Date
Cost
Available to
General Practitioners
Allied Health Practitioners
Medical Specialist
Continuing Professional Development
RACGP CPD Approved Activity for 4.5 hours of Educational Activities
Event Location
1 Convention Centre Place
South Wharf VIC 3006
Escape Zoom, office, home demands! Learn, eat, network and discuss genomics!
For GPs, specialists, nurses and other health professionals interested in genomics in clinical practice
Learn from the top people experienced in the field, including clinicians, scientists, researchers, ethicists and community representatives.
Speakers
- Dr Alison Archibald
- Prof Martin Delatycki
- Prof Clara Gaff, Prof Lynn Gillam
- Prof Sean Grimmond
- Dr Katherine Howell
- Prof Paul James
- A/Prof Seb Lunke,
- Dr Sam Mostafa
- A/Prof Adrienne Sexton,
- Dr Jane Tiller
- A/Prof Alison Trainer
Cost
$300 including morning tea and lunch
Full Time Student Registration: $180 inc gst
Further information and registration
Learning outcomes:
- Refresh basic genetics/genomic principles and processes
- Identify when a patient is suitable for genetic or genomic testing and how to select the right test at the right time
- Appreciate clinicians’ roles across the genomic testing pathway
- Describe complexities of communicating with patients and families around consent, result disclosure and follow up
- Understand the science behind polygenic risk scores, pharmacogenomics and precision cancer therapies