Table 3.
Impact | Description |
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Ownership |
− Handover of genomics activities and output to relevant departments for continuedstewardship. − Genomics in Queensland Health Strategy for post-program implementation of genomics in the health system at multiple administrative levels. |
Access to genomic testing | −Developed pathways for accessing genomics in Cancer, Paediatrics, Cardiology, and Infection and Infection Prevention and Control. |
Education | − Workforce development in genomics in the areas of; nursing, midwifery, variant curation, infection prevention and control, medical interpreters, bilingual community health workers, and general practitioners. |
Building capacity |
− Next generation sequencing infrastructure. National accreditation of state-wide pathology service for clinical use of whole-exome sequencing and whole-genome sequencing. − Development of Pathology Queensland Strategic plan. |