CGA-IGC Podcast Series

As Pride Month comes to a close, the CGA-IGC Education is pleased to present a special podcast episode focused on inclusive and affirming care for LGBTQIA+ patients in the hereditary GI cancer setting, offering GC and MD perspectives. This episode is hosted by Ying Liu, MD, MPH and features Kimberly Zayhowski, MS, CGC , and Iris Romero, MD.  Together they speak about practical considerations for g...

The CGA-IGC Education is pleased to present the third and final episode of a three-part series focused on Genetic Counselling and Religion. This series offers a unique opportunity to understand how different faith communities view genetic counseling, and how you can work more effectively with patients and families from these backgrounds.  These insights are designed to support your daily practice,...

The CGA-IGC Education is pleased to present the second episode of a three-part series focused on Genetic Counselling and Religion. This series offers a unique opportunity to understand how different faith communities view genetic counseling, and how you can work more effectively with patients and families from these backgrounds.  These insights are designed to support your daily practice, helping...

The CGA-IGC Education is pleased to present the first episode of a three-part series focused on Genetic Counselling and Religion. This series offers a unique opportunity to understand how different faith communities view genetic counseling, and how you can work more effectively with patients and families from these backgrounds.  These insights are designed to support your daily practice, helping y...

This episode is hosted by Josie Baker, MS, LGC , and features Maegan Roberts, MS, LGC , a Genetic Counselor from the Ohio State University. The in-depth discussions focus on CDH1 and hereditary diffuse gastric cancer, covering the history of discovery, evolving penetrance estimates, and updated risk insights. They explore differences between IGCLC’s more conservative European approach and NCCN’s U...

This episode is hosted by Emma Keel, MS, CGC , and features Ying Liu, MD, MPH , a Gynecologic Medical Oncologist & Clinical Geneticist, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, and Nicole D. Edison, MD, Clinical Associate of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Chicago. The in-depth discussion focuses on managing gynecologic cancer risk in patients with Lynch syndrome, spotlighting the si...

In partnership, the CGA-IGC Education and Research Committees are pleased to present a three-part podcast series focused on research collaborations. Emma Keel, MS, CCG spoke with Melyssa Aronson, MSc, CGC and Lucie Stengs, BSc , from the International Replication Repair Deficiency Consortium (IRRDC) .   This episode is essential listening for clinicians, researchers, and anyone interested in hered...

In partnership, the CGA-IGC Education and Research Committees are pleased to present the second episode of a three-part series focused on Research Collaborations. This episode is hosted by Emma Keel, MS, CCG , who spoke with Ophir Gilad, MD , the lead of the Gastric CDH1 Multicenter Consortium . This episode is essential listening for clinicians, researchers, and anyone interested in hereditary ca...

In partnership, the CGA-IGC Education and Research Committees are pleased to present the first episode of a three-part series focused on Research Collaborations.  This episode is hosted by Joshua Melson, MD, and features CGA-IGC past president Swati Patel , MD, MS , along with recipients of the CGA-IGC & CCARE Lynch Syndrome Research Award and CGA-IGC committee members, Holli Loomans - Kropp ,...

Este episodio está copresentado por Joshua Sommovilla, MD, y Thomas (T.J.) Slavin, MD, FACMGG, DABCC, y cuenta con la participación de Pål Møller, MD, PhD, científico principal del Hospital Universitario de Oslo (Noruega). Juntos profundizan en el artículo del Dr. Møller «Incidencias de adenomas colorrectales y cánceres bajo vigilancia colonoscópica sugieren una vía acelerada “Big Bang” hacia el C...

This episode is co-hosted by Joshua Sommovilla, MD and Thomas (T.J.) Slavin, MD, FACMGG, DABCC and features Pål Møller, MD, PhD, a Senior Scientist at the Oslo University Hospital, Norway Together they delve into the Dr Møller's paper "Incidences of colorectal adenomas and cancers under colonoscopy surveillance suggest an accelerated "Big Bang" pathway to CRC in three of the four Lynch Syndromes."...

En colaboración con LA-GETH, este podcast, en el que participan Karin Álvarez Valenzuela, PhD, de Chile, y Adriana Della Valle, MD, de Uruguay.  El podcast titulado "Acceso a la Atención Genética en Comunidades Diversas: La Experiencia Latinoamericana" explora los desafíos únicos y perspectivas relacionadas con el acceso a las pruebas genéticas en poblaciones diversas de América Latina. Los expert...

In collaboration with LA-GETH, this podcast titled " Access to Genetic Care in Diverse Communities: The Latin American Experience " features Karin Álvarez Valenzuela, PhD from Chile, and Adriana Della Valle, MD, from Uruguay, and explores the unique challenges and insights surrounding genetic testing in diverse Latin American populations.   Experts discuss the importance of culturally tailored app...

