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ESHG Annual Conference Gothenburg 2010
Dian Donnai
President of ESHG
ESHG
• Two main functions– Promotion of Human Genetic Science– Support of professionals working in Human
Genetics
• How we do these– Annual conference– Work of the Board and its committees– Fellowships for young scientists– ESHG and other courses
• Executive Board• ESHG Board
– Ad-hoc Committee for the Accreditation for Clinical/Medical Geneticists– Ad-hoc Committee for the Accreditation for Laboratory Geneticists– Ad-hoc Committee for Accreditation of Genetic Nurses/Counsellors
• Annual Meetings Committee (AMC)• Scientific Programme Committee (SPC)• Professional and Public Policy Committee (PPPC)• Education Committee (EC)• Genetics Services Quality Committee (GSQC)• Communications Committee • Publication Committee
ESHG Structure 2009-10
ESHG Highlights of 2009-10Fellowships for young physicians and scientistsInternational Workshop on Consanguinity: Health impact and
future prospects for researchGeneva, Switzerland,
Introduction to the Genetic Epidemiology of Complex DiseasesParis
ESHG course on counselling skills for genetic counselling'Training the trainers' in a European context
Vienna, Austria,
Introduction à la génétique épidemiologique des maladies multifactorielles Paris
Medical genetics and genomic analysis in isolated and consanguineous populations Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey
ESHG/LSHG courses for laboratory medical geneticists: Translating genomics into the clinics
Vilnius, Lithuania
Support for Fellowships for EGF Courses
ESHG Highlights of 2009-10Supporting other Conferences
• European Journal of Human Genetics
• EU-funded projects and networks– New EU liaison group
• European National Human Genetics Societies • International Federation of HGS
ESHG Key Relationships