11th International Congress of Human Genetics

Session Details

Genetic Education: Diverse Audiences and International Perspectives

Monday, 7 August 2006 15:30 -17:30

P3/P4/P5

Co-Chair Joseph D McInerney National Coalition for Health Professional Education in GeneticsUnited States
Co-Chair Sylvia Metcalfe  Australia

Genetics and healthcare professional education: drivers for competence and blocks to learning
  • Peter A Farndon, NHS National Genetics Education and Development Centre, United Kingdom
  • Preliminary results of a website on genetic consultations and a program of online education in clinical genetics in Chile
  • Dr Silvia Castillo Taucher, Genetic Unit, Hospital Clínico Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
  • Professional societies and genetics education for schools and universities: The experience of the American society of human genetics
  • Joseph D McInerney, National Coalition for Health Professional Education in Genetics, United States
  • Scientists engaging with schools: the Australian experience
  • Dr MaryAnne Aitken, Genetics Education and Health Research, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Australia
  • Published on Tuesday, 1 August 2006 by the Professional Conference Organiser