This film documents the PET event 'Whole Genome Sequencing at Birth: Implementing the Generation Study', produced in partnership with Genomics England and its Newborn Genomes Programme.
(If you can't see the film embedded above, you can watch it on YouTube.)
| Introduction | |
| 0:00:00 | Sarah Norcross Director, Progress Educational Trust |
| Presentations | |
| 0:05:39 | Amanda Pichini Clinical Director, Genomics England |
| 0:22:05 | Phern Adams Project Manager for the Generation Study, Birmingham Women's Hospital |
| 0:40:14 | Dr Chinthika Piyasena Principal Investigator for the Newborn Genomes Programme, Evelina London |
| 0:49:27 | Dr Robin Lachmann Consultant in Inherited Metabolic Disease, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery |
| Discussion | |
| 1:05:31 | Responses to audience questions and comments |
This film was made by Video Production Edinburgh.
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- Lifestyle, Obesity, Diabetes: Optimising IVF Outcomes for Patients, taking place in person in Edinburgh on Wednesday 28 May 2025 – register here.
- Diversity in Health Data: Achieving Benefit for All, taking place online on Wednesday 4 June 2025 – register here.
- Rare Disease Genomic Testing: How Do We Make Access Equitable and Timely?, taking place online on Wednesday 18 June 2025 – register here.
- 40 Years of the Surrogacy Arrangements Act: What Next for Surrogacy?, taking place online on Wednesday 16 July 2025 – register here.
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