| SGPPH: 3rd AGM 6 November 2008 |
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Minutes and report awaited. The 3rd AGM of the Society for Genomics Policy and Population Health took place on Thursday 6 November 2008 at the School of Oriental and African Studies in London. The theme for the AGM was 'Genetic Screening'. Six speakers from multidisciplinary backgrounds presented an analysis of developing technologies, current applications, screening policies and ethical and legal issues, as well as an assessment of the implications for future health delivery and health policy in this field.A short business meeting was held over lunch.Speakers included: Dr Jim Bonham, Director of the Regional Newborn Screening Service, Sheffield Children's NHS Trust, who spoke on newborn blood spot screening – current and future genetic applications Dr Tom Dent, Programme Associate, PHG Foundation, Cambridge, who spoke on screening for coronary heart disease: risk, genes and biomarkers. Mr Mark Henderson, Science Editor, The Times Newspaper, London, who spoke on on future perspectives – whole population genetic screening: fact or fiction? Dr Anne Mackie, Director of the National Screening Committee, UK Screening Programmes, Imperial College, London, who spoke on implementing national screening programmes in genetics Dr Helen White, Senior Scientist, National Genetics Reference Laboratory, Salisbury District Hospital, who spoke on new genomic and post-genomic technologies for Down's syndrome screening Dr Ron Zimmern, Executive Director, PHG Foundation, Cambridge, who spoke on conceptual issues in screening For more information please see the flyer and programme |