May is Neurofibromatosis awareness month. 1 in 2000-3000 people have NF and the symptoms vary. It can be quite a confronting condition for those diagnosed in their adolescence and the support we can provide as genetic counsellors is essential to helping people adapt. #NFAwareness

If you have patients with Li-Fraumeni syndrome have you seen this world wide study?

The Human Genetics Society of Australasia acknowledges our nursing members on international nurses day! Thank you for all you do!

📢 Are you a GC working in, or have you previously worked in the IVF/ART industry?
If you’re interested in participating in a research interview via Zoom please email Tara Kelly (student researcher) at [email protected]

📢 Research Opportunity –
Survey 2 of the Vision Loss Priority Setting Partnership will be closing soon! The findings from Survey 2 will be used in the workshops to finalise the top 10 research priorities for Inherited Retinal Diseases.
Survey link:
unsw.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bv…

New translated fact sheets! Our Microarray and Consanguinity fact sheets have been translated into Persian, Arabic and Chinese. Access them here genetics.edu.au/SitePages/A-Z-…
Which fact sheets and languages should we translate next? RACGP Australasian Society of Genetic Counsellors (ASGC) ACRRM Human Genetics Society of Australasia

GCR connect is on in just under an hour! It would be a great way to wrap up your #ResearchThursday 👀

Genetic counsellors have important roles in curating genetic variants! To our curation masters what are your tips and tricks for budding curators?

GCR Connect is on this Thursday and it's a super important topic for all our research GCs 👩‍🔬🧬

Happy Monday! Here's an interesting new review hot off the press, especially for those currently in the psychiatric genomics seminar series 👀

Happy International Women’s Day! Shout out to all the amazing women in the ASGC community 👩🧬. We thank you for your work in both empowering your clients and uplifting other genetic counsellors. Share what you love about being a woman in STEM 👇🏼

abc.net.au/listen/program…

Ok in a new adventure will be talking all things #raredisease on ABC Australia nightline tonight with Jan from Genetic Alliance AU
Wish us luck!
UNSW Medicine & Health Rare Voices Australia Sydney Children's Hospitals Network Human Genetics Society of Australasia Australian Genomics

The first GCR Connect webinar for 2024 is on next week. Adrian Barnett will present: Bad Statistics in Medical Research. The talk is relevant to any GC using statistical methods in their research, as well as the broader community to help better identify issues in the literature