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Funding boost for genomic medicine will improve care for Victorians
November 24, 2020
More Victorians will benefit from quicker and more accurate diagnosis – and more precise and efficient treatment – thanks to new funding in the 2020-21 Victorian State Budget.
New study models cost of additional genomic findings
November 23, 2020
First-of-its-kind health economic modelling, auspiced by Melbourne Genomics Health Alliance and recently published, analysed the cost of delivering ‘additional’ genomic findings to patients in routine care. Testing for ‘additional’ findings means deliberately analysing the genome for gene changes that have health implications unrelated to a patient’s current medical condition.
Continuing genomic education (remotely)
November 6, 2020
Like many of us this year, Melbourne Genomics’ highly popular Genomics in the clinic workshops have moved online. The most recent workshop, Genomics in endocrinology and metabolic medicine, was delivered completely online in early October – much to the satisfaction of all involved.
Celebrating the importance of genetic counselling in patient care
November 6, 2020
The future of healthcare is personalised, and genetic counsellors are at the forefront of this evolution. In honour of the upcoming Genetic Counsellor Awareness Day, we spoke to Anna Jarmolowicz – an associate genetic counsellor who worked on Melbourne Genomics Clinical Flagships, counselling adult and child patients and their families, from 2016 to 2019.
GenoVic security assessed as best practice, develops cyber security strategy
November 6, 2020
GenoVic – the Alliance’s shared clinical system for genomics – recently underwent its latest annual independent security review. Focused on GenoVic’s cloud-based hosting environment, the review confirmed that the system conforms with cyber security best practice.