Heart UK Virtual Lipid Update 2020
Online , United KingdomHeart UK are delighted to present this free of charge, CPD accredited event for healthcare professionals both in the UK and internationally. The morning session will be chaired by Dr Dermot Neely who is currently Special Advisor on Lipids to the Academic Health Sciences Network for North East and North Cumbria, a member of the […]
Genomics for Dermatology Virtual Course
Online , United KingdomThis course is designed to provide an introduction to human genetics and the genomic approaches used currently to understand disease mechanisms for those working in dermatology and skin biology. Topics will include: Introduction to genetics and genomics Variation in the human genome Epigenetics Monogenic skin diseases Bioinformatic approaches to GWAS datasets State-of-the-art technologies such as […]
ERN GENTURIS webinar: Hereditary Gastric Cancer
Online , United KingdomHereditary Gastric Cancer In this ERN GENTURIS webinar Prof. Carla Oliveira from Ipatimup – Institute of Molecular Pathology and Immunology of the University of Porto, Portugal, will focus on known germline genetic causes, cancer risk estimates, surveillance and prevention of gastric cancer related tumour risk syndromes. Clinicians, genetic counsellors, clinical scientists and other genetics […]
Skeletal Dysplasia Group Autumn Meeting 2020
Online , United KingdomMosaic Conditions with Skeletal Involvement Draft programme (subject to change): Thursday 26th November 2020 10.00 - 10.10 Welcome 10.10 - 10.40 Genetic overview – Nicola Foulds 10.40 - 11.20 Skin – Guest Speaker, Veronica Kinsler 11.20 - 11.50 Endocrine/Radiology – Kassim Javaid/Jo Fairhurst 11.50 - 12.20 X-linked inactivation – Sahar Mansour/Joy Barber 12.20 - […]
Elizabeth Blackwell Annual Public Lecture 2020: Genomics and personalised medicine
Online , United KingdomThe University of Bristol are hosting their annual Elizabeth Blackwell Public Lecture on the topic of Genomics and Healthcare - New opportunities. The lecture this year will be presented by Professor Dame Sue Hill, Chief Scientific Officer for NHS England and Senior Responsible Officer for Genomics in NHS England and NHS Improvement. Professor Dame Sue […]
Mitochondrial Medicine Virtual Conference
Online , United KingdomMitochondrial disorders have emerged as a major cause of inherited human disease. Although the past decade has seen major advances in our understanding of their genetic basis and the underlying pathology, these findings have yet to translate into new therapies. There is a growing appreciation that new treatments will only emerge through a concerted collaboration […]
The genomic revolution: A practical guide to what you can’t afford not to know Part 1
Online , United KingdomThis exciting 3-part webinar series sees representatives from NHS England give an up-to-date outline of the changes in genomic infrastructure which will transform the provision of genomic testing in the NHS. In this first webinar, top speakers will help clinicians understand how the increasing availability of state of the art genomic testing in the […]
Glasgow Pathology 2020
Online , United KingdomThe XXXIII International Congress of the International Academy of Pathology and the 32nd Congress of the European Society of Pathology Jointly sponsored by the British Division of the IAP and the European Society of Pathology. The Virtual ESP/IAP 2020 Congress will take place from 6 to 8 December 2020 and has been granted 18 European CME credits (ECMEC®s) by […]
Fertility, Genomics and COVID-19: PET Annual Conference
Online , United KingdomThe Progress Educational Trust (PET) are hosting their annual conference on the topic 'Fertility, Genomics and COVID-19' on 9th December 2020. The event is to be held online, via Zoom. The conference will explore what we know about, and how we might deal with, coronavirus/COVID-19 in relation to fertility and genomics. Conference sessions include: the […]
ERN GENTURIS webinar: PTEN hamartoma tumour syndrome
Online , United KingdomPTEN hamartoma tumour syndrome In this ERN GENTURIS webinar Prof. Nicoline Hoogerbrugge, professor in hereditary cancer at the Radboud university Medical Center, Nijmegen, will focus on PTEN hamartoma tumour syndrome (PHTS). One of the topics will be the diversity of the clinical phenotype in relation to recognition and diagnosis. Additionally, the lifetime risks of cancer […]