsored Talk |
0 |
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1:30pm–2:30pm |
Early Cancer Detection/Methylation – Kate Hill-Harfe, PhD, MS, CGC |
60 |
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2:30pm–3:30pm |
Beyond Aneuploidy: The Evolving Role of Single-Gene NIPT in Clinical Practice – Matthew Herbst, GC and Lauren Knauth, GC |
60 |
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3:30pm–4:00pm |
Afternoon Snack Break & Exhibitor Hall (Sponsored by Ascendis) |
0 |
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4:00pm–5:00pm |
Integrating Palliative Care into Genetic Counseling Practice– Christina Warrilow, LMHC |
60 |
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5:00pm–5:15pm |
Event Wrap-Up – Georgina Goldring, MS, CGC & Devin Fendlay Rahn, MS, LCGC |
0 |
Potential Continuing Education Summary
Total Contact Hours Offered: 13.75 (Approved)
Please note that attendance at Thursday activities—including Supervisor Training, the Wellness Retreat, Happy Hour, and the Welcome Dinner—is currently limited to FLAGC Full Members and Associate Members only.
| For information about the organization, please contact us at FLAGC@FloridaGenetics.org |
