NHS England’s National Genomics Education programme and Genomics Unit, in collaboration with an international steering group, has established the International Genomics Education and Training Summit.
This invitation-only two-day event will take place on 27-28 November 2023 at the Wellcome Genome Campus in Cambridge, UK.
The summit will be hosted by Professor Dame Sue Hill, Chief Scientific Officer and Senior Responsible Officer for Genomics, NHS England, and Professor Kate Tatton-Brown, Clinical Director and Head of the National Genomics Education programme, NHS England.
Key aims
The aims of the international summit are to:
- understand the workforce drivers to the establishment of a genomics-based healthcare system;
- share and develop approaches to the rapid and differential upskilling of the healthcare workforce to adopt genomic medicine;
- identify the barriers, across a range of countries and healthcare systems, to the adoption of genomic medicine specifically related to workforce issues;
- share and develop approaches to the evaluation of the impact of genomics education and training interventions;
- build and develop a global community of practice with ongoing sharing of genomics education and training expertise and experience; and
- develop a mechanism to share resources.
Steering group membership
The membership of the International Genomics Education and Training Summit steering group comprises representatives from countries and organisations across the world.
Professor Dame Sue Hill
Chief Scientific Officer and Senior Responsible Officer for Genomics | NHS England, UK
Professor Kate Tatton-Brown
Clinical Director and Head of the National Genomics Education programme | NHS England, UK
Professor Clara Gaff
Executive Director | Melbourne Genomics, Australia
Workforce Program Lead | Australian Genomics
Dr Catalina Lopez-Correa
Chief Scientific Officer | Genome Canada
Dr Gabriela Repetto
Director, Rare Diseases Program | Facultad de Medicina, Clinica Alemana Universidad del Desarrollo, Chile
Professor Sarka Pospisilova
Vice-Rector for Research and Doctorial Studies | Masaryk University, Czech Republic
Dr Victoria Nembaware
Project Manager, Sickle Africa Data Coordinating Center, Division of Human Genetics | University of Cape Town, South Africa
Professor Vajira Dissanayake
Dean of the Faculty and Chair in the Department of Anatomy, Genetics and Biomedical Informatics | University of Colombo, Sri Lanka
Dr Mikaela Friedman
External Relations Officer | Genomic Medicine Sweden, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden
Dr Michelle Bishop
Associate Director, Learning and Training | Wellcome Connecting Science, UK
Amanda Pichini
Clinical Lead for Genetic Counselling | Genomics England, UK
Dr Teri Manolio
Director, Division of Genomic Medicine | National Human Genome Research Institute, USA
Tejinder K Rakhra-Burris
President and Chief Executive Officer | Global Genomic Medicine Collaborative, USA
Summit programme
The summit programme takes places across two days – see highlights, below. Attendees will receive a detailed guide to the sessions, presentations, workshops and other summit activities.
Day 1: Monday 27 November
Session 1: Sharing genomics education and training practice and challenges from around the world
Session 2: The patient and family perspective
Workshop 1: Genomics education in differing healthcare contexts: what are the challenges, opportunities and solutions?
Day 2: Tuesday 28 November
Session 3: Pedagogic research and developing approaches to measure success
Session 4: Next steps and establishing global partnerships
Workshop 2: Considering approaches to measuring success and evaluating the impact of education and training
Workshop 3: Establishing a global genomics education and training network
Patient voices
Patient-centred healthcare starts with patient-informed education and training, ensuring that the current and future workforce gain an understanding that goes beyond clinical expertise.
With this in mind, the organisers want to make sure the patient voice plays a central role in the summit. We are delighted to feature patient and family experiences regularly throughout the event, including a range of filmed interviews, which are available to view below.
Australia: Diagnosis day
Patients and families talk about receiving their genomic diagnoses in this short film produced by the Melbourne Genomics Health Alliance and Genetic Support Network Victoria.
Chile: Patient odysseys
María José discusses her family’s history of hereditary cancer and Trinidad talks about her daughter Constanza’s Rett syndrome diagnosis in a film by Universidad del Desarrollo.
Czech Republic: Novel ETV6 variant
Jakub talks about the the impact of a genomic diagnosis and his life-saving allogeneic bone
marrow transplant in a film by Masaryk University and University Hospital Brno.
England, UK: Three perspectives
Isobel, Loretta and Tom share their unique experiences of genomic testing and receiving a diagnosis in this short film developed by NHS England’s National Genomic Education programme.
USA: Vital diagnoses
Sherry, Michelle and Cathie discuss their children’s healthcare journeys after being diagnosed with Tatton-Brown-Rahman syndrome (TBRS) in a film produced by the TBRS Community.
Further information
If you have any questions about the international summit, please contact the team.
