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DESCRIPTION:The use of genomic testing is increasing rapidly as the cost of
  genome sequencing decreases. Many areas of the health workforce are upski
 lling in genomics to help meet the increased demand. From clinicians learn
 ing how to use the right test\, for the right patient\, at the right time\
 , to medical scientists learning how to interpret and classify variants\, 
 and data scientists to learning how to better create and continuously refi
 ne the pipelines and software to handle and curate big data.\n\nIn this we
 binar\, we’ll hear from two people working at the coalface of variant in
 terpretation – one in a diagnostic laboratory and the other in a cancer 
 research laboratory.\n\nNaomi Baker is Medical Scientist at[ Victorian Cli
 nical Genetics Services](https://www.vcgs.org.au/). She helps process hund
 reds of genomic tests per year to find the variants that cause rare diseas
 es. She’ll explain the clinical variant interpretation processes she use
 s\, the pipelines\, professions and people involved.\n\nJoep Vissers is a 
 Curation Team Leader\, at the[ University of Melbourne Centre for Cancer R
 esearch](https://mdhs.unimelb.edu.au/centre-for-cancer-research)\, Departm
 ent of Clinical Pathology. Joep\, who also teaches cancer biology at the U
 niversity\, will describe how he uses variant interpretation in his work a
 t the research/clinical interface\, and the shift in mindset required when
  working with data for these different purposes.\n\nAmy Nisselle\, Genomic
 s Workforce Lead at[ Melbourne Genomics](https://www.melbournegenomics.org
 .au/)\, will then briefly outline some of the education programs available
  in clinical variant interpretation.\n\n**Speakers:**\n\nNaomi Baker\, Med
 ical Scientist\, Victorian Clinical Genetics Services\n\nJoep Vissers\, Cu
 ration Team Leader\, The University of Melbourne Centre for Cancer Researc
 h\, Department of Clinical Pathology\n\nAmy Nisselle\, Genomics Workforce 
 Lead\, Melbourne Genomics\n\n**Who the webinar is for:**\n\nThis webinar i
 s for anyone interested in how genomics technologies and workflows are use
 d to inform clinical practice.\n\nWhether you’re wanting to get started 
 in translational research\, curating big data in a clinical setting or jus
 t curious about careers and opportunities in clinical genomics there is so
 mething in this webinar for you.\n\n**How to join:**\n\nThis webinar is fr
 ee to join but you must register for a place in advance.\n\n[ Register her
 e](https://unimelb.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_VcXpNbdNSOC8XGqUuyOYlg)\n\n
 This webinar is co-hosted by Australian BioCommons and Melbourne Genomics\
 n
SUMMARY:WEBINAR: Variant interpretation: from the clinic to the lab… and 
 back again
URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.biocommons.org.au/events/clinical-variant-interpr
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