This week, we held our last Medical Outreach Meeting meeting of 2024! In this meeting, participants shared their incredible progress and successes in 2024, and Dr. Stephanie Meredith led a discussion on meeting topics for 2025.

Participants who shared their medical outreach successes include:

  • Dr. Stephanie Meredith with Genetic Support Foundation and Lettercase National Center for Prenatal and Postnatal Resources
  • Dr. Laura Cifra-Bean with the Down Syndrome Association of Northeast Ohio
  • Kristi Maeng with the Down Syndrome Network of Montgomery County
  • Katie Garcia with the Down Syndrome Association of Central Ohio
  • BetsyJohn Lane with the North Carolina Down Syndrome Alliance
  • Stacey Carnazzo with the Down Syndrome Alliance of the Midlands

Possible Medical Outreach Meeting topics for 2025 include:

  • How to form and collaborate with a medical advisory committee
  • How best to reach different cultures, rural populations, faith leaders, and other pockets of under-resourced communities
  • How to apply presentations or webinars for CMEs and CEUs
  • How to address transportation as an access issue
  • And more!

A huge thank you to our participants for all that you have accomplished in 2024, and we look forward to seeing you in 2025!

Join us for future Medical Outreach Meetings on the first Thursday of every month at 1pm ET by emailing us viviane.pederson@geneticsupportfoundation.org!

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