What does Australia's investment in genomics mean for public health?

A Belcher, M Mangelsdorf, F McDonald… - Australian and New …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The question of who benefits from publicly funded genomics is also important. One of the
basic principles of public health is equity–health for all, not just those who are relatively well …

The practice of engaging aboriginal and Torres Strait islander communities in genome research

S Huebner, A Hermes, S Easteal - Indigenous research ethics …, 2020 - emerald.com
Abstract The Australian Government recognises an obligation to ensure that Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islanders (Australia's First Peoples) are included in the integration of genomics …

Precision medicine in Australia: indigenous health professionals are needed to improve equity for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders

DA Lewis, T Mitchell, E Kowal - International Journal for Equity in Health, 2024 - Springer
Precision medicine, also known as “personalised medicine”, seeks to identify strategies in
the prevention and treatment of disease informed by a patient's genomic information. This …

Connecting to Country: An Australian Indigenous metagenomics strategy, environmental scan and research gap report

K Arabena, C Holland, L Penny - 2021 - policycommons.net
The purpose of this report is to assist the Indigenous Australian Genomics Committee of the
Commonwealth Department of Health in identifying current research, clinical services and …

[PDF][PDF] University of Tasmania Open Access Repository Cover sheet

S Easteal, RM Arkell, RF Balboa, SA Bellingham… - figshare.utas.edu.au
Accounting for ancestral diversity is essential in medical genomics. For this reason, inclusion
of Indigenous and other under-represented populations in genomic research is necessary to …

Australia: public health genomics

SA Metcalfe, AH Bittles, P O'Leary, J Emery - Public Health Genomics, 2008 - karger.com
Australia has a multicultural society that has arisen from continuing migration. While the
population is relatively small, just over 20.7 million, it is genetically diverse and is spread …

Ask the people: developing guidelines for genomic research with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples

S Kaladharan, ME Vidgen, JV Pearson… - BMJ Global …, 2021 - gh.bmj.com
In health and medical research, guidelines are a set of statements and recommendations,
whereby experts or stakeholders assess published literature to generate practical advice for …

[HTML][HTML] The impact of genomics on public health practice

H Burton, C Jackson, I Abubakar - British medical bulletin, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Introduction: Genomic science is developing rapidly, and engagement of public health
professionals will be necessary to appraise new technologies and use them effectively …

Genomics in research and health care with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples

R McWhirter, D Nicol, J Savulescu - Monash Bioethics Review, 2015 - Springer
Genomics is increasingly becoming an integral component of health research and clinical
care. The perceived difficulties associated with genetic research involving Aboriginal and …

Guideline for feedback of individual genetic research findings for genomics research in Africa

A Matimba, S Ali, K Littler, E Madden, P Marshall… - BMJ Global …, 2022 - gh.bmj.com
As human genomics research in Africa continