The Next 50 Years of Medical Genetics
Speaker: Dr. Les Biesecker
For genomic medicine to be successful it must be widely used. The history of our field is that of a niche of medicine. Genomics must be all of medicine. The pioneering work of many medical geneticists has led to wider applications but implementation barriers are legion. Novel and creative approaches must be developed that leverage the historic strengths of clinical genetics with a future where it is useful for all clinicians.
At the end of the session, participants will be able to:
- Identify the barriers to widespread adoption of genomic medicine
- Distinguish the utility of genomic testing in screening vs diagnostic testing
- Develop novel approaches that facilitate the integration of genomics into medicine
Target Audience: Clinical Geneticists, Laboratory Geneticists, Genetic Counsellors, Trainees, Molecular Pathologists
CanMEDS Roles: Medical Expert (the integrating role), Collaborator, Leader, Scholar
Dr. Biesecker is a Distinguished Investigator, and Director of the Center for Precision Health Research at the National Human Genome Research Institute of the National Institutes of Health, which he joined in 1993. He uses genetic and genomic technologies to study the etiology of genetic disorders and has published over 350 primary research articles, reviews, and chapters and developed the ClinSeq® program, which began clinical genomics research in 2006, before the widespread availability of next generation sequencing. He is double board certified in Pediatrics and Medical Genetics. He was elected to the National Academy of Medicine of the National Academy of Science in 2018 and was the President of the American Society of Human Genetics for 2019.
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Speaker: Dr. Les Biesecker
