Laurel Fertility Care http://www.laurelfertility.com San Francisco Best Fertility treatment Thu, 17 May 2012 18:07:59 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 EMBRYO GENETICS – An Overview of PGS & PGD http://www.laurelfertility.com/embryo-genetics-an-overview-of-pgs-pgd http://www.laurelfertility.com/embryo-genetics-an-overview-of-pgs-pgd#comments Thu, 05 Apr 2012 15:08:09 +0000 Jason Coleman http://www.laurelfertility.com/?p=2782 Spend an evening with our Laboratory Director Dr. Marlane Angle as she explores PGS and PGD. PGS stands for Preimplantation Genetic Screening and is a technique used to identify abnormal numbers of chromosomes in the embryo. PGD stands for Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis and is a technique used to identify abnormal genes on chromosomes.

Candidates for PGS or PGD include couples with a history of:
– Genetic disorders such as Tay Sachs, Hemophilia, Cystic Fibrosis, and Amyl-oidosis.
– repeated miscarriages, a baby with a chromosomal disorder such as Down’s Syndrome, repeated IVF failures, or advanced maternal age.

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Location: UCSF Medical Sciences Building, 513 Parnassus Ave., SF

BE SURE TO REGISTER HERE BY APRIL 25 for the first-ever multidisciplinary symposium on enhancing the quality of perinatal care for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer/questioning (LGBTQ) patients and families! RNs, CNMs, MDs, DOs, NPs, social workers, lactation consultants, doulas, students, and all others interested are warmly invited to attend.

The Symposium will open for continental breakfast and check-in at 8am on Saturday, April 28, with presentations, breakouts, and lunch (provided) from 9am to 4pm. (See topics and speakers below.)

Nursing CEUs will be available (total TBA) at no additional charge via BRN # CEP12980. BBS CE credit is also available at no extra charge. To receive credit, be sure to provide your nursing or social work license number when registering here.

PLEASE NOTE: Attendees must register by April 25–no onsite registration will be available. All registrations are nonrefundable.

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Topics to be presented and discussed in breakouts include:

  • How can you provide the best possible health care to LGBTQ antepartum, intrapartum, and postpartum patients?
  • What unique health issues and opportunities do LGBTQ perinatal patients bring to your practice?
  • How can you provide the best evidence-based care to LGBTQ families?
  • How can your practice attract, welcome, and retain LGBTQ perinatal patients?
  • How can you advance and add to the fast-growing body of knowledge and research around LGBTQ perinatal health?

Conference speakers include:

Patricia Robertson, MD: UCSF professor & perinatologist, co-editor of Lesbian Health 101

Sara Flores, CNM, WHNP: founder of ReCLAIM Healers Collective, co-author of Freeing Ourselves: A Guide to Health & Self-Love for Brown Bois

Rebecca Goldfader, MSN, NP: ob/gyn & breast health specialist at Kaiser Permanente San Francisco

Carol Miller, MD: UCSF professor of pediatrics & medical director of the UCSF Newborn Nursery

Judy Appel: Executive Director, Our Family Coalition

Shane Snowdon: Director, UCSF Center for LGBT Health & Equity

Conference sponsors include:

  • UCSF Medical Center
  • UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital
  • UCSF Center for LGBT Health & Equity
  • UCSF Center for Excellence in Transgender Health
  • Brown Boi Project
  • Shodhini Institute
  • ReCLAIM Healers Collective
  • Sacred Birth Place

Questions? Email lgbtqperinatalsymposium@gmail.com

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