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PLUGS Summit 2024

PLUGS   (Patient-centered Laboratory Utilization Guidance Services) is a non-profit laboratorystewardship organization founded in 2013 with >100 members representing hospitals, healthsystems, diagnostic companies, patient advocacy groups and payers. Seattle Children’s servesas the quarterback for the network which engages diverse stakeholders focused on improvingtest stewardship.  The mission of PLUGS is to improve laboratory test access, ordering, …

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A note of reflection and gratitude as we close out another year at GSF

As we get ready to close out 2023, we reflect on and celebrate our achievements for the past year. Genetic Support Foundation continues to break down barriers to access to genetic counseling for underserved communities. From our founding, we have defined our success as every patient having equitable access to genetic counseling so each can …

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At-Home Genetic Testing for the Holidays: Think Before You Gift

It’s that time of year again; time for the barrage of advertisements and commercials trying to sell at home genetic testing. It’s rare to go an hour without being inundated by companies like 23andMe and Ancestry.com, offering their best deal ever to provide you a crystal ball that can answer all of your lingering questions …

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GSF Extends Reach Thanks to the Gibbs Family Foundation

We are honored to announce that Genetic Support Foundation (GSF) was awarded funding through the Gibbs Family Foundation to expand our no cost and subsidized genetic counseling services in the state of Wisconsin next year. Through this initiative we will be partnering with Wisconsin healthcare providers to offer genetic counseling services to their patients, while …

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The Balancing Act of Pre-implantation Genetic Testing for Aneuploidy

By Jenny Rietzler, MS, CGC In my first year as a reproductive genetic counselor, I had a case that I still reflect on to this day. Without sharing too many specifics, my patient had gone through IVF and she and her partner had decided to have pre-implantation genetic testing for aneuploidy (PGT-A) on their embryos. …

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Educational Videos to Support Informed Patient Decisions

An important priority for Genetic Support Foundation (GSF) is to develop and share educational resources about genetics and health that include up-to-date, fact-based information that is free of commercial bias. With this in mind, GSF has developed numerous helpful videos related to genetics and health, all of which can be viewed on our website. Many …

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Daniel Bellissimo: A Leader in Molecular Diagnostics and Human Genetics Is Helping to Shape GSF’s Future

Genetic Support Foundation board president, Daniel Bellissimo, has been a national leader in the field of molecular diagnostics and human genetics for over thirty years. Daniel earned a Ph.D. in biochemistry from Duke University then spent 23 years at BloodCenter of Wisconsin in Milwaukee as director of the Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory. He is currently an …

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