ESHG Precision Medicine Course

ESHG Precision Genomic Medicine: A Focus on Clinical Utility 2nd Course/Workshop

Course Overview

Date: April 9th-11th 2025
Location: Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin (Hybrid in 2025)

The exciting era of precision genomic medicine and health has arrived.

In 2025, clinicians and scientists can make accurate diagnoses and provide targeted therapies to their patients according to well-defined, biologically-informed disease subtypes, accounting for individual differences in genetic make-up, behaviours, cultures, lifestyles and the environment.

Recent advances in science and technology, particularly in the field of genomics, has led to an explosion of new information on what underlies health and what constitutes disease and has ushered in this new era of medicine. However the appropriate education to allow for the implementation of these medical advances in an effective, efficient and safe way remains inadequate.

This ESHG course (2.5 day/ 5 themed sessions) has been developed in partnership with the CCMG and HGSA to help bridge this gap.

Contributions from over 20 world class educators/experts in the field of precision medicine, from multiple clinical and academic institutions, will provide an up-to-date practical knowledge of the area and equip the attendees with the basic principles (current and future) of precision medicine in a way so they can be applied to any area of medical practice/ interest.

Appropriate CPD/CME credits will be provided.

For whom is this course suitable?

The course is suitable for:

• Clinicians and other healthcare professionals who are using genetics/genomics in their work (those who have completed their training or those who are currently in training)
• Scientists/academics at all levels
• Patients/ Patient Support Groups interested in learning about the appliance of precision medicine
• Pharma/ Industry representatives

Course Aim

The primary aim of this course is to help train the next generation of clinicians and scientists to be able to translate precision genomics medicine into effective clinical benefit.

This course will:

• focus on the clinical utility of precision medicine
• equip the attendee with knowledge around the various aspects of precision genomic medicine including:
  • current and upcoming applications (germline & somatic) including:
    • how to develop an effective and balanced multidisciplinary clinic structure involving laboratory and clinical based experts
    • the gene/genotype determined therapies/treatments that are now (becoming) available in the clinic
  • ethics
  • new technologies such as AI
  • Successes and Challenges

Scholarships

10 ESHG sponsored scholarships are available for early career clinicians & scientists to attend this course. Preference will be given to researchers/clinicians from low or middle income countries and ESHG members, although scholarships are not limited to these groups. The deadline for application for a scholarship is Wednesday Jan 8th 2025 24.00

 

(For complete list of educators please see agenda, complete biographies will be available on course website).

 

CME ACCREDITATION

The European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME) has been applied to for CME Accreditation.
For enquiries email: eshgprecisionmedicine@gmail.com