Table 3.
Professional organizations in genetics and genetic counseling worldwide
| Country/Region | Organization | Website |
|---|---|---|
| International/Regional organizations | ||
| Asia | PSGCA | https://psgca.org/ |
| Europe | ESHG | https://www.eshg.org/home |
| EBMG | https://www.ebmg.eu/413.0.html | |
| Latin America | SPLAGEN | https://www.splagen.org/ |
| Various countries | Transnational Alliance of Genetic Counseling | http://tagc.med.sc.edu/ |
| Various countries | ASGC | https://www.asgcsociety.org/ |
| Country organizations | ||
| North America | ||
| Canada | CAGC | https://www.cagc-accg.ca/ |
| Association des conseilleres et conseillers en genetique de Quebec - Quebec Association of Genetic Counsellors | https://accgq-qagc.ca/ | |
| OAGC-ACGO | https://oagc-acgo.ca/ | |
| United States of America | NSGC | https://www.nsgc.org/ |
| ABGC | https://www.abgc.net/ | |
| ACGC | https://www.gceducation.org/ | |
| AGCPD | https://agcpd.org/ | |
| Central and South America | ||
| Mexico | AMGH | https://www.amgh.org.mx/ |
| CMG | https://www.cmgac.org.mx/ | |
| Europe | ||
| Austria | ÖGH | http://www.oegh.at/ |
| Belgium | BeSHG | https://beshg.be/ |
| Denmark | DSMG | https://dsmg.dk/ |
| France | AFCG | https://af-cg.fr/ |
| Germany | GFH | https://www.gfhev.de/ |
| Italy | Societa Italiana di Genetica Umana | https://sigu.net/ |
| Netherlands | VKGN | https://www.vkgn.org/ |
| Malta | GGCAM | https://maltacvs.org/voluntary/genetic-and-genomic-counselling-association-of-malta/ |
| Norway | NSHG | https://www.nshg.no/ |
| Norwegian Interest Association for Genetic Conseling | no website | |
| Portugal | APPAcGen | website under review |
| SPGH | https://spgh.net/ | |
| Romania | Romanian Association for Genetic Counseling | http://www.geneticounselling.ro/ |
| Spain | SEAGen | https://seagen.org/ |
| Sweden | SFGV | https://sfgv.n.nu/ |
| SFMG | https://sfmg.se/ | |
| Switzerland | Swiss Association of Genetic Counselors | no website |
| United Kingdom | AGNC | https://www.agnc.org.uk/ |
| Asia | ||
| China | CBGC | https://www.cbgc.org.cn/ |
| Hong Kong SAR | HKSGC | https://hksgc.org/ |
| India | BGCI | https://www.geneticcounselingboardindia.com/ |
| Indonesia | InaSHG | https://inashg.org/ |
| ISGC | https://inashg.org/about-isgc/ | |
| Japan | JACGC | https://jacgc.jp/ |
| JSGC | http://www.jsgc.jp/info.html | |
| Malaysia | GCSM | https://gcsocietymalaysia.org.my/ |
| Philippines | PSGC | https://www.facebook.com/PhilippineSocietyofGeneticCounselors |
| Singapore | GCSS | https://www.linkedin.com/in/genetic-counsellors-society-singapore-2aa2a429a/?originalSubdomain=sg |
| South Korea | KSMG | http://www.ksmg.or.kr/html/?pmode=cert3_2&MMC_pid=33 |
| Taiwan | Taiwan Association of Genetic Counseling | http://www.taiwangc.org.tw/ |
| Thailand | MGGA | https://tmgga.org/index.php |
| Middle East | ||
| Israel | Israeli Association of Genetic Counselors | no website |
| Oman | Oman Society of Medical Genetics | no website |
| Saudi Arabia | Saudi Network of Genetic Counselors | no website |
| SSMG | https://ssmg.org.sa/en | |
| Turkiye | TGD | https://www.tibbigenetik.org.tr/ |
| Africa | ||
| South Africa | GC-SA | https://sashg.org/about/focus-groups/genetic-counsellors-south-africa/ |
| Oceania | ||
| Australia and New Zealand | HGSA | https://www.hgsa.org.au/ |
| ASGC | https://www.hgsa.org.au/ASGC/Default.aspx | |
ABGC, American Board of Genetic Counseling; ACGC, Accreditation Council for Genetic Counseling; AFCG, French Association of Genetic Counselors; AGCPD, Association of Genetic Counseling Program Directors; AGNC, Association of Genetic Nurses and Counsellors; AMGH, Asociacion Mexicana de Genetica Humana; APPAcGen, Associacao Portuguesa dos Profissionais do Aconselhamento Genetico; ASGC, Australasian Society of Genetic Counselors; ASGC, Arab Society of Genetic Counselors; BeSHG, Belgian Society for Human Genetics; BGCI, Board of Genetic Counseling India; CAGC, Canadian Association of Genetic Counsellors; CBGC, Chinese Board of Genetic Counseling; CMG, Consejo Mexicano de Genetica; DSMG, Danish Society for Medical Genetics; EBMG, European Board of Medical Genetics; ESHG, European Society of Human Genetics; GC-SA, Genetic Counsellors South Africa; GCSM, Genetic Counselling Society Malaysia; GCSS, Genetic Counsellors Society Singapore; GGCAM, Genetic and Genomic Counselling Association of Malta; GFH, German Society of Human Genetics; HGSA, Human Genetics Society of Australasia; HKSGC, Hong Kong Society of Genetic Counseling; InaSHG, Indonesian Society of Human Genetics; ISGC, Indonesian Society of Genetic Counselors; JACGC, Japanese Association of Certified Genetic Counselors; JSGC, Japanese Society for Genetic Counseling; KSMG, Korean Society of Medical Genetics and Genomics; MGGA, Medical Genetics and Genomics Association; NASRHP, National Alliance of Self-Regulating Health Professions; NSGC, National Society of Genetic Counselors; NSHG, Norwegian Society of Human Genetics; OAGC-ACGO, Ontario Association of Genetic Counsellors-Association des conseiller-ere-ær-s genetique de l'Ontario; ÖGH, Austrian Society for Human Genetics; PSGC, Philippine Society of Genetic Counselors; PSGCA, Professional Society of Genetic Counselors in Asia; SEAGen, Spanish Society of Genetic Counseling; SFGV, Swedish Association for Genetic Counselors; SFMG, Swedish Society of Medical Genetics and Genomics; Sigu, Italian Society of Human Genetics; SPGH, Sociedade Portuguesa de Genetica Humana; SPLAGEN, Latin American Professional Society of Genetic Counseling; SSMG, Saudi Society of Medical Genetics; TGD, Society for Medical Genetics; VKGN, Association of Clinical Genetics Netherlands.