Understanding Genetic Testing Results & Other Testing Implications
Date: January 21, 2026
Time: 6:00pm EDT
Receiving genetic testing results can raise important questions—not only about your own health, but also about your family, future care, and potential treatment options. This informative webinar is designed to help patients and families better understand what genetic testing results mean and how to navigate the next steps with clarity and confidence.
What We’ll Cover
- Understanding Genetic Testing Results Learn how genetic test results are interpreted and what they may (and may not) tell you about inherited cardiomyopathies. Speaker: Cara Barnett, MS, LCGC
- Talking With Your Family & Patient Support Resources Guidance on sharing genetic information with relatives and accessing patient and family support resources. Speaker: Shauna Planck, Medical Outreach Director, DCM Foundation
- Potential Therapies: Insurance & Other Considerations An overview of emerging therapies and important considerations related to insurance coverage and access. Speaker: Greg Ruf, Executive Director, DCM Foundation
Featured Speaker: Cara Barnett, MS, LCGC is a licensed genetic counselor specializing in cardiovascular genetics, hearing loss, and innovative genetic service-delivery models. She has worked in both pediatric and adult academic medical centers, with research focused on cardiovascular genotype–phenotype correlations, mechanisms of heart failure, and clinical discussions surrounding emerging cardiomyopathy therapies, including gene therapy. Cara is passionate about expanding access to genetic counseling through collaborative telehealth partnerships. She is an active member of the National Society of Genetic Counselors (NSGC) Cardiovascular Genetics Special Interest Group, the NSGC CV SIG Postmortem Working Group, and the NSGC Expert Media Panel, and she serves as a biocurator with the NIH Clinical Genome Resource.