National Conference – September 5 and 6

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.

External parties interested in attending the conference are asked to please enquire with the Australian Genomics coordination centre info@australiangenomics.org.au

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Event information

This year’s Australian Genomics National Conference is fast approaching, with investigators, partners and other members of our national network expected to descend on Melbourne for the event.

A dynamic program has been developed, with leading genomics speakers, lively panel discussions and Q and A sessions. See details below.

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
9:50 – 10:00am	Welcome	Kathryn North AC Lead, Australian Genomics
10:00 – 10:15am	Opening address	The Honourable Greg Hunt MP Minister for Health
10:15 – 10:40am	Genomics in Australian healthcare: foundations to future	Kathryn North AC Director, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute Lead, Australian Genomics
10:40 – 11:00am	A national approach to genomic research	Tiffany Boughtwood Manager, Australian Genomics
11:00 – 11:30am	Morning tea
Session 2	Building Networks		Session Chair Hamish Scott Centre for Cancer Biology
11:30 am – 11:50am	Implementing genomics into clinical care: challenges, opportunities	Jeffrey Braithwaite Australian Institute of Health Innovation Macquarie University Lead, Implementation Science, Australian Genomics
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
12:10 pm – 12:30pm	Latest from the Australian Genomics Cancer Flagships	Sean Grimmond The University of Melbourne Co-lead, Super WGS Cancer Flagship Australian Genomics
12:30 pm –  1:10pm	Delivering change in the healthcare sector Interview style panel	Ian Frazer, The University of Queensland Brendan Murphy, Department of Health Robyn Ward, The University of Sydney Kathryn North, Australian Genomics Keith McNeil, Queensland Health	Interviewer Dorothy Illing
1:10pm – 2:00pm	Lunch
Session 3	Evolution of Genomics		Session Chair John Christodoulou AM Co-lead Australian Genomics
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
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
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
2:50 – 3:00pm	Building a skilled workforce	Clara Gaff Co-lead Workforce and Education, Australian Genomics Melbourne Genomics Health Alliance
3:00 – 3:30pm	Afternoon tea
Session 4	Person-centred approach to genomic healthcare		Session Chair Clara Gaff Co-lead Workforce and Education, Australian Genomics Melbourne Genomics Health Alliance
3:30 – 3:50pm	Ethical, legal considerations around genomic data sharing	Ainsley Newson (presenter) The University of Sydney Lead, Ethics, Australian Genomics Norah Grewal The University of Sydney Legal and Ethics, Australian Genomics
3:50 – 4:10pm	Outcomes from the Neurodevelopmental Disability Flagships	Jozef Gecz The University of Adelaide Lead, Neurodevelopmental Disability Flagships
4:10 pm – 4:30pm	Australian Genomics community engagement research	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
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 The University of Western Australia Co-lead, National Diagnostic Research Network Lead, Neuromuscular Disorders Flagship Co-lead Mackenzie’s Mission Australian Genomics
9:05 – 9:20am	Policy considerations for sustainable clinical genomics	Robyn Ward AM The University of Sydney Lead, Policy, Australian Genomics
9:20  – 9:40am	The Indigenous Precision Medicine Project	Kylie Gwynn The University of Sydney Poche Centre for Indigenous Health
9:40 – 9:55am	Genomics in healthcare: data needs and considerations	Daniel MacArthur Broad Institute
9:55 – 10:10am	National approach to data sharing & analysis, and the Shariant platform	Amanda Spurdle QIMR Berghofer Working Group, National Approach to Data Federation and Analysis, Australian Genomics
10:10 – 10:30am	International perspective: outcomes from Australian Genomics’ role as a GA4GH 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
10:30 -11:00am	Morning tea
Session 6	New Research and the Future of Genomics in Australia		Session Chair Deb White SAHMRI Lead, Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia Flagship Australian Genomics
11.00 – 11:15am	The Australian Functional Genomics Network	Andrew Sinclair Co-lead Australian Genomics Co-chair Australian Functional Genomics Network
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
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
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
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, Australian Genomics	Moderator Graham Phillips, ABC
12:50 pm – 1:00pm	Close	Kathryn North
1:00 pm – 2:00pm	Lunch
1:30 pm – 5:00 pm	RNA-Seq Workshop	The Amcor Room, The Arts Centre