The 2018 Wisconsin Genetics Exchange will provide participants with an opportunity for statewide collaboration and continued professional development.  Sharing of knowledge and practices is an important way of increasing the competency of actioners in Wisconsin.  Genetics education is one of the aims of the MCH block grant-funded Genetics Systems Integration initiative which is part of the network of programs supporting children and youth with special health care needs and their families.  The audience will consist of genetic counselors, medical geneticists, laboratory personnel, and other healthcare providers that make up the genetics workforce.

As clinical genetics and genomic sequencing continues to advance and integrate into clinical medicine, a myriad of clinical and ethical questions are being raised and demand thoughtful responses.   As genetic technology advances, thoughtful integration into clinical practice requires continued education on current practices, technologies, and testing options.  These questions, such as which test results should be disclosed, and how might results impact patients and their families, have no easy answers, yet clinicians, researchers and the general public will need to know how to best respond to these inquiries.