The Southeast Regional Consortium
and AUCD Presents!
Genetic Factors Contributing to Disability
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
2:00pm-3:00pm EST
Webinar Objectives:
This webinar is one of a series of webinars developed by LEND and UCEDD programs within
the Southeast Region Consortium. The objectives of this webinar are to:
1. Appreciate how genetic and genomic medicine is impacting the field of developmental
disabilities.
2. Compare and contrast three types of clinical genetic tests that are routinely performed in
individuals with developmental disabilities, including cytogenetic, molecular and
biochemical testing.
3. Discuss selected examples of genetic conditions that cause developmental disabilities.
4. Discuss the indications, benefits and limitations, and process for interpreting clinical
genetic testing.
Webinar Description:
This webinar will begin with a brief overview of the recent history of genetic and genomic
medicine, with special emphasis on the rapid pace with which discoveries have been made in this
burgeoning field. An area that has experienced considerable progress is the breadth of genetic
testing that is available for individuals with developmental disabilities. Therefore, a significant
portion of the webinar will be devoted to a discussion of the most common genetic tests that can
be utilized in the evaluation of individuals with developmental disabilities. This discussion will
include the indications, benefits and limitations, and process for interpreting clinical genetic
tests. Selected common genetic conditions will also be reviewed briefly.
Speaker
Tyler Reimschisel, MD
Dr. Tyler Reimschisel is Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Neurology and
Director of the Division of Developmental Medicine and the Center for Child
Development in the Department of Pediatrics at Vanderbilt University
School of Medicine. He is the Associate Director of the Vanderbilt LEND at
the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center. As a biochemical geneticist and child
neurologist, his primary clinical interests include the evaluation and management of children
with inborn metabolic diseases and other genetic conditions that cause neurodevelopmental
disabilities, such as global developmental delay, intellectual disability, autism, epilepsy, and
cerebral palsy. He also serves as the Associate Director of the Pediatric Residency Program at
Vanderbilt.
Register for the Webinar
For more information please see the EVENT WEBSITE or contact Rebecca Carman at AUCD
Please Note- There is NO cost for this webinar!
This webinar will be archived and can be viewed a few days following the event on AUCD’s WEBINAR
LIBRARY
This Webinar is in part made possible with support from The Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB).