Clara GaffProgram Leader

Melbourne Genomics Health Alliance

Clinic of the future: near and far

Melbourne Genomics Health Alliance

The (distant) future of genomics

5

Throughout life

Prognosis Treatment Future disease

Prediction

7

Computational pathology

The test will be the analysis,not the assay

9

Principles of good clinical practice will

still apply

(Selective analysis)

Information not data

Patient engagement

Clinically driven Single, shared genome repository

Research use and data linkage

Multidisciplinary Review

Prototyping the near future

beyond any expectations, it is a gene mutation that responds to treatment……We couldn't quite comprehend the change in our lives, and the change for our other children...

“The doctors told us not to expect a diagnosis and we didn't get one so we're a bit disappointed but we were told this was likely”

Research choicesReidentifiable research participation 252/255Anonymised research participation 236/255

Patient expectations & choice

Steady change

“Well it’s definitely increased it enormously but I am also aware of how much knowledge I lack”

N04

“Just someone that we can call to discuss or request that they see a patient or – just more ready access to the knowledge base” N02

The Doctor’s visitJan Steen

Genomic era