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Hello and welcome to module eight

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of Genetics for Clinicians.

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This module is about genetics

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through the lifespan part one,

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in other words, from
preconception to the teen years.

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And we're going to do things
a little bit differently.

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Rather than a standard lecture
with PowerPoint slides,

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I've collected, made a
collection of online videos,

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existing online videos
of a variety of sorts.

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Some of them are instructional,

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some of them are family made videos,

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some of them are organizations,

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and there's a TED Talk in there.

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So there's a variety of
different types of videos.

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They range anywhere from two minutes

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to about 15 to 16 minutes each,

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that start at preconception

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and move through some newborn disorders,

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some childhood disorders,

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and some disorders that
are affecting teens.

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I think this is a really
new, for me anyway,

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an exciting way to present material

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that I think is really actually
educational on many levels.

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Not only learning about the features

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of the individual disorders,

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something about their genetics

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and how they're inherited,

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but also learning a lot about

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how they affect the individual,

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and their families, and
their relationships.

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And I think this is really
important for people

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who are going to be involved
in the care of people

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with genetic disorders,

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because it gives you a framework,

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the patient and their family's viewpoint,

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which is really quite different from that

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of disorders that are
common and easily treatable.

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So in addition to the lecture,

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which is that collection of online videos,

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there will be an assignment

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which is basically picking
one of those disorders

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that's reflected in the videos,

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learning a little bit more about it,

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and writing down, answering
some questions about it.

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That's the assignment for this week.

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There will also be, of course,

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a quiz and an online discussion board.

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So this module and the next module

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are the two modules assigned

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to genetics in the lifespan,

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genetics in the lifespan,

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and are new for this year.

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And they're really trying
to get a little deeper

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into the clinical side of things

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than had been done in previous years.

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And I hope that this
approach is as effective

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and interesting and fun
as I expect it will be.

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So I appreciate your flexibility

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in exploring this new method,

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and let me know how it goes.

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This is also the week
for the midterm exam,

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for those of you who've chosen

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to take it the week
before the spring break.

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And it will be available,

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it's supposed to be available tonight,

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but I have to make some
modifications to it,

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so it will be available
sometime on Sunday.

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And I hope that those of you

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who are taking the midterm
exam in the first week

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can appreciate the value of that.

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So if you have not
signed up for a time spot

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for the midterm exam, please do that.

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I sent out an announcement email

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this week about how to do that.

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It's really straightforward.

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You click on the button.

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The sign up goes away,

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that means you're signed up.

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And there isn't really any
additional feedback to that.

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So have a great week, learn a lot,

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and we'll see you on the discussion board.

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Thank you for learning.