Current projects (2021-2025)

Projects that will see more Victorian health services ready and able to offer genomics.

• Children with undiagnosed genetic conditions
  Ensuring children with these conditions can access genomic testing

• Superbugs
  Sequencing antibiotic-resistant microbes to track and prevent their spread

• Cancer
  Using genomics to inform targeted therapy for solid cancers

• Supporting hospitals to implement genomics
  Developing tools to support decision making and change management

• Clinical change
  Funding innovative solutions to real-world challenges of using genomics in patient care

• Testing new technologies
  Addressing barriers to onboarding new technologies in medical laboratories

• Funded genomic tests
  Demonstrating which tests provide the most value for patients and the health system, to inform funding and policy decisions

Genomics will be part of many professions in Victoria’s current and emerging workforce.

• Those using genomic testing
  Supporting clinicians to build the knowledge to implement genomics in their practice

• Those conducting genomic testing
  Meeting demand for a laboratory and data science workforce skilled in genomics

• Enduring genomics education
  Enabling professionals to keep their knowledge up to date in a changing field

These projects will take our GenoVic clinical system forward and support the ethical use of genomic data for clinical care and research.

• Innovation pathways
  Ensuring GenoVic keeps pace with new developments in genomics 

• Data access and reuse
  Enabling clinical data in GenoVic to be re-used to improve the health of patients, supported by strong governance processes

• Privacy and security
  Ensuring GenoVic continues to meet industry-wide cyber security standards

• Service delivery
  Evolving GenoVic as a mature clinical product, supporting a growing number of users