La Nunziata Centre, via Portobello 14, Sestri Levante, Italy - October 15-20, 2000

Directors: Elizabeth AnionWu (London), C?lia DeLozier-Blanchet (Geneva), Roberto Ravazzolo (Genoa), Heather Skirton (London)

Saturday 14 October

welcome and informal get-together in the evening

Sunday 15 October

Morning lectures:
Introduction to the course: goals and organization (course directors)
E. Anionwu (London): Basics of genetic counselling and principles of communication
M.Pembrey (London): Mendelian inheritance
C. DeLozier-Blanchet (Geneva): Diagnostic tools: Cytogenetics and beyond

Afternoon:
"Ice breaking" sessions with H. Skirton (London) and faculty
Dice games as an educational tool in risk-based decision making with E. Anionwu (London) and faculty

Monday 16 October

Morning lectures:
R. Elles (Manchester): Diagnostic tools II: Molecular analysis
G. Bianchi-Movarekhi (Geneva) / C. DeLozier ? Blanchet (Geneva): Prenatal diagnosis: an overview
D. Stoppa-Lyonnet (Paris): Recognizing families with hereditary predisposition to cancer

Afternoon workshops:

("Latin Square:" each student will rotate through two workshops on Monday and two on Tuesday):

• Pedigree taking and risk analysis with M. Pembrey (London) / H. Skirton (London)
• Prenatal diagnosis counseling scenarios with G. Bianchi-Movarekhi (Geneva) / E. Anionwu (London)
• Interpretation of laboratory results with R. Elles (Manchester) / C. DeLozier Blanchet (Geneva)
• Familial cancer counselling scenarios with D. Stoppa-Lyonnet (Paris) / G. Evers-Kiebooms (Leuven)

Tuesday 17 October

Morning lectures
H. Skirton (London): Needs, expectations and outcomes in genetic counselling
G. Evers-Kiebooms (Leuven): Preparing for predictive, presymptomatic testing
C. DeLozier-Blanchet (Geneva): Prenatal screening for aneuploidy and neural tube defects

Afternoon workshops: Latin square, as on Monday

Wednesday 18 October

Morning lectures
G. Bianchi-Movarekhi (Geneva): Genetics and counselling in  reproductive pathologies
R. Hennekam (Amsterdam): Genetics and counselling in congenital malformations
G. Andria (Naples): Genetic analysis and counselling in mental retardation

Afternoon:  walk to the Cinque terre

Thursday 19 October

Morning lectures
E. Anionwu (London):  Counselling issues in haemoglobinopathy screening
M. Pembrey (London) / R. Hennekam (Amsterdam): Should we expand neonatal screening for genetic disorders? Delivering genetic services to the multi-ethnic community (to be appointed)

Afternoon
Role play workshop  with H. Skirton (London) / E. Anionwu (London)

Friday 20 October

Morning lectures
G. Evers-Kiebooms (Leuven) / D. Stoppa-Lyonnet (Paris): Practical aspects of consent, confidentiality and  disclosure
L. Luzzato (Genoa): The future of cancer genetics in medicine
C. DeLozier-Blanchet (Geneva) / H. Skirton (London) / G. Romeo (Lyon and Genoa): Training of genetic counsellors: European and American models

Afternoon workshops: students will be able to choose two workshops from the following subjects (additional /alternative subjects may be suggested by the students)

• Use of databases in clinical practice with R. Hennekam (Amsterdam) / G. Romeo (Lyon and Genoa)
• Advanced risk analysis scenarios with M. Pembrey (London)
• Video-taping of mock counselling sessions with C. DeLozier?Blanchet (Geneva)
• Organization of a clinic for pre-symptomatic testing and counselling with (G. Evers-Kiebooms (Leuven) / D. Stoppa-Lyonnet (Paris)
• Dysmorphology with G. Andria (Naples)

Friday evening: farewell party with dancing and skits by students and faculty

La Nunziata Centre, via Portobello 14, Sestri Levante, Italy

October 15-20, 2000

Directors:

Elizabeth AnionWu (London), CÈlia DeLozier-Blanchet (Geneva), Roberto Ravazzolo (Genoa), Heather Skirton (London)