Canadian Open Genetics Repository (COGR) is the creation of a unified, open-access, clinical-grade genetic database. The project is to last three years and is funded by the government of Canada through Genome Canada and the Ontario Genomics Institute. It is great to see data access issues in genetics research being addressed by national governments.
What is the role of the patient in the Genetics Clinic of the Future? Will the patient be simply a recipient of a diagnosis or is the patient an active participant in the endeavor to diagnose his genetic condition?
The graphic below, ‘The Server Room’ visualises the processes and challenges associated with sharing our data. It’s been a bit of a wait for the final instalment of output from the Genetics Clinic of the Future – the interdisciplinary conference run by UMC Utrecht and The Responsible Innovation Collective which took place this January. The fifth and final poster specifically explores data sharing and how we can promote an open data sharing environment. Professor Anthony Brookes led the session, suggesting that the first step toward open ethical data sharing is to share the ‘existence’ of the data to promote the sharing of the ‘substance’. We will be exploring this concept of Data Discovery further at our hack day event Saturday April 5th. Take a look at the full poster to explore the theme in more detail. A higher resolution image can be found here. All the graphics from the Genetics Clinic of the Future were produced by ©Ruben Maalman Illustrations.
The Patient was another one of the key themes explored by the Genetics Clinic of the Future. The session was lead by Cor Oosterwijk, Ralf Sudbrak, Francesco Lescai and Maud Radstake. All have distinguished careers in healthcare policy, bioinformatics and areas relating to genetics. Their diverse expertise provided an informed and engaging starting point for the interactive session. This fourth poster explores the ways which patients can be actively involved in concrete proposals. Ideas such as establishing a DNA databank governed by patients were put forward during the workshop (run by UMC Utrecht and The Responsible Innovation Collective). DNA Digest is excited to be able to show you the full graphic (©Ruben Maalman Illustrations) investigating the changing role of the patient in the Genetics Clinic of the Future. Openness in healthcare science and access to data is obviously something which we are passionate about. Initiatives that will provide greater trust in this area are of great interest and importance. Increased patient involvement in these areas is something that could provide many benefits. Indeed the patient is ‘the main entrance’ to the Genetics Clinic of the Future. Take a look at the full poster and see what you think on the topic.
This weeks poster from the Genetics Clinic of the Future is on the theme of the laboratory and the development of technology. As with the previous posters, which you can take a look at here and here, this graphic is part of the output from the interdisciplinary workshop run by UMC Utrecht and The Responsible Innovation Collective. The workshop focused on exploring the changing face of genetic clinics with the introduction of Next Generation DNA Sequencing (NGS). Take a look at the poster to gain an insight into the effects of NGS in the laboratory. With the advancing of gene technologies genetics in the laboratory is set to change. It is not just outside the laboratory but on an immediate level that NGS will have an impact. Xavier Estivill, from the Centre for Genomic Revelation and Dexeus Woman’s Health, lead the presentation on this part of the workshop.
As part of the Genetics Clinic of the Future Workshop held in January 2014 several exciting graphics were produced. The first poster explored how Next Generation DNA Sequencing (NGS) would change genetics beyond the clinic. This second poster explores the changing face of clinical genetics inside the doctors office. NGS has the potential to revolutionise healthcare, with earlier genetic testing leading to faster diagnostics. During the interdisciplinary workshop hosted by UMC Utrecht and The Responsible Innovation Collective, Nine Knoers (@knoers) presented the themes that © Ruben Maalman Illustrations has turned into a visually stimulating poster. Nine Knoers presented her expert perspective on clinical and medical genetics to offer an in-depth and and informative session on this topic. Explore the poster to discover a multitude of challenges and questions arising related to clinical genetics. If you haven’t already you can view the first concept map here.
This January UMC Utrecht and The Responsible Innovation Collective ran an inter-disciplinary workshop ‘Genetics Clinic of the Future’, exploring the changing face of genetic clinics with the introduction of Next Generation DNA Sequencing (NGS). NGS is a pretty exciting piece of technology for patients and healthcare professionals alike – it is set to speed up and advance diagnosis and treatment. But as with all revolutionary technologies there are challenges, and in the case of NGS these are cross-disciplinary, without a clear problem-owner, and without any existing probem solving protocol. The workshop pioneered the introduction of The Stepping Stone approach to deal with these issues and with the expertise of © Ruben Maalman Illustrations graphical representations of the future of genetics have been designed. We are excited to unveil the first of these posters. This concept map, ‘The Living Room’, explores genetics beyond the clinic; the ways that people can engage with genomic data outside of the lab and how it can be integrated into the social world. Barbara Prainsack led the discussion for this part of the workshop, focussing on the levels of genetic literacy in society and the high levels of terminology within the field. Take a look at the poster to learn more about the future […]