When September 5 and 6
Where The Pavilion Room, Level 8, The Arts Centre, Melbourne
Registration The event is by invitation to Australian Genomics Flagship, Program, and Committee members. Registration has now closed.
Download the program here.
Overview Day 1: Thursday 5th September, Pavilion Room, Arts Centre Melbourne
| Timing | Presentation | Speaker(s) | Session Chair |
| 9:00 – 9:45am | Registration, tea, coffee | ||
| 9:45 – 9:50am | Conference start | Tiffany Boughtwood Manager, Australian Genomics |
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| 9:50 – 10:00am | Welcome | Kathryn North AC Lead, Australian Genomics |
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| 10:00 – 10:15am | Opening address | The Honourable Greg Hunt MP Minister for Health |
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| 10:15 – 10:40am | Genomics in Australian healthcare: foundations to future | Kathryn North AC Director, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute Lead, Australian Genomics |
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| 10:40 – 11:00am | A national approach to genomic research | Tiffany Boughtwood Manager, Australian Genomics |
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| 11:00 – 11:30am | Morning tea | ||
| Session 2 | Building Networks | Session Chair
Hamish Scott |
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| 11:30 am – 11:50am | Implementing genomics into clinical care | Jeffrey Braithwaite Australian Institute of Health Innovation Macquarie University Lead, Implementation Science, Australian Genomics |
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| 11:50 am – 12:10pm | Mobilising nation-wide multidisciplinary renal genetics clinics | Andrew Mallett Royal Brisbane & Women’s Hospital KidGen National Director Lead, Australian Genomics Renal Flagships |
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| 12:10 pm – 12:30pm | Latest from the Australian Genomics Cancer Flagship studies | Sean Grimmond The University of Melbourne Co-lead, Super WGS Cancer Flagship Australian Genomics |
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| 12:30 pm – 1:10pm | Delivering change in the healthcare sector Interview style panel |
Ian Frazer AC, The University of Queensland Brendan Murphy, Department of Health Robyn Ward AM, The University of Sydney Kathryn North AC, Australian Genomics Keith McNeil, Queensland Health |
Interviewer Dorothy Illing |
| 1:10pm – 2:00pm | Lunch | ||
| Session 3 | Evolution of Genomics | Session Chair
John Christodoulou AM |
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| 2:00 – 2:15pm | How genomics is helping uncover the cause of unexplained perinatal loss. | Chris Barnett SA Clinical Genetics Service Co-lead, Genomic Autopsy study, Australian Genomics network |
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| 2:15 – 2:40pm | Rapid genomics at scale: the Acute Care Flagship | Zornitza Stark Victorian Clinical Genetics Services Co-lead, Acute Care Genomics Flagship, Australian Genomics Sebastian Lunke Victorian Clinical Genetics Services Co-leads, Acute Care Genomics Flagship, Australian Genomics |
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| 2:40 – 2:50pm | Implementing rapid genomic testing in acute care | Stephanie Best Australian Institute of Health Innovation Macquarie University Implementation Science working group, Australian Genomics |
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| 2:50 – 3:00pm | Building a skilled workforce | Clara Gaff Co-lead Workforce and Education, Australian Genomics Melbourne Genomics Health Alliance |
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| 3:00 – 3:30pm | Afternoon tea | ||
| Session 4 | Person-centred approach to genomic healthcare | Session Chair
Clara Gaff |
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| 3:30 – 3:50pm | Law and genomic data sharing in Australia | Ainsley Newson (presenter) The University of Sydney Lead, Ethics, Australian Genomics Norah Grewal The University of Sydney Legal and Ethics, Australian Genomics |
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| 3:50 – 4:10pm | Outcomes of the Neurodevelopmental Disability Flagships | Jozef Gecz The University of Adelaide Lead, Neurodevelopmental Disability Flagships |
