This in-person event is for doctors in training (especially medical and paediatric specialties), qualified general clinicians without a background in genomics education, clinical nurse specialists or midwives and pharmacists wanting to upskill in genomics. The one-day course will help delegates understand how genomic variation can contribute to disease, how to request appropriate genomic investigations, interpret genomic test results, talk to patients about genomic testing and incorporate genomic data into patient management plans. After attending the course, delegates will be able:
- to describe what the human genome consists of, and how variation can cause human disease including the different patterns of inheritance that can occur;
- to have a working knowledge of the different technologies available on the NHS for detecting variation in the human genome, such as next generation sequencing panels, whole genome sequencing, MLPA and others.;
- to assess eligibility for genetic testing, consent a patient for a genetic test, and order a genetic test with an ability to describe the potential clinical management implications e.g. access to high cost drugs or response to medication and principles of cascade screening
- to critically analyse the legal and ethical implications of handling genomic data; and
- have a working knowledge of supportive resources, for instance the Genomics Education Programme.
Course fees start from £60 and attendees will be provided a certificate of attendance and CPD has been approved by the Federation of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of the United Kingdom for 5 category 1 (external) CPD credit(s).
For more information on this event, including more on costs and how to register, please visit its webpage or contact the event’s hosts, St George’s University of London.
