Chairs

Anne-Marie Laberge

Centre hospitalier universitaire Sainte-Justine

Beth Potter

University of Ottawa

Personalized care: placing genomics in context

Wylie Burke

Professor, Bioethics and Humanities, University of Washington

Integrating new genomic screening and diagnostic tools into prenatal, newborn, and early childhood systems of care

Robin Hayeems

Assistant Professor, Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto

Multi-disciplinary clinics: A holisitc & collaborative approach to health care delivery for multi-systemic diseases

Joseph Galli

Director and Co-founder, Loeys-Dietz Syndrome Foundation in Canada

Challenges to access of genomics technology in care and research: Breaking down barriers with community engagement

Laura Arbour

Professor, Medical Genetics, University of British Columbia

This session will emphasize research and policy responses to the changes in the ways in which genomics is integrated into health care systems. It will focus on the impact of genomic technologies on traditional genetic services for rare diseases as well as on new areas of genetic services, such as personalized medicine and risk prediction. It will explore ways in which genomics affect professionals’ roles and the organization of care. The session will also highlight implications for patient populations, including potential inequities in access to services.