Inherited Retinal Dystrophies, Clinical Breakthroughs and
Gene Replacement Therapies:
ENTERING A NEW ERA OF MEDICINE
Best Practices for Virtual Genetic Counselling and
Testing for Inherited Retinal Dystrophy (IRD)
Presenters
Johane Robitaille, MD, FRCSC
Pediatric Ophthalmologist
IWK Health Centre
Professor, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
Dalhousie University Halifax, NS
M. Jill Beis, MSc, CCGC
Genetic Counsellor
Maritime Medical Genetics Services
IWK Health
Centre Halifax, NS
Sara B. MacKay, MS, CCGC
Genetic Counsellor
Maritime Medical Genetics Services
IWK Health Centre
Halifax, NS