Curated Collections

This webinar is part of the Genomics Lunch and Learn series for nurses and midwives, to provide an insight into how genomic testing is used across different areas of healthcare.

Topics and speakers:

Nick Bass – Associate Professor, UCL Division of Psychiatry and Honorary Consultant Psychiatrist, Tower Hamlets Diagnostic Memory Clinic, ELFT

Jana Mikova – Senior Nurse Practitioner, Tower Hamlets Diagnostic Memory Clinic, ELFT, and Clinical Nurse Specialist in genomic medicine, North Thames GMSA

• The role of Genomics in mental health services and dementia care
• The unmet needs for genomic investigations in mental health services
• Spotlight on the patient experience
• The North Thames GMSA transformation project – embedding genomic testing in the memory clinic

This webinar is part of the Genomics Lunch and Learn series for nurses and midwives, to provide an insight into how genomic testing is used across different areas of healthcare.

Huntington’s disease is a genetic condition which affects the brain and nervous system. Huntington’s can affect movement and make changes to cognitive and mental health. Living with Huntington’s disease can be very challenging for patients and their families.

Topics and speakers:

What is Huntington’s Disease, Deborah Ruddy, Consultant Clinical Geneticist, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust and Clinical Director of the South East Genomics Laboratory Hub

The UCLH Huntington’s Disease (HD) Service, Daniela Rae, Consultant Nurse in Huntington’s Disease/ Clinical Lead HD Service University College London Hospital

Huntington’s Disease – A Case Study, Harriet McMillan, Principal Genetic Counsellor, St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust & Patricia Ribeiro, Huntington’s Disease Clinical Nurse Specialist, St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

This webinar is part of the Genomics Lunch and Learn series for nurses and midwives, to provide an insight into how genomic testing is used across different areas of healthcare.

Topics and speakers:

Anaar Sajoo, Genetic Counsellor, North West Thames Regional Genetics Service

Nicole Gordon, CEO, Jnetics (Jewish screening charity www.jnetics.org)

1. Tay Sachs screening background
2. Recessive inheritance & ethnicity
3. National Screening Programme
4. Expanded testing
5. Widening access & improving awareness
6. Referral pathways
7. Test directory – challenges
8. ‘How to’ & ‘what for’

This webinar is part of the Genomics Lunch and Learn series for nurses and midwives, to provide an insight into how genomic testing is used across different areas of healthcare.

Steroid-Resistant Nephrotic Syndrome (SRNS) is one of the most common causes of kidney failure in children and adults with an incidence of 1-2 per 100. Several genes have been found to cause SRNS. Knowing if SRNS is inherited can assist with the ongoing management of patients and their family members.

This session aims to introduce SRNS and will discuss the patient pathway, criteria for genetic testing, as well as the role of the nurse and the genetic team when providing information and care to a patient and their family.

Topics covered:

1. Introduction to Genomics and Nephrotic Syndrome
2. Rationale in the renal care pathway
3. Genomics in nursing and midwifery
4. ‘The One Antidote’ trailer

This webinar is part of the Genomics Lunch and Learn series for nurses and midwives, to provide an insight into how genomic testing is used across different areas of healthcare.

Topics and speakers:

Introduction and welcome, Tracey Cole, Darzi Clinical Fellow, North Thames GMSA

What lung cancer nurses need to know, Adam Januszewski,Medical Oncology Consultant, St Bartholomew’s Hospital

Patient voice and how can the Lung CNS help with the patient ‘waiting for results’ anxieties, Angela Terry, Chair-person of EGFR+ve UK (patient advocacy and peer support group)

Genomic medicine and lung cancer including national test directory information, Tracey Cole

This webinar is part of the Genomics Lunch and Learn series for nurses and midwives, to provide an insight into how genomic testing is used across different areas of healthcare.

Speakers:

Anthony Wierzbiki, Guy’s and St Thomas’s Consultant and Honorary Professor in Metabolic Medicine and Chemical Pathology

Tina Dawson, HEART UK Lipid Specialist Nurse

Jamie Rhind, HEART UK Service Development Manager

Dominic Studart, North Thames Genomic Medicine Service Alliance Interin Lead Nurse and FH Project Lead

This webinar is part of the Genomics Lunch and Learn series for nurses and midwives, to provide an insight into how genomic testing is used across different areas of healthcare.

This session introduces Lynch Syndrome and discusses the patient pathway, criteria for genetic testing, as well as the role of the nurse and the genetic team when providing information and care to a patient and their family.

Speakers and topics covered:

An introduction to Lynch Syndrome and the tumour pathway – a case discussion

Dr Adam Shaw – Consultant in Clinical Genetics, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust

Genetic testing – the germline pathway and challenges for the patient and family members

Andrea Forman – Principal Genetic Counsellor, St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

The role of the nurse now and in the future

Vicky Cuthill – Nurse Consultant, St Mark’s Hospital

A patient perspective – Tracy’s story

Tracy Smith – Trustee for Lynch Syndrome UK

This webinar is part of the Genomics Lunch and Learn series for nurses and midwives, to provide an insight into how genomic testing is used across different areas of healthcare.

Speakers and topics covered:

An Introduction to the National Genomic Test Directory

Kelly Williams, Lead Genomic Midwife North Thames GMSA and Joanne Hargrave, Lead Genomic Midwife, South East GMSA

Monogenic Diabetes in Pregnancy

Dr Niki Margari, Diabetes and Endocrinology Consultant at University College London Hospital and Dr Nishel Shah, Consultant Obstetrician at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital

First of the Genomics Lunch and Learn, a series for nurses and midwives to gain an insight into how genomic testing is used across different areas of healthcare.

Speakers and topics covered:

Carrier testing

Cathryn Moss, Principle Genetic Counsellor, St George’s Hospital

This session offers nurses and midwives a practical guide to Cystic Fibrosis carrier testing including eligibility criteria and interpretation of results.

Prenatal diagnosis- a case study

Dr Zen Ling, Maternal Fetal Medicine Subspecialist Trainee, St George’s Hospital

This session offers a case scenario of suspected Cystic Fibrosis in the prenatal period, providing a discussion on the investigation and options to parents.

Diagnosis following the Newborn blood spot

Jacqui Cowlard, Paediatric CF CNS, Royal London Hospital

This session provides an overview of the role of the CF clinical nurse specialist in supporting patients and their parents following screening and diagnosis of the Newborn.