Saturday 6th June, 2009
Morning Plenary Lectures
- 13.30 Course Directors Practical session- Introduction to the course and goal setting.
- 14.30 C. Patch Setting the scene- aims, process and outcomes of genetic counselling.
- 15.15 Coffee Break.
- 15.45 H. Skirton/ D. Coviello and Faculty Ice-breaking session.
- 16.30 L. Tranebjaerg Mendelian inheritance.
- 17.15 M. Soller Non-traditional inheritance.
- 18.00 Coffee break.
- 18.30 D.Coviello/M.Soller Prenatal Diagnosis - general introduction.
- 19.30 Close of day.
Sunday 7th June, 2009
Morning Session: plenary lectures
- 08.30 D. Turchetti Introduction to cancer genetics
- 09.30 O. Zuffardi Molecular karyotyping: not just cytogenetics
- 10.30 General discussion and questions
- 11.00 Coffee Break
- 11.30 S.Stenhouse Diagnostic tools - molecular analysis
- 12.30 Lunch break
- Free afternoon.
Monday 8th June, 2009
Morning Session: Plenary lectures
- 08.30 V. Anastasiadou Cross-cultural perspectives in genetic counselling and testing: examples from the haemoglobinopathies
- 09.30 H. Skirton Development of profession of genetic counselling in Europe - core competences
- 10.30 Coffee Break
- 11.00 D. Coviello Genetic heterogeneity
- 12.00 Lunch break
Afternoon session:
Concurrent workshops
- 14.00 Talleres organizados por el CSA
Tuesday 9th June, 2009
Morning Session: plenary lectures
- 08.30 F. Forzano Basic concepts in dysmorphology
- 9.45 C. Patch Practical ethics- consent, confidentiality and disclosure
- 10.30 Coffee Break
- 11.00 Taller organizado por el CSA
- 12.15 J. Rocha Psychological issues in antenatal screening and testing
- 13:00 Lunch Break
Afternoon session:
Concurrent workshops
- 14.00 Talleres organizados por el CSA.
Wednesday 10th June, 2009
Morning Session
- 08.30 F. Forzano Genetics of mental retardation
- 09.45 Taller organizado por el CSA
- 11.00 Coffee Break
- 11.30 V. Anastasiadou Medical genetics and public health: Community genetics
- 12.30 Lunch Break.
Afternoon Session
- 14.00 Talleres organizados por el CSA.
Thursday 11th June, 2009
Morning Session: Plenary lectures
- 08.30 A.Tibben Counselling for predictive testing
- 09.45 Coffee Break
- 10.15 Talleres organizados por el CSA.
- 12.30 Clausura.
- Títulos de los talleres por confirmar

