Resources for Providers
(last updated: 15 July 2021)
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Australasian Association for Clinical Biochemistry and Laboratory Medicine (AACB)
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Lab Tests Online
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Public facing website to facilitate understanding of pathology tests. “Whole Genome or Whole Exome Testing For Childhood Syndromes” https://www.labtestsonline.org.au/learning/test-index/whole-genome-or-whole-exome-testing-for-childhood
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Australian Genomics
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National Approach to Clinical Consent for Genetic and Genomic Testing
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-Adult consent form
-Parent/Guardian consent form
-Supporting Information “Genomic Testing Fact Sheet”
National clinical consent forms — Australian Genomics
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Public facing genomics resources
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Fact sheets/resource links
https://www.genomicsinfo.org.au/
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Laboratory resources
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PanelApp Australia
-A publicly available knowledge base and tool to allow gene panels to be shared, downloaded, viewed and evaluated by experts, providing an opportunity for the standardisation of gene panels, and a consensus on which genes have sufficient evidence for disease association.
https://panelapp.agha.umccr.org
Shariant
-A controlled access variant hub and communication platform for real-time sharing of expertise and detailed scientific evidence about clinically curated variants between Australian laboratories and clinical services.
https://www.australiangenomics.org.au/resources/tools/shariant/
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Australian Health Minister's Advisory Council (AHMAC) Project Reference Group on Health Genomics
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National Model of Consent for Clinical Genomic Testing
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https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/services/Pages/genomic-testing-national-model.aspx
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ANU National Centre for Indigenous Genomics
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NCIG: an introduction (video)
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General video about genomics research.
https://ncig.anu.edu.au/about and
https://youtu.be/wftujBV2LPs
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Centre for Genetics Education
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Online resources
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Listing of Genetic Services https://www.genetics.edu.au/SitePages/Genetic-Services.aspx
Landing page “Genomic Testing for Childhood Syndromes and Intellectual Disability” (http://www.genetics.edu.au/SitePages/Genomic-testing-Intellectual-disability-childhood-syndromes.aspx), with links to other resources:
General genomic testing resources:
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Melbourne Genomics
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Learn Genomics webpage and resources
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Free educational resources on genetic and genomic testing for health professionals, and resources that can support consultations with patients about genomic testing and can inform consent.
http://learn-genomics.org.au/
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Video, general to genomic tests for patients, what to consider before consent, with some VIC-specific content.
http://learn-genomics.org.au/animation-genomic-testing/ also at https://vimeo.com/421337094/9dfaf9ef0f
Email Elly Lynch [email protected] or Amy Nisselle [email protected] if used outside HGSA so they can track it's impact.
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Paediatric Epilepsy Network New South Wales (PENNSW)
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Web content for families and clinicians
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Web content for clinicians with considerations for ordering genetic testing, including exomes. http://www.pennsw.org.au/clinicians/Genetic-Epilepsy/why-genetic-testing
Web content for families about types of genetic testing (including exomes) and things to consider. http://www.pennsw.org.au/families/epilepsy/genetic-epilepsies
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QIMR-Berghofer Indigenous Genomics Health Literacy Project
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Video and brochures
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General video/brochures about genomics research, specific to QLD. https://www.qimrberghofer.edu.au/ig-help/
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Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP), Continuous Learning Division
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RACP genomics module
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https://elearning.racp.edu.au/mod/page/view.php?id=10851 (requires login/registration)
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Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne
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RCH genomics credentialing course
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https://learn.rch.org.au/course/view.php?id=12
Users will need to create a free account for The Royal Children's Hospital Online Learning Platform to access the content. The course takes about 15 minutes to complete.
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Victorian Clinical Genetics Services (VCGS), Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI)
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Information and resources about genomic sequencing for patients and providers, with links to other reliable resources.
https://www.vcgs.org.au/tests/genomics
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Royal College of Pathologists of Australia (RCPA)
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General Consent fact sheet
https://www.rcpa.edu.au/getattachment/f5f2a32d-4910-482e-a0de-bb11d6c36093/FctSht-3-Consent.aspx.
Individual labs can update their service contact and test listings by contacting RCPA https://www.rcpa.edu.au/Manuals/RCPA-Manual/Contact
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