A recent study in Australia has evaluated the guidelines for referrals to genetics services. The study investigated the efficacy of the existing referral guidelines for gynaecological oncology patients with the goal of improving attendance at genetics appointments and follow up sessions. The study identified that despite the proven benefits of a genetics assessment to women […]
A survey conducted by the National Coordinating Center for the Regional Genetics Networks (NCC) this month has shown that 15.8% of geneticists have reportedly used telegenetics. The growth of telegenetics and telemedicine has been speculated for some time. There are also a number of papers that have been published over the past few years that […]
Over the past six months we have been worth with Conexlink, a Dallas-based company that specialises in Software as a Service and Cloud technologies through MyCloudIT, to develop a version of TrakGene Cloud that can be deployed on Microsoft Azure. Driven by the requirements of geneticists to be able to access patient records from anywhere, […]
Students at the University of Sydney who are studying to become Genetic Counsellors are gaining first hand experience of working in a genetics service. Students who progress onto the Clinical Practice 2 module are being given the opportunity to observe how the genetic counselling theories they have been studying are applied in the real world. […]
The NHS Genomic Medicine Centres (NHS GMCs) work with a range of NHS organisations to enhance the recruitment of eligible participants to the 100,000 Genomes Project. There are currently 13 NHS GMCs across England, all of which utilise a range of genetics information systems to assist them in their role. A variety of informatic solutions […]
We have been following the trials and developments of the application of telemedicine in Genetics, which has produced some positive results. Telemedicine uses technology to bridge the geographical gaps between the clinician and the patient. Rather that a clinician having to travel to different areas to run clinics, or patients travelling to see the clinician, […]
We are proud to be a Gene Panel Member Sponsor at the APCHG 2017 Conference. This is the 12th APCHG Conference, with more information and a full programme available from https://apchg2017.org
We are really looking forward to attending the the APCGH conference on the 8th November. Kathryn Van Diemen will be presenting to the Genetic Counselling workshop on “Delivering better patient outcomes using the TrakGene Clinical Genetics software management tool”.
We’ve been busy this last week installing TrakGene and providing training to the Finland Genetics Service. We were contacted earlier in the year by the Folkhälsan Genetics Clinic in Finland, who were looking for a solution to managing genetics patient information. They were using a combination of tools, including a homegrown Access database. They were […]
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