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August 4-5, 2016

Lawton Chiles International House (Stone House)
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland

On August 4-5, 2016, the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) sponsored the NHGRI International Genomics Education Meeting at the Lawton Chiles International House in Bethesda, Md.

 

International Genomics Education Meeting
Front row (l to r): Robert Wildin, Teri Manolio, Jean Jenkins. Middle row (l to r): Heather Colley (Junkins), Joseph McInerney, Donna Messersmith, Sue Hill, Sarah Beachy. Back row (l to r): Jeffrey Vance, Karen Hanson, Kathleen Calzone, Sarah Gould.

 

The objectives for this meeting were to:

  • Provide an overview of primary care oriented education programs
  • Review lessons learned for meeting the changing educational needs of healthcare providers
  • Share best practices for genomics education implementation
  • Identify synergies, challenges, and opportunities to share and collaborate
  • Focus on physicians and healthcare practitioners (clinicians, nurses, pharmacists, genetic counselors, and physician assistants)

Meeting Roster - Meeting Minutes - Executive Summary 


Agenda

Thursday, August 4

8:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.  Arrival and Continental Breakfast
 

8:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m. Welcome
Laura Rodriguez, NHGRI 

Slides
 

8:45 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Education across the Genomic Medicine Research Portfolio
Teri Manolio, NHGRI

Slides
 

9:00 a.m. - 9:15 a.m. Questions and Discussion
 

9:15 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.  Moving Genomic Education Forward in Australia 
Nicolette Conway & Kate Dunlop (by phone)
Genome Plus, Australia & Royal North Shore Hospital Community Health

Slides
 

9:30 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. Questions and Discussion
 

9:45 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Education across the Genomic Medicine Research Portfolio
Heather Junkins, NHGRI

Slides
 

10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.  Break (Picture)
 

10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Moving Genomic Education Forward in the UK Part 1
Sue Hill, National Health Service England
Nicki Latham, National Health Service England

Slides
 

11:00 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Questions and Discussion
 

11:15 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Education Tools and Programs from the Genomic Healthcare Branch
Bob Wildin, NHGRI

Slides
 

11:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. Questions and Discussion
 

11:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Lunch
 

12:30 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. Moving Genomic Education Forward in the UK and through International Collaborations Part 2
Maggie Kirk (by phone). University of South Wales 
Emma Tonkin (by phone), University of South Wales
Kathleen Calzone, National Cancer Institute, NIH

Slides
 

1:00 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. Questions and Discussion
 

1:15 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Moving Genomic Education Forward in Canada 
Shawna Morrison, GECKO (Genetics Education Canada: Knowledge Organization)
Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario in Ottawa

Slides
 

1:30 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. Questions and Discussion
 

1:45 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. MD/MS Programs in Genomic Medicine
Jeffery Vance, University of Miami

Slides
 

2:00 p.m. - 2:15 p.m. Questions and Discussion
 

2:15 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.  Break
 

2:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Education Efforts through ASHG 
Karen Hanson, American Society of Human Genetics

Slides
 

2:45 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.  Break
 

3:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. Resources
Jean Jenkins, NHGRI

Slides
 

3:15 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Questions and Discussion
 

3:30 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. Metrics for Evaluating Effectiveness of Education and Training Programs/Lessons Learned
Facilitator: Jean Jenkins

Slides
 

4:15 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Plans for next day meeting
 

4:30 p.m. Meeting Adjourns / Group Dinner


Friday, August 5

8:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.  Arrival and Continental Breakfast

8:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m. Summary of previous day
Heather Junkins, NHGRI

Slides
 

8:45 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Global Genomic Medicine Collaborative (G2MC)
Bruce Korf, University of Alabama at Birmingham

Slides
 

9:00 a.m. - 9:15 a.m. Questions and Discussion
 

9:15 a.m. - 10;00 a.m. New Directions for International Genomic Education 
Facilitator: Donna Messersmith, NHGRI

Slides
 

10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Potential Synergies and Collaborations 
Facilitator: Teri Manolio, NHGRI

Slides
 

11:00 a.m. - 11:15 a.m Break (pick-up box lunch)
 

11:15 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. Summary and Overiew
Teri Manolio & Heather Junkins, NHGRI
 

11:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Next Steps
Heather Junkins & Jean Jenkins, NHGRI
 

12:30 p.m. Meeting Adjourns


Background Materials

 

Last updated: August 04, 2016