Genetics

Other Places To Get Help

Online Resources

Canadian Association of Genetic Counsellors (CAGC)
Web Address:	www.cagc-accg.ca
The Canadian Association of Genetic Counsellors (CAGC) is a professional organization of genetic counsellors, physicians, social workers, and students in related fields.
Canadian Directory of Genetic Support Groups
Canadian Association of Genetic Counsellors (CAGC) and the Regional Medical Genetics Centre at Children's Hospital of Western Ontario
Web Address:	www.lhsc.on.ca/programs/medgenet
The Canadian Directory of Genetic Support Groups provides a resource guide for families and professionals seeking information on genetic support groups in Canada.

Organizations

Canadian College of Medical Geneticists
774 Echo Drive
Ottawa, ON  K1S 5N8
Phone:	(613) 730-6250
Fax:	(613) 730-1116
E-mail:	ccmg@rcpsc.edu
Web Address:	http://ccmg.medical.org
The mission of the Canadian College of Medical Geneticists is to establish and maintain high-quality professional and ethical standards of medical genetics services in Canada and to help ensure that the highest quality of service is delivered to the Canadian public. The College will inform governments and the public at large about the importance of medical genetics in the Canadian health care system and will help ensure that advances in medical genetics knowledge that may have applications to health care are presented to the Canadian public in an understandable manner.
Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
2221 Yonge Street
Suite 601
Toronto, ON  M4S 2B4
Phone:	(416) 485-9149 1-800-378-2233 (toll-free from Canada only)
Fax:	(416) 485-0960
E-mail:	info@cysticfibrosis.ca
Web Address:	http://www.cysticfibrosis.ca or http://www.ccff.ca
Genetic Alliance
4301 Connecticut Avenue NW
Suite 404
Washington, DC  20008-2369
Phone:	(202) 966-5557
Fax:	(202) 966-8553
E-mail:	info@geneticalliance.org
Web Address:	www.geneticalliance.org
The Genetic Alliance is an international organization made up of millions of people with genetic conditions and more than 600 advocacy, research, and health care organizations that represent their interests. The Alliance builds partnerships to promote healthy lives for all those living with genetic conditions. The Genetic Alliance promotes healthy lives by working to speed the translation of genetic advances into quality and affordable health care, public awareness, and consumer-centered public policies.

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Author:	Douglas Dana Maria G. Essig, MS, ELS	Last Updated: February 29, 2008
Medical Review:	Anne C. Poinier, MD - Internal Medicine Siobhan M. Dolan, MD, MPH - Reproductive Genetics Renee H. Martin, PhD - Medical Genetics
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