Kirsten Boggs
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Senior Genetic Counsellor for Australian Genomics with special interest in Reproductive Carrier Screening and genomic NBS. Co-Chair of GCR Connect. Gadigal land. She/her. Views are my own
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🚨 Reminder: Abstracts due soon! 🚨
Submit by 5pm Fri 10 Oct for the chance to present at the GCR Connect End of Year Showcase 🎤 (Thurs 13 Nov).

Top abstract wins $100 prize 🏆
📩 Send your abstract (≤250 words) to Kirsten Boggs

For more information see the ASGC newsletter
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Read our new perspective piece published in @mja.com.au. We explore the role of GCs in genomic medicine and current professional challenges. What started as passionate conference discussions has turned into a great perspective piece!

To read the paper: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.5694/...
Title: Genetic counsellors: facilitating the integration of genomics into healthcare
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📣And out now in Genetics in Medicine:

How do we best support choices when offering #genomic screening? @ausgenomics.bsky.social

Check out our 2-step model👇
doi.org/10.1016/j.gi...

Terrific collab @yvonnebombard.bsky.social & GeneticsAdviser! 🇨🇦🇦🇺 @genetic-fi.bsky.social @stephaniebest.bsky.social
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Interested in or practicing #genomics #education? There's still time to join the next Genomics Education Network Australasia (GENA) meet-up this Friday 6 December at 12pm (AEDT).

More info and registration page below ⬇️ www.eventbrite.com.au/e/genomics-e...

#GENA @bronwynterrill.bsky.social
Genomics Education Network Australasia (GENA): December 2024
Join the Genomics Education Network Australasia (GENA) meet-up and hear about genomics education projects underway in Australasia.
www.eventbrite.com.au
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There’s still time to register for the GCR Connect End of Year Showcase happening tomorrow!
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Interested in hearing more about what Genetic Counsellors get up to in research? Join us for the GCR Connect End of Year Showcase on Wednesday 4th December and hear from 4 amazing GCs! @ausgenomics.bsky.social

Link to register 👉 mcri.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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📣 Today the World Health Organization's #Genomics Program launched its new principles for the ethical human genome data collection, access, use and sharing. 🌎🧬

Read more & access the full document here 👉 www.who.int/news/item/20...

#WHO#globalhealth #data #equity
#collaboration #research
WHO releases new principles for ethical human genomic data collection and sharing
The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a set of principles for the ethical collection, access, use and sharing of human genomic data. Created with guidance from the WHO Technical Advisory Grou...
www.who.int
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Would love to be added into this group please! 💜
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An honour to be part of such transformative research, and making a real difference to people’s lives. Mackenzie’s Mission key outcomes paper published today in NEJM

Link 👉 www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
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Interested in hearing more about what Genetic Counsellors get up to in research? Join us for the GCR Connect End of Year Showcase on Wednesday 4th December and hear from 4 amazing GCs! @ausgenomics.bsky.social

Link to register 👉 mcri.zoom.us/webinar/regi...