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Dec. 9 Genetic Care for Military Personnel and Veterans
Includes a Live Web Event on 12/09/2026 at 12:00 PM (CST)
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This session will differentiate the Military Health Systen (MHS) from the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), discuss historical and current policies regarding genetics relevant to each system, and review counseling considerations for patients served by the MHS and VHA. A case example is included to demonstrate different counseling considerations for patients in the MHS vs. VHA.
Presented by:
NSGC Military SIG
1. Lydia Hellwig, PhD, ScM, CGC
2. Emily Bonham, MS, CGC
Learning Objectives:
1. Recognize the Military Health System (MHS) and compare/contrast with the Veterans Health Administration (VA).
2. Discuss the historical and current policies regarding genetics and the military and VA.
3. Differentiate some military- and Veteran-specific considerations of genetic and genomic information.
Lydia Hellwig, PhD, ScM, CGC
Dr. Hellwig is an Associate Professor at the Uniformed Services University and works as a clinical genetic counselor, genomic medicine researcher, and genetics educator in the Military Health System. She also served as one of the founders and previous chairs of the NSGC Military SIG.
Emily Bonham, MS, CGC
Emily is a genetic counselor in the VA National TeleOncology Clinical Cancer Genetics Service. This service provides telehealth cancer genetic counseling, germline testing, and high-risk managment to VA sites across the United States.
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