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General Course Description

City of Hope Intensive Course and Clinical Cancer Genetics Community of Practice (CCGCoP) is a multifaceted program of genetic cancer risk assessment (GCRA) training and practice support. Distance delivery of a modular curriculum (Phase 1) responds to the practical time constraints of working clinicians and allows for flexible, self-directed study. Distance-learning modules are delivered over fourteen weeks, with discussion board (asynchronous) and weekly Web conference (synchronous) interactions with co-participants and course faculty to discuss evidence-based updates and address questions. Concurrent participation in Working Group Web case conferences during distance learning reinforces didactic learning and promotes GCRA skills development. Phase 2 (Track 1 only) consists of four days of interdisciplinary team-based training and program development at the City of Hope campus in Duarte, California. Upon completion of training, all participants engage in on-going self-directed professional development activities as members of the CCGCoP to support the integration of newly-acquired knowledge and skills into practice.

This project is supported in part by funding from the National Cancer Institute of the National Institutes of Health under award numbers R25 CA112486 and R25 CA171998.

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of the course, the participants should be able to:

  • Integrate cancer genetics and oncology knowledge relevant to GCRA into clinical practice
  • Apply skills commensurate with practitioner-level proficiency into GCRA practice
  • Recommend risk-appropriate options for cancer surveillance and prevention
  • Incorporate understanding of the medical, legal, and psychosocial ramifications of cancer risk counseling and testing into clinical practice and research collaboration
  • Learn about clinical research methodologies in cancer genetic epidemiology and cancer prevention trials for high-risk cohorts
  • Recognize the roles and practical issues related to Human Subjects Protection, Informed Consent, Institutional Review Board and HIPAA in clinical research
  • Provide resources and information on hereditary cancer registries, cancer epidemiology and cancer prevention studies to patients and professional colleagues
  • Utilize research training and support to participate in collaborative research activities
  • Realize greater professional self-efficacy related to cancer risk counseling and research participation skills
  • Develop a sense of connectedness and belonging to the CCGCoP learning community
  • Improve GCRA practice proficiencies through post-training engagement in the CCGCoP


Course Requirements

Remote learning will take place over the course of 12-weeks from November to February with a break for Thanksgiving and the Winter Holidays. Each week a different GCRA topic will be covered. Participants must complete all components of the course to receive CME certification.

Each week, you will be expected to:

  • View the 2-4 video modules each week prior to Friday web sessions. About a total of 4 hours. You are encouraged to utilize the discussion board to post questions to faculty and peers prior to the Friday sessions.
  • Complete the weekly quiz prior to Friday web sessions. Answers will be reviewed during the Friday web session.
  • Attend required live web sessions Fridays from 8:30-10:00am PST. The faculty will review, present updates, and answer questions. Attendance is mandatory and only excused in the case of an emergency absence. Participants missing more than 1 Friday web session will not be eligible for the course certificate. If you have an emergency and cannot attend a required Friday session you must email the admin team at cgep@coh.org (only one absence is allowed).
  • Complete the weekly Distance Evaluation after the live session.
  • Complete other assignments and surveys due as noted in the course calendar


Within the duration of the course, you will be expected to:

  • View a minimum of 5 live or recorded GCRA Case Conferences AND complete a Case Conference Feedback form for each. You have the options of these sessions listed below, please view portal calendar for up to date information and join links. Only City of Hope session recordings will be provided.
    • University of Chicago – Tuesdays, 6:30-7:30am PT
    • U.S. Oncology Network – 3rd Tuesday of the month, 10:00-11:00am PT
    • City of Hope – Wednesdays, 10:00-11:00am PT
    • NOTE: Case conference participation is an essential course requirement that helps participants develop a deeper knowledge and skills base in cancer genetics/genomics risk assessment (GCRA) through observation of and engagement in interprofessional case working applied to actual cases from GCRA cases submitted from across the U.S. and internationally.
  • View a minimum of one (live or recorded) Topics in Cancer Genetics Research Conferences (TOPICS) webinar. Live sessions are held on Fridays 12:00pm -1:00pm PT. Recorded sessions are self-paced and are accessible on the course portal. https://education.ccgcop.org/webinars
  • Complete all assignments and surveys within deadlines – See course calendar in syllabus

CME/CEU Accreditation: For information on CME/CEU accreditation, see Accreditation tab in Intensive Course Home.

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Welcome to the Intensive Course
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Navigating the IC
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Utilizing the Discussion Board
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Where to locate meeting links
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