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Other Courses

Virtual Cancer Genetics Course

13 May – 9 July 2024 (6 half day sessions) | Online course

Delegates will be equipped with the basics of cancer genetic counselling and sessions will include approaches to genetic testing, management of hereditary cancers and consent taking. Each day will focus on one key area:

  • Breast cancer susceptibility: Key concepts, risk stratification and management
  • Gynaecological and rare cancer syndromes
  • Bowel cancer susceptibility: Key concepts, risk stratification and management
  • Key concepts of the genetic counselling conversation
  • Patient-centred care: Precision oncology and psychosocial considerations
  • Problem based learning workshop

The course is designed for all healthcare professionals working in primary care and specialist settings including oncology, breast care, gynae-oncology, gastroenterology and screening services.

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Summer School in Genetic Epidemiology

June 13-15, 2024 | Medicine Campus in Davos

Thanks to high-throughput sequencing technologies, it is now possible to genotype thousands of people as part of a genetic association study. The design of such studies and the analysis of the resulting data require advanced knowledge of biology andstatistics. This course provides a foundation in genetic epidemiology to equip participants to work with large human genetic datasets. 

This course is for those in biology, bioinformatics, statistics, and computer science who want to deepen their understanding of genetic association studies.

Further detailed information and the application instructions are available here

Should you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact our colleagues at info(at)cardio-care.ch.

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Basics in human genetic diagnostics – A course for CLGs* in education

*Clinical Laboratory Geneticists

Dates: 02nd - 06th September 2024; Monday, 9.00 hrs to Friday 18:30 hrs
Location: Hotel Sweet Atlantic, Av. 25 de Abril 21, 3080-086 Figueira da Foz, Portugal
Main organizers: Isabel M. Carreira, Joana B. Melo, Susana Ferreira (Coimbra, Portugal)
Co-Advisor: Thomas Liehr (Jena, Germany)
Registration: Open from 1st February -31st May 2024 (including fellowship application)
Costs: EUR 500 (including coffee-breaks, 5 lunches and 1 dinner, USB-drive; book ‘Human Genetics - Edition 2020: A Basic Training Package’ (T Liehr)); ESHG fellowships are available to cover tuition and partial travel fees.
Travel and stay: to be organized by the participants themselves

Preliminary program

  • Each day starts at 9.00 hrs and finishes around 18:30 hrs;
  • Two coffee and one lunch breaks are scheduled each day;
  • Every day will contain a practical part;
  • At the end of each day a written exam will be taken;
  • A certificate will be issued at the end of the course (in case of successful participation).

Topics:

  • Basics of Human Genetics and Genetic Counselling
  • Cytogenetics
  • Molecular Cytogenetics and Molecular Genetics I
  • Molecular Genetics II
  • Molecular Genetics III, Biochemical Genetics and future directions of the field

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Genetics Retreat - NVHG graduate meeting

September 18, 2024 - Tolhuistuin, Amsterdam

The Genetics Retreat offers a unique and exclusive podium to PhD candidates to develop their presenting and debating skills in an informal but professional setting. It covers a broad range of scientific aspects, from genetic screens and variant discovery, to fundamental mechanistic exploration and experimental (epi)genetics. The meeting is intended not only for PhD candidates but also for (junior) postdocs, PI's, MD's (trainees) and all other scientists (including master students) from universities, clinical institutions and research centres in the Netherlands and neighbouring countries.

5 good reasons to attend the Genetics Retreat:

  1. Develop your presenting and debating skills in an informal but professional setting and receive useful feedback.
  2. Receive updates on forefront research.
  3. Be inspired by a top-notch speaker during the Joep Geraedts keynote lecture. This year the keynote speaker is prof. Jan Hoeijmakers.
  4. Expand your professional network and discuss research projects among peers, with principal investigators and the keynote speaker.
  5. Awards for the three best oral graduate presentations.

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The University of Manchester's MRes Genetic Medicine programme

This programme provides contemporary academic and practical training in genetics applied to disease and healthcare. The core training aspect of this programme is a 25 week full-time research project.

The programme is suitable for science graduates who have a basic understanding of human genetics and molecular biology and graduates will be well qualified for a career in clinical or laboratory based genetic medicine (including biotech and industrial R&D).

For medical students this programme can be completed during undergraduate training or after qualification and will provide invaluable experience for those wishing to pursue a career in genetics or academic medicine.

Graduates from this programme will be well placed for pursuing further research through a PhD.

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Swansea University MSc Genomic Medicine

The MSc Genomic Medicine course at Swansea University Medical School is based on the indicative curriculum of Health Education England, NHS England and Genomics England LTD and will equip you with knowledge and skills to understand and interpret genomic data, an understanding of genetic and genomic techniques in a clinical setting, bioinformatic approaches required for analysis of genomic data, and advanced knowledge and skills to improve patient care.

The programme provides students with the necessary fundamental knowledge required to understand genomics as well as more specialised areas such as cancer genomics, rare and common inherited disease, pharmacogenomics, and infectious disease. There is also a research project, which can be based on almost any area the student chooses, either supported within the students hosting NHS department, or by our network of experts.

We offer full time and part time study options and the course is applicable to students who are recent graduates to those looking to upskill or change their career. We also boast 12 fully funded places for NHS professionals to upskill and stay in line with this rapidly growing and relevant area of medicine.

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The Gen-Equip Project - www.primarycaregenetics.org

Free online courses in genetics produced by health professionals in Europe for health professionals in Europe.

As part of the Gen-Equip project, we have produced a series of online courses based on patient cases.

They are suitable for medical doctors, nurses and midwives:

  • Working in Primary Care (general or family practice)
  • Working Secondary care (e.g. oncology, cardiac care, obstetrics, pardiatrics)
  • Who have begun training in genetics (genetic counsellors, genetic nurses, trainee geneticists)
  • As additional course material for undergraduate or postgraduate students in the health professions.  

There are cases to cover:

  • Familial cancers
  • Genetic issues arising during or before pregnancy
  • The child with a genetic condition
  • Inherited cardiac conditions.

 

In addition, there is a series of short webinars on key topics such as

  • Taking and recording a family history,
  • Testing during pregnancy,
  • Understanding genetic test results
  • Referring to the genetics service.

 

Please go to www.primarycaregenetics.org to access all the educational materials.

This project has been co-funded by the European Union under the Erasmus+  programme.

The material in this webinar reflects only the author’s views and the European Commission and Ecorys UK are not responsible for any use that may be made of the information it contains.


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