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.
28 October: Inherited Cardiac Conditions
Topic: The HCM Panel Further Unwrapped
- Focus on multi-system disorders that can mimic Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Speakers: Dr Lynne Williams, Consultant Cardiologist and Lead for Specialist Cardiomyopathy Clinic, Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Dr Rosemary Rusk, Consultant Cardiologist and Inherited Cardiac Conditions (ICC) Clinical Lead, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
29 October: Urology
Topic: Prostate Cancer: Implementing the mainstream testing pathway into Urology Services across the EoE
- Baseline assessment
- How we approached the gaps identified
- Barriers identified
- Examples of good practice
Speaker: Liz Lawrence, Programme Lead, Regional Genomic Clinical Practitioner Service, East of England Cancer Alliance
10 November: Paediatric Endocrinology
Topic: Endocrine Management of Genetic DSDs
- Presentations of DSD at different ages
- Initial recommended investigations
- Communicating the diagnosis
- Medical management
Speaker: Dr Tabitha Randell, Consultant in Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes, Nottingham Children’s Hospital
16 January 2026: Prenatal
Topic: Improving Bereavement Practice: Genomic Insights and Clinical Pathways - Findings from the East Region
Join us for a presentation of key findings and future recommendations from a regional service improvement project focused on genomic testing following fetal loss.
Project team:
This initiative, originally developed by Cambridge University Hospitals, is now led by:
- Dr Rachel Wooldridge – Consultant Obstetrician, East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust
- Dr Jacqueline Eason – Consultant in Clinical Genetics, Nottingham
- Dr Pradeep Vasudevan – Consultant Clinical Geneticist, Leicester
The project is actively delivered by:
- Demi Blair – Genomics Fellow
- Danielle Whittaker – Project Midwife/Specialist Bereavement Midwife
- Lauren Capacchione – Project Midwife/Regional Results Coordinator
Supported by the East GMSA Nursing and Midwifery Team, the project aims to improve equity and consistency in genomic testing pathways following fetal loss.
