June 20, 2023 The Test Wisely transparency survey was received June 1st, 2023. As promised, as of today, June 20th, 2023, updates on the labs that have responded to CGI are as follows: Communication Received that the Laboratory is Working on Completing the Survey...
Transparency From Hereditary Cancer Testing Laboratories is Essential for Patient Care and Outcomes
At the end of May, a transparency survey was sent to the CEOs of eleven major clinical laboratories requesting information on their laboratories’ comprehensive hereditary cancer tests. The surveys were sent from the Utah Department of Health and Human Services Cancer...
Genetic counselors from every hospital genetics program in Utah volunteer for Test Wisely video production
Over a Friday and Saturday in late April 2021, genetic counselors from every hospital genetics program across Utah volunteered their time to participate in a film shoot for clinician education videos that will be launched in late summer 2021 on the TestWisely.org...
Initial survey results of Utah’s hereditary cancer genetics professionals reveal what features are most important when selecting a laboratory
In October 2020, the Center for Genomic Interpretation (CGI) and the Association for Utah Genetic Counselors (AUG) conducted a survey of clinical cancer genetic counselors in the state of Utah. The survey aimed to understand which hereditary cancer genetic testing...
“Quality Matters” project awarded funding by the Utah Cancer Genomics Program (Utah Department of Health), through CDC program funds
In October 2020, the Center for Genomic Interpretation (CGI) was awarded funding from the Utah Cancer Genomics Program of the Utah Department of Health to support “Quality Matters: Recognizing and Assessing Differences in BRCA and Lynch Syndrome Genetic Tests Across...