Lectures

The following lectures were presented at CME accredited BCCGN conferences that were specifically developed to educate BC physicians about genomics:-

• INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY AND GENOMICS

  • Learn about how genomics is being used to diagnose intellectual disability, autism, multiple congenital anomalies and epilepsy.

• CANCER AND GENOMICS
  • Genomics is being incorporated into many aspects of clinical care, in particular cancer diagnosis and treatment.
• IMMUNOLOGY AND GENOMICS
  • Learn about how genomics is being utilized to diagnose children with idiopathic immunodeficiencies in order to determine the proper course of treatment
• CARDIOLOGY AND GENOMICS
  • Learn how genomics has been used to provide answers in families affected by sudden arrhythmic death.

• CHALLENGES TO INCORPORATING GENOMIC TESTING INTO CLINICAL CARE
  • Learn about the logistical, ethical and clinical challenges of introducing genomic technologies into clinical care.
• INCORPORATING GENOMICS INTO CLINICAL CARE TO MAKE A DIAGNOSIS
  • Learn about how genomics is being incorporated into clinical care to make diagnoses
• PERSONAL EXPERIENCES OF GENOMICS
  • Hear personal accounts of the challenges families face when a genetic disorder is diagnosed in the family.
• DIRECT TO CONSUMER (DTC) TESTING
  • Learn about genetic testing that is offered directly to consumers through the internet.  These DTC tests give results regarding disease risk and could be easily misunderstood by patients.
• PHARMACOGENOMICS
  • Learn about pharmacogenomics is the study of how people respond differently to drugs due to their genetic makeup.
• PERSONALIZED MEDICINE
  • Learn how the genetic characteristics of an individual contribute to their risk and response to disease and treatment.
• GENOMIC TECHNOLOGIES
  • Learn about genomics, and genomic technologies, such as next generation sequencing and chromosomal microarray.