S2, E4. Huntington’s Disease: The role of the genetic counsellor, helping people to make the choices that are right for them

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Clare Gibbons received a Master of Science degree in Genetic Counselling from Sarah Lawrence College in 1996 and then joined the Genetics Program at North York General Hospital in Toronto where she currently works as the manager of Clinical Genetics.

Throughout her career, she has participated in the care of a wide variety of genetics patients and has been a member of the North York General Hospital Huntington Disease Multidisciplinary team for over 20 years.

Clare is currently a research coordinator for number of observational trials and clinical trials, including Enroll HD, SHIELD HD, and KINECT HD. She has been an investigator in clinical research studies involving computerized cognitive rehab for people with HD and talking to children about their risk for HD.

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