Earlier this month, InGeNA hosted a webinar on the acute care genomics program. This gave critically ill children rapid genomics testing to identify genetic conditions in just 2-5 days. Prof Zornitza Stark, a lead investigator on the project, discussed the program’s effectiveness and the health economic impact. Kirsten Boggs, Senior Genetic Counsellor, presented two real stories from participants in the program.

This webinar was a fascinating look at the potential of genomics as standard care, and illustrated the major effect rapid genomic testing can have on the lives of those involved in the program. If you missed the webinar live, it is now available free to watch on demand on Digital Health TV.

To watch all our past webinars, click here.

Indigenous students and emerging Indigenous scholars converged on Kaurna country (Adelaide) last month to take part in a week-long genomics workshop. Leading Indigenous experts across a range of disciplines shared their research, leadership and knowledge on genomics and its application for Indigenous people.

It was the 2022 workshop for the Summer Internship for Indigenous Peoples in Genomics (SING), a mentoring and engagement program supported by Australian Genomics. The program focuses on the scientific, social and ethical issues associated with genomic research.

SING is a partner of InGeNA.

The Digital Health Summit is coming to Sydney 17 - 18 October 2022 at the ICC! At this 2-day event, join the broader digital health community for a discussion around digital health advances in hospital, primary, and community care from the frontline to the back office in metro, rural and regional NSW.

As part of the program, InGeNA will be hosting a 90-minute panel to discuss genomics in digital health and the similar challenges and opportunities that we face.

Presented by AIDH in association with eHealth NSW, this is an event not to be missed.

Australian Genomics’ next DNA dialogue seminar will be held on Thursday 28 July at 8:00am. Prof Stephen Robertson and A/Prof Phil Wilcox from Genomics Aotearoa in New Zealand will present “The Aotearoa Variome Project: Principles and Practice”.

Māori genomes are virtually absent from databases used by clinicians and researchers worldwide. The need to build a catalogue of genomic variation to underpin genomic medicine for Māori is self-evident but its governance, control and the uses to which it will be put to are all issues that Māori have voiced an insistence that have a central voice.

Professor Robertson and Associate Professor Wilcox will outline how this project was conceived, designed and executed and offer perspectives on how it could serve Māori throughout Australasia and the Pacific.