Join JFCS Ma’oz, Sharsheret and Basser Center for BRCA at Penn Medicine for a conversation about BRCA testing. Hear about the challenges and choices of Previvors, the halachic implications on medical decisions, and mental health considerations.
Join JFCS Ma’oz, Sharsheret and Basser Center for BRCA at Penn Medicine for a conversation about BRCA testing. Hear about the challenges and choices of Previvors, the halachic implications on medical decisions, and mental health considerations of knowing and not knowing. Topics include:
What else are we not talking about: BRCA – The impact on the partner relationship – Allison Werner-Lin, PhD, LCSW
A Hopeful Tomorrow: Forecasting the future landscape of genetics – Susan M. Domchek, MD
The Orthodox Woman: When cancer and Genes Meet Religious Practice – Peggy Cottrell, MS, CGC
My Story My Choices: A local Previvor from our community speaks
Tickets are $10.00 per person. To register, visit our website at https://www.jfcsphilly.org/?post_type=events&p=6852 or call Jennifer Pedulla at 267-314-0909
Phone: 267-314-0909
2018/10/16 - 2018/10/16
The Barbara and Harvey Brodsky Enrichment Center of JFCS
345 Montgomery Avenue, Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004