Australian Genomics Health Alliance (AGHA) Town Hall Meeting - Thursday 28 July

You are invited to attend a Town Hall Meeting hosted by the Australian Genomics Health Alliance (AGHA) on Thursday 28 July from 9:30am-11:00am in the Ella Latham Auditorium. Professor Kathryn North, Director of Murdoch Childrens Research Institute and lead of the AGHA, will present the latest progress from the Alliance, followed by a question and answer session.

The AGHA brings together 47 partner organisations committed to integrating genomic medicine into Australian healthcare. The AGHA aim to shorten diagnosis times, enable early intervention, and provide access to treatment for people with genetic disorders. 

In 2015, the AGHA was awarded a $25 million grant from the NHMRC’s Targeted Call for Research into Preparing Australia for the Genomics Revolution in Health Care. The AGHA has since established four major research Programs to better understand and address the challenges associated with integrating genomic medicine into Australian healthcare:

1.            A national diagnostic and translational research network

2.            A national data repository that is scalable, shared and standardised

3.            Economic analysis and policy implications for the health system

4.            Genomic workforce, education and ethics

These research programs will be informed by, and translated through, a Rare Disease and Cancer Flagships. These disease Flagships serve as examples for system-wide implementation of genomic medicine in Australia. 

The AGHA Town Hall meeting will be a great opportunity to hear more about the progress of the AGHA. We would like to invite the Victorian members of the AGHA and all involved parties to attend. This event is open to the public and we welcome circulation of this invitation to all interested groups and individuals.

For more information please contact the AGHA at: australian.genomics@mcri.edu.au

See poster with more information here.