Consent Considerations in Clinical and Research Genomics

Description
As genomic testing continues to expand across clinical care and research, obtaining informed consent has become increasingly complex. This webinar will explore key ethical, legal, and practical considerations in consent to genomic testing and genomic research, including data sharing, secondary findings, future use of samples and data, commercialization, and participant understanding. We will examine how consent challenges differ across clinical and research settings and discuss approaches for supporting informed decision-making in genomic medicine.

Level of Instruction
Basic - Entry level; no prior knowledge of subject necessary
 

Learning Objectives

1. Define key ethical, legal, and practical considerations that impact informed consent in clinical and research genomics.
2. Compare consent challenges across clinical and research genomic testing, including issues related to data sharing, future use, and commercialization.
3. Demonstrate strategies to support informed decision-making and effective consent discussions in genomic medicine.

Course summary

Available credit: 
  • 0.10 NSGC CEU
Course opens: 
08/05/2026
Course expires: 
08/05/2028
Cost:
$0.00

Presenter: Katherine (Kate) Bonini, MS, MA, CGC

Senior Genetic Counselor and Core Faculty, Institute for Genomic Health at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Katherine (Kate) Bonini, MS, MA, CGC is a Senior Genetic Counselor and Core Faculty member in the Institute for Genomic Health at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Her work focuses on the ethical, legal, and social implications of integrating emerging genomic technologies into clinical care, with particular emphasis on implementation science and equitable translation of genomic advances into practice. She has contributed to several major NHGRI-funded initiatives, including the Clinical Sequencing Evidence-Generating Research (CSER) Consortium, the Electronic Medical Records and Genomics (eMERGE) Network, and the Human Pangenome Reference Consortium (HPRC). She is also a member of the Mount Sinai Clinical Ethics Committee. Kate received her MS in Genetic Counseling and MA in Medical Humanities and Bioethics from Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine.

 

 

Moderator: Katherine Crawford, MGC, CGC

Clinical Science Liaison at Ambry Genetics

Katie is a Clinical Science Liaison at Ambry Genetics working with oncology, rare disease, and exome. She has previously worked clinically at Women & Infant's Hospital of Rhode Island for over five years as an oncology genetic counselor. She is a graduate of the Arcadia University Genetic Counseling Program and has numerous scientific publications in the fields of oncology, neurology, epidemiology, and psychiatry.

 

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Available Credit

  • 0.10 NSGC CEU

Price

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