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| 4:10 pm – 4:30pm | Community perceptions and practice | Bronwyn Terrill Kinghorn Centre for Clinical Genomics Garvan Institute of Medical Research Belinda McClaren Murdoch Children’s Research Institute Workforce & Education Working Group, Australian Genomics |
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| 4:30 – 5:20pm | Genomics and communities: perspectives on a person-centred approach Panel |
Ainsley Newson, The University of Sydney Meredith Wilson, Sydney Children’s Hospital Network Paul Lacaze, Monash University Kirsten Boggs, Sydney Children’s Hospital Network Richard Vines, Rare Cancers Australia Sean Murray, Mito Foundation |
Moderator Bronwyn Terrill |
| 5:20 – 5:3opm | Close | Tiffany Boughtwood | |
| 5:3o – 7:00pm | Drinks and canapes, The Arts Centre Foyer |
Overview Day 2: Friday 6th September, Pavilion Room, Arts Centre Melbourne
| Timing | Presentation | Speaker(s) | Session Chair |
| 8:00 – 9:00am | Tea, coffee | ||
| 9:00 – 9:05 am | Welcome | Tiffany Boughtwood | |
| Session 5 | Clinical Delivery | Session Chair
Nigel Laing AO |
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| 9:05 – 9:20am | Policy considerations for sustainable clinical genomics | Robyn Ward AM The University of Sydney Lead, Policy, Australian Genomics |
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| 9:20 – 9:40am | Co-design and knowledge co-production as tools to enable precision medicine for Aboriginal Australians | Kylie Gwynne The University of Sydney Poche Centre for Indigenous Health |
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| 9:40 – 9:55am | Genomics in healthcare: data needs and considerations | Daniel MacArthur Broad Institute |
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| 9:55 – 10:10am | Sharing is caring – but what does this mean in the context of Australian genomic data? | Amanda Spurdle QIMR Berghofer Working Group, National Approach to Data Federation and Analysis, Australian Genomics |
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| 10:10 – 10:30am | International perspective: outcomes from Australian Genomics’ role as a Global Alliance Driver Project. | Oliver Hofmann The University of Melbourne Co-lead, National Approach to Data Federation and Analysis, Australian Genomics Zornitza Stark Victorian Clinical Genetics Services Co-lead, Acute Care Genomics Flagship, Australian Genomics |
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| 10:30 -11:00am | Morning tea | ||
| Session 6 | New Research and the Future of Genomics in Australia | Session Chair
Deb White |
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| 11.00 – 11:15am | The Australian Functional Genomics Network | Andrew Sinclair Co-lead Australian Genomics Co-chair Australian Functional Genomics Network |
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| 11.15 – 11:30am | The Australian Genomic Cancer Medicine Program | David Thomas Garvan Institute of Medical Research Lead, Managing Patient Risk Paediatric & AYA Flagship, Australian Genomics |
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| 11.30 am – 11:50am | The Cardiovascular Genetic Disorders Mega Flagship | Chris Semsarian AM Centenary Institute Julie McGaughran Genetic Health Queensland Co-leads the Cardiovascular Genetic Disorders Flagship |
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| 11.50 am – 12:05pm | Mackenzie’s Mission | Nigel Laing AO The University of Western Australia Co-lead, National Diagnostic Research Network Lead, Neuromuscular Disorders Flagship Co-lead Mackenzie’s Mission Australian Genomics |
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| 12.05 pm – 12:50pm | Closing Q & A Panel | Martin Delatycki, Victorian Clinical Genetics Services Amanda Spurdle, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute Greg Pratt, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute David Thomas, Garvan Institute of Medical Research Kathryn North AC, Australian Genomics |
Moderator Graham Phillips, ABC |
| 12:50 pm – 1:00pm | Close | Kathryn North AC | |
| 1:00 pm – 2:00pm | Lunch | ||
| 1:30 pm – 5:00 pm | RNA-Seq Workshop | The Amcor Room, The Arts Centre |