Quality and Scientific Subcommittees of the Association for Clinical Genetic Science
Prenatal aCGH Best Practice Guidelines workshop
To be held on: Friday 9th October 2015
Seminar Room, 2nd Floor, West Midlands Regional Genetics Laboratory,
Birmingham Womens’ Hospital, Birmingham
9.30 – 10.00am
Tea / Coffee and registration
10.00am
Introduction
Sian Morgan (All Wales Genetic Laboratory)
10.00 – 10.45am
Prenatal BPG – where are we now? Feedback of the ACGS questionnaire.
Deborah Morrogh (NE Thames Regional Genetics Laboratory Service)
10.45 – 11.00am
Tea / Coffee
11.00 – 11.30am
EACH project – final feedback
Jonathan Callaway (Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory)
11.30 – 12.00pm
Quality Criteria for Prenatal Diagnostics in the Netherlands
Joris Vermeesch (Belguim)(tbc)
12.00 – 12.20pm
Prenatal arrays: experiences learnt from an NHS laboratory
Morag Collinson (Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory)
12.20 – 12.30pm
Questions and Discussion
12.30 – 1.15pm
LUNCH (provided)
1.15 – 1.35pm
Pre-test counselling for prenatal arrays
Dr Carol Gardiner, Consultant in Clinical Genetics (Glasgow)
1.35-1.55pm
Reporting policy (including incidental findings)
Dr Alison Male, Consultant in Clinical Genetics (Great Ormond Street)
1.55 – 2.15pm
A prenatal CVS discrepant result – are there lessons to be learnt?
Deborah Morrogh (NE Thames Regional Genetics Laboratory Service)
2.15 – 2.30pm
Tea / Coffee
2.30 – 3.00pm
NHS data sharing – a database to reflect USS findings
Dom McMullan (West Midlands Regional Genetics Laboratories)
3.00- 3.15pm
Do we need an expert advisory group?
Sian Morgan (All Wales Genetic Laboratory)
3.15 – 4.00pm
Questions and Discussion
4pm
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For further information please contact:
Sian Morgan: sian.morgan22@wales.nhs.uk
Directions to the venue are shown at: http://www.bwnft.nhs.uk/find-us/how-to-find-us/
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Prenatal aCGH Best Practice Guidelines workshop
Friday 9th October 2015
Seminar Room, 2nd Floor, West Midlands Regional Genetics Laboratory,
Birmingham Womens’ Hospital, Birmingham
Sian Morgan, All Wales Genetic Laboratory, Institute of Medical Genetics, University
Hospital of Wales, Heath Park, Cardiff CF14 4XW. sian.morgan22@wales.nhs.uk
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