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. 2021 Aug 18;6:71. doi: 10.1038/s41525-021-00234-4

Table 3.

High-level impacts of Queensland Genomics on genomic implementation in Queensland’s health system.

Impact Description
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.