This new podcast series, initiated by the CGA-IGC Research Committee in 2023, highlights the work of previous CGA-IGC Research Grant recipients . The second episode is hosted by Catie Neumann, MS., LCGC , a Cancer Genetic Counselor at Fox Chase Cancer Center, and features the 2022 grant recipient, Giovana Torrezan, PhD , an associate researcher at A.C. Camargo Cancer Center in Sao Paulo, Brazil. T...

This episode is hosted by Veroushka Ballester, MD, MS , and features Elena M. Stoffel, MD, MPH , and Jennifer K. Maratt, MD, MS, both gastroenterologists. Together, Drs Stoffel and Maratt reflect on their mentoring connection. They delve into the significance of effective communication, mentorship planning, and vision. Their discussions also explore the dynamics of successful long-distance mentors...

This episode is hosted by Josie Baker, MS, LGC, and features Jeremy Davis, MD, a National Cancer Institute (NIH) surgical oncologist. Together, they discuss Dr. Davis’ recent article published in the Journal of Medical Genetics   titled “Decision-making and regret in patients with germline CDH1 variants undergoing prophylactic total gastrectomy.” This podcast was released during  Patient Experienc...

This episode is hosted by Emma Keel, MS, CGC, and features Megan Hoenig, MS, MPH, CGC a certified genetic counselor at the Mayo Clinic. Together, they discuss the contribution of MLH1 constitutional methylation to Lynch syndrome diagnosis. They also explore disease definitions and mechanisms and current genetic testing guidelines while discussing the open questions in the field.  This podcast was...

This episode is hosted by Thomas Slavin, MD, FACMG, DABMD, a Chief Scientific Officer at HALO Precision Diagnostics  and features Laura Valle , PhD, a Principal Investigator, at the Catalan Institute of Oncology, IDIBELL. They discuss the position statement on the APC I1307K allele and its association with cancer predisposition which was generated by a multidisciplinary international expert group...

This episode is hosted by Thomas Slavin, MD, FACMG, DABMD, a Chief Scientific Officer, and Emma Keel, MS, CGC, a genetic counselor, who have the privilege of speaking with Danielle Ripley-Burgess as she shares her story and experience on "Life After Total Proctocolectomy in Lynch Syndrome.” We're incredibly grateful that she took the time to share her story with us, and we hope it will give our me...

This episode is hosted by Julie Yang, MD, a gastroenterologist at the Icann School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, USA and features Toni T. Seppälä, M.D., PhD, a GI surgeon and Professor of Cancer Research at Tampere University, Helsinki, Finland. They discuss the results from a retrospective analysis published this year, “Clinical characteristics of pancreatic and biliary tract cancers in L...

This episode is hosted by Josie Baker, MS, CGC , a genetic counselor at The Ohio State University, and features Rachael Lopez, MPH, RD, CSO , a clinical research dietitian at the National Institutes of Health .  Together they discuss the considerations for individuals with Hereditary Diffuse Gastric Cancer Syndrome when considering a prophylactic gastrectomy. This episode highlights the profession...

The CGA-IGC Research Committee will host a new podcast series highlighting the work of the CGA-IGC Research Grant recipients . The first episode will feature the 2014 grant recipient, Dr. Allison Burton-Chase, and explore her research into Lynch syndrome patient-provider relationships, communication, and transition. The papers in the order they were referenced:    Hennig K, DeCoster B, Chu R, Park...

This episode is hosted by Swati G. Patel, M.D., MS and features Sir John Burn, M.D., MBBS, BMedSci, a professor of Clinical Genetics at Newcastle University and senior leader in England's National Health Service.   Together they discuss the  10 year follow-up results of the seminal Cancer Prevention Programme (CAPP2) trial described in the Cancer Prevention Research article titled “Cancer Preventi...

This episode is hosted by Matt Yurgelun, M.D, a GI medical oncologist at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, MA, and features a discussion between Zsofia Stadler, M.D, a GI medical oncologist at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY and Andrea Cercek, M.D, a GI medical oncologist also at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY. Together they discuss " PD...

This episode is hosted by Pooja Dharwadkar, M.D, assistant professor at the University of California San Francisco, and features a discussion between Carol Burke, M.D, codirector of the Hereditary Cancer Clinic at the Cleveland Clinic; Robert Hüneburg, M.D, gastroenterologist at the National Center for Hereditary Tumor Syndromes at University Hospital Bonn in Bonn, Germany; and Bryson Katona, M.D,...