Since we started up 14 new Genomics Communities of Practice earlier this year, we have run over 60 sessions attended by hundreds of healthcare staff across our region.
Below you can find out more about some upcoming Genomics CoP sessions, including links to register.
16 September: Lung Cancer
Topic: Initial results from the East GMSA Cancer Genomics Improvement Programme (CGIP): NSCLC Genomic Turnaround Times
Speaker: Jo Lowry, Regional Programme Manager, East Genomic Medicine Service Alliance / University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
19 September: Endocrine Neoplasia
Topic: Hereditary Phaeochromocytomas and Paragangliomas (PPGL): A case of a neuroendocrine tumour – Management in Clinical Genetics
- Case presentation
- Hereditary PPGL genetics
- Somatic PPGL disorder
- Non-germline investigations of PPGL
- Mainstreaming Genomics
- When to refer to Clinical Genetics
- What happens in the Genetics clinic
- Educational resources and support can you make this short
Speaker: Dr Soo-Mi Park, Consultant in Clinical Genetics and Regional Lead for Endocrine Genetics & Prenatal Genetics, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (CUH).
22 September: Paediatric Endocrinology
Topic: Recognising Kagami-Ogata Syndrome – What a Paediatrician Needs to Know
Speaker: Dr Karthick Mohandass, Specialty Registrar, Clinical Genetics, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
26 September: Ophthalmology
Topic: Finding the needle in a haystack: how genetic variants are identified in Infantile Nystagmus
Speakers:
- Dr Mahmoud Fassad, NIHR Clinical Lecturer in Clinical Genetics
- Mervyn Thomas, Clinical Associate Professor and Honorary Consultant Ophthalmologist, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
- Pradeep Vasudevan, Clinical Geneticist, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
10 October: Prenatal
Topic: Prenatal Genomics: An annual review and discussion of case studies with University Hospitals of Leicester Fetal Medicine Team
Speakers:
- Tommy Mousa, Consultant, Fetal and Maternal Medicine, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
- Pradeep Vasudevan, Head of Clinical Genetic Service, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
