Scott M. Weissman, MS, CGC, presented “The Expanding World of Germline Testing for Prostate Cancer: Genetic Counseling Perspective” for the Grand Rounds in Urology audience in January, 2020.
How to cite: Weissman, Scott M. “The Expanding World of Germline Testing for Prostate Cancer: Genetic Counseling Perspective” January, 2020. Accessed Jul 2024. https://grandroundsinurology.com/the-expanding-world-of-germline-testing-for-prostate-cancer-genetic-counseling-perspective/
The Expanding World of Germline Testing for Prostate Cancer: Genetic Counseling Perspective – Summary:
Scott M. Weissman, MS, CGC, outlines how the recent boom in genetic testing for prostate cancer has not been met by an equivalent increase in access to genetic counseling. He describes the differences between the shortage of counselors and inefficiencies in access, challenges with insurance coverage for germline testing, and currently available solutions for doctors and patients to get in touch with a counselor.
This educational activity is based on a series of lectures on genetic testing for prostate cancer from the 2019 Philadelphia Prostate Cancer Consensus Conference. Further activities from this conference include:
Germline Predisposition for Prostate Cancer Among African American and Other Minorities: What Do We Know?
Molecular Insights into the Germline for Prostate Cancer Initiation, Progression, and Aggressiveness
Prostate Cancer Screening & Genetic Testing: The NCCN Perspective
The Expanding World of Germline Testing for Prostate Cancer: A Clinical Trials Perspective
Current Prostate Cancer Genetic Testing Capabilities and Considerations
A Urologist’s Perspective on Germline Testing
Integration of Germline Testing in Prostate Cancer Screening
Current NCCN Recommendations for Prostate Cancer Genetic Testing
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Scott M. Weissman, MS, LCGC, graduated from Northwestern University with his MS in Genetic Counseling in 2002. He practiced clinically at NorthShore University HealthSystem for 12 years and was the Program Manager at the Center for Medical Genetics. He then worked as a Customer Service Genetic Counselor for GeneDx for 3 years. In 2016, he opened a private genetic counseling practice called Chicago Genetic Consultants, LLC. In addition to this, he joined Genome Medical as a Lead Counselor for Cancer and Proactive Health Services in 2018. Mr. Weissman is currently a clinical faculty member in the Northwestern University Program. He has been an active member of the National Society of Genetic Counselors (NSGC) where he has worked on a variety of committees and held positions as the Co-Chair of the Familial Cancer Risk Special Interest Group and Liaison to both the Commission on Cancer and the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers, two programs housed in the American College of Surgeons. In 2012, he was honored with the Strategic Leader Award from the National Society of Genetic Counselors, and in 2019 he joined the Board of Directors as the Secretary/Treasurer.
