Book your place now for this free online, interactive, training programme with a practical focus on specific disease areas.
This programme aims to support healthcare professionals who have been or will be involved in the consenting of patients for genomic testing, the requesting of genetic/genomic tests and in communicating the results.
Organised by the North Thames Genomic Medicine Service, the online sessions will involve a series of interactive workshops and provide opportunities to engage and ask questions; signposting for further information and support will be given.
Training Sessions
Participants should complete two core modules and one specialist session.
| Core sessions | |
| An Introduction to Genomics This session will cover; principles of genomic testing and clinical applications, the consent conversation, implications of results and ethical, legal, and social issues of genome testing. | Thurs 20thJan 2022, 14.00 – 15.00 OR Mon 28th Mar 2022 13.00 – 14.00 Participants will be asked to do some pre-reading, which will take about 30 minutes |
| Return of Results This session will cover; types of germline genomic test results, how to read a genetic test report, implications of results to patients and families. | Thurs 10th Feb 2022, 16.00 – 17.00 OR Wed 4th May, 16.00 -17.00 |
Specialist sessions These 60-minute sessions will focus on the practical application within a specialist area | |
| Bowel Cancer | Tues 1st Feb 2022, 13.00 – 14.00 OR Tues 12st April 2022, 13.00 – 14.00 |
| Breast Cancer | Mon 24th Jan 2022, 13.00 – 14.00 OR Thurs 21st Apr 2022, 13.00 – 14.00 |
| Paediatrics | Thurs 28th April 2022, 13.00 – 14.00 OR Thurs 12th May, 13.00 – 14.00 |
To book onto the programme please visit our EventBrite Page
If you have any questions, would like further information or to discuss individual needs, please contact the Programme Lead Corinne Trim on corinnetrim@nhs.net
The programme has been developed in the line with the HEE GEP competency framework to facilitate the consent conversation for genomic testing and the competency framework for communicating germline genomic results
