Genomic Medicine and Research

Most FutureLearn courses run multiple times. Every run of a course has a set start date but you can join it and work through it after it starts. Find out more This course is for research teams, clinicians and allied health and special educational needs workers and diagnostic facilities that work with families affected by inherited diseases. You can use the hashtag #FLtranslationalresearch to talk about this course on social media.

• A range of rare inherited diseases, and their genetic basis
• What we mean by the term ‘Community Genetics’
• Mechanisms and methodology for investigating the genetic basis of rare diseases in a community setting
• The use of whole genome analysis in the clinical management of patients within a community setting
• The importance of understanding a patient’s ethnicity, family history and cultural beliefs and practices, in formulating a differential diagnosis and for ensuring equality of health care and special educational needs provision
• Mechanisms for dissemination of research findings to ensure maximum community, and international, impact and benefits