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Home–Courses–Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) for Genomic Professionals 2025
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) for Genomic Professionals 2025
The Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) for Genomic Professionals is designed to highlight the fundamental approaches and limitations for professionals keen to ensure equality, diversity and inclusion in their genomic practice.
Venue:
Online event
Date:
17/03/2025 to 18/03/2025
Location:
Online event
Time:
n/a
Target audience:
International, UK
Type:
Online
Important:
Please note
Unfortunately this course has been cancelled. If you have already purchased a ticket you will be fully refunded. For any enquiries please email [email protected]
Programme overview
Addressing the diversity needed within genomic medicine and the equitable practice of genetic services are important and current challenges for today’s health professional. Differences in access to genetic services, recruitment of genetic professions and the experience of communities with medicine and genetics; all contribute to some of the disproportion in outcomes seen for different minoritised, protected and cultural groups in the UK.
This course is designed to highlight the fundamental approaches and limitations for professionals keen to ensure equality, diversity and inclusion in their genomic practice. Through the use of action learning sets participants will learn the basics of culturally competent service provision and the principles needed to develop outcome focussed change in their relevant professional groups. This course aims to support the development of practical and collaborative initiatives that work towards equity in genomic services and healthcare.
An interactive community will be available after registration so that you can use to interact with our course directors and your professional peer group throughout the course and beyond.
What can participants expect?
Objectives
Critique culturally competent approaches to clinical care and services in genetics
Evaluate equity and inclusion of genomic institutions
Develop outcome focused solutions that address EDI challenges in clinical and non-clinical areas of genetic services
Outcomes
Improved confidence in developing change management approaches to EDI in genetics
Access to multimedia resources and literature about EDI in genetics
Skills for the development of a practical and achievable EDI approaches
Assignment to designated learning sets to support long term collaboration and commitment to identified EDI objectives
Who should attend
This course is relevant for any healthcare professional undertaking a clinical role in clinical genomics seeking a structured and taught course that they can apply to practice. It is relevant for medical, nursing and midwifery, allied health and scientific colleagues, including; consultant geneticists, specialist registrars in genetics, genetic counsellors, clinical scientists in genetics, genetic nurse specialists and genomic researchers.
Dr Vishakha Tripathi, Consultant Genetic Counsellor, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust
09:40 – 09:55
Introductions
09:55 – 10:55
Self-reflection exercise (groups)
Sasha Henriques, Principal Genetic Counsellor, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, and Zelpha D’Souza, Genetic Counsellor, Manchester University Foundation Trust
10:55 – 11:00
Moment of reflection (video)
11:00 – 11:15
Comfort break
11:15 – 11:55
Panel discussion
Chair: Brenda Poku, Research Fellow, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Nottingham
The future is community: the case for community-led collaborations to address inequalities
Samira Ben Omar, Independent consultant and former head of engagement and partnerships for NW CCG
The need for community engagement
Kafilla Munir, Cancer Partnership Improvement Manager, NHS Birmingham and Solihull ICB
Patient and public inclusion in research design
Dr Michelle Peter, THIS Institute Research Fellow, Senior Social Scientist, North Thames Genomic Laboratory Hub, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust
11:55 – 12:10
Thinking of multicultural clinical settings
Zelpha D’Souza, Genetic Counsellor, Manchester University Foundation Trust
Culture, equality and diversity in healthcare
Speaker TBC
Equity in personalised care
Nisha Shaunak, Associate Chief Pharmacist, Cancer, TRU and Surgery, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust and Pharmacy Lead, South East Genomic Medicine Service Alliance
12:10 – 12:25
Culture, equality and diversity in healthcare
Speaker TBC
Equity in personalised care
Nisha Shaunak, Associate Chief Pharmacist, Cancer, TRU and Surgery, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust and Pharmacy Lead, South East Genomic Medicine Service Alliance
Thinking of multicultural clinical settings
Zelpha D’Souza, Genetic Counsellor, Manchester University Foundation Trust
12:25 – 13:00
Exploring EDI values and behaviours in organisations (group exercise)
13:00 – 14:00
Lunch
14:30 – 14:10
Clinical Imperatives of EDI in genomic research
Dr Shwetha Ramachandrappa, Consultant Clinical Geneticist
Diversity and inclusion in big data
Mavis Marchiori, Senior Researcher, Ada Lovelace Institute
Issues of LGBTQ+ service users in genetics
David Walker, Principal Genetic Counsellor, Clinical Genetics, Birmingham Women’s Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
14:10 – 14:20
Issues of LGBTQ+ service users in genetics
David Walker, Principal Genetic Counsellor, Clinical Genetics, Birmingham Women’s Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Clinical Imperatives of EDI in genomic research
Dr Shwetha Ramachandrappa, Consultant Clinical Geneticist
Diversity and inclusion in big data
Mavis Marchiori, Senior Researcher, Ada Lovelace Institute
14:20 – 14:50
Q&A
14:50 – 15:10
Patient expert
Sbba Siddique, PPI rep for NHSE National Cancer Programme, Ambassador for Black Women Rising, Campaigner for Macmillan Ovarian Cancer and Women’s health advocate
Developing an EDI strategy for the Genomic Medicine Service Alliance
Anju Kulkarni, lead consultant in cancer and clinical genetics, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust
Professional and workforce standards in EDI from a healthcare professional lens
Dr Vishakha Tripathi, consultant genetic counsellor, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust
10:05 – 10:15
Professional and workforce standards in EDI from a healthcare professional lens
Dr Vishakha Tripathi, consultant genetic counsellor, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust
Developing an EDI strategy for the Genomic Medicine Service Alliance
Anju Kulkarni, lead consultant in cancer and clinical genetics, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust
10:15 – 11:00
Exercise: change in organisations
11:00 – 11:10
Moment of reflection (video)
11:10 – 11:40
Comfort break
11:40 – 11:50
Enhancing inclusion of diverse populations in genomics: a competence framework
Speaker TBC
Inequalities in pharmacogenomics
Dr Emma F Magavern, MD, MSc (Bioethics), MSc (Genomics), PhD, MRCP NIHR Academic Clinical Lecturer, Centre of Clinical Pharmacology and Precision Medicine, William Harvey Research Institute, Queen Mary University of London
Human population descriptors in genomics research
Sasha Henriques, Principal Genetic Counsellor, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust
12:00 – 12:10
Inequalities in pharmacogenomics
Dr Emma F Magavern, MD, MSc (Bioethics), MSc (Genomics), PhD, MRCP NIHR Academic Clinical Lecturer, Centre of Clinical Pharmacology and Precision Medicine, William Harvey Research Institute, Queen Mary University of London
Human population descriptors in genomics research
Sasha Henriques, Principal Genetic Counsellor, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust
Enhancing inclusion of diverse populations in genomics: a competence framework
Speaker TBC
12:10 – 12:50
Exercise: challenges and solutions to EDI in Genomics
12:50 – 13:15
Comfort break
13:15 – 13:55
The road ahead: goal setting and collaboration planning
Sasha Henriques, Principal Genetic Counsellor, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust
13:55 – 14:00
Wrap up
Anju Kulkarni, lead consultant in cancer and clinical genetics, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust
How to book
Unfortunately this course has been cancelled. If you have already purchased a ticket you will be fully refunded. For any enquiries please email [email protected]
EDI for Genomic Professionals attendee
The best EDI course I have ever attended
EDI for Genomic Professionals attendee
Loved hearing what is currently going on and how to overcome challenges and asking the right questions
EDI for Genomic Professionals attendee
The content was excellent and the speakers really inspiring
EDI for Genomic Professionals attendee
This was a really insightful and reflective course
