Optimizing the EHR for Genetic Counselor Workflows: Risk Assessments, Orders/Results, and Care Pathways

Description

Participants will learn how genetic counselors at a large midwestern hospital
(TriHealth) utilize integration in the EHR to streamline workflows and improve patient
care. Topics will include: use of a cancer risk assessment to better identify high-risk
patients, integrating genetic testing orders to save time and make finding results easier, use of genomic indicators to better track patient outcomes, and a step-by-
step guide of how to implement these programs at your institution.

Level of Instruction
Intermediate - Refresher course; some basic knowledge of subject recommended
 

Learning Objectives

1. Identify ways to use integration to improve patient care and GC workflow
2. Create a plan for design and rollout of EHR features
3. Evaluate effectiveness and troubleshoot issues as they arise

Course summary

Available credit: 
  • 0.10 NSGC CEU
Course opens: 
04/17/2025
Course expires: 
04/17/2027
Cost:
$0.00

Presenter: Chelsea Menke, MS, LCGC

Genetic Counselor, Project Specialist, CARE Program Coordinator at TriHealth Precision Medicine Institute

Chelsea Menke is the CARE Program Project Specialist and a cancer genetic
counselor at TriHealth in Cincinnati, OH. She received her Master of Science in
Medical Genetics from the University of Cincinnati in 2019 and a Bachelor of
Science in Zoology from Miami University in 2013. Chelsea has spent her career
specializing in oncology genetic counseling. Her professional interests include
improving access to genetic testing, providing education about genetic
counseling/testing to providers and the general public, and implementing genomic
medicine tools into care delivery.

Presenter: Karen Wernke, MS, CGC

Licensed Certified Genetic Counselor III at TriHealth Precision Medicine Institute

Karen Wernke has been with the TriHealth Precision Medicine team as a clinical
oncology genetic counselor since 2018, following her graduation from the Emory
University School of Medicine Genetic Counseling training program. In her role at
TriHealth, she established the universal breast cancer genetic testing process and
helped lead the development and maintenance of the germline cancer genomic
indicator content in Epic.

Moderator: Frankie Fann, MS, CGC

Title and Institution

Frankie is an Oncology Genomic Science Liaison at Ambry Genetics. Frankie
previously worked as a genetic counselor in a general genetics clinic in Orlando,
Florida. She received her Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from North
Carolina State University. She earned her Master of Science degree in Genetic
Counseling from the University of North Carolina in Greensboro, and is certified by
the American Board of Genetic Counseling.

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Available Credit

  • 0.10 NSGC CEU

Price

Cost:
$0.00
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