All in the Family: How Genetic Counselors Facilitate Familial Genetic Testing
Continuing Education Information
For Continuing Education credit you must read this page.Release date: May 13, 2019
Expiration date: May 13, 2026
Target Audience: This activity has been designed to meet the needs of healthcare professionals, specifically medical laboratory scientists.
P.A.C.E.® approved programs are accepted by the ASCP-BOC for recertification, and for license renewal in all licensure states except Florida.
Objectives:
- Recognize different methodologies for performing family specific genetic testing
- Explain why positive control samples and a proband’s original test report are important for accurate testing
- Identify how genetic counselors can serve as a resource during the familial testing process
Estimated Completion Time (including post-test): 24m
Method of Participation: To receive a statement of credit, you must:
- Watch the video in its entirety
- Successfully complete the video post-test (80% or higher)
- Submit certificate completion information
- Complete the course evaluation
NO FEE is associated with this continuing education activity. All CE credit granted on this website (arup.utah.edu) is provided as a service to medical laboratory professionals as part of the academic mission of the University of Utah’s Department of Pathology and ARUP Laboratories. After completing the post-test and submitting your information where prompted, a certificate will be generated and available for printing or saving.
P.A.C.E.® Accreditation: The program has been approved for 0.5 contact hour(s) through ARUP Laboratories, which is approved as a provider of continuing education programs in the clinical laboratory sciences by the American Society for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (ASCLS) P.A.C.E.® Program.
- Disclosure: None of the speakers or planners or anyone in control of content for this P.A.C.E.® accredited continuing educational activity have any relevant financial relationships according to the P.A.C.E.® conflict of interest policy.
Course Director: Karen McRae
Faculty:
Amanda Openshaw, MS, LCGC
References: Individual courses will provide explanations and references for the content covered by the quiz section of the course. Additional references are available at aruplab.com and arupconsult.com.

