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National Society of Genetic Counselors 15th Annual Educational Conference

Call for Abstracts

The National Society of Genetic Counselors’ 15th Annual Educational Conference will be held in San Francisco, Calif., USA, October 26–29, 1996. The National Society of Genetic Counselors (NSGC) is the professional society of more than 1,000 master’s level genetic counselors practicing in the US, Canada and elsewhere. Abstracts for consideration as poster or platform presentations on all topics related to genetic counseling are sought.

Abstracts submitted by members of the NSGC, the Canadian Association of Genetic Counselors (CAGC) or the International Society of Nurses in Genetics (ISONG) will be accepted. Students and nonmembers are encouraged to submit abstracts with sponsorship by a NSGC, ISONG or CAGC member. All abstracts must be in English. High priority will be given to abstracts on research conducted in the field of genetic counseling by members of NSGC, ISONG and CAGC. The Journal of Genetic Counseling, the journal of the NSGC, will consider for publication articles based on accepted presentations and posters.

For information regarding the submission and/or development of abstracts, contact:

Juliann Stevens, MS

Children’s Hospital of Buffalo

Division of Genetics

936 Delaware Avenue

Buffalo, NY 14209 (USA)

Phone:716-878-7530

Fax:716-878-7980

E-mail: Justeven@ubmedf.buffalo.edu

or

Kathryn Steinhaus, MS

UCI Medical Center

Department of Pediatrics

Division of Genetics

Box 14091

Orange, CA 92613-1491 (USA)

Phone:714-456-6873

Fax:714-456-5330

E-mail: Kasteinh@uci.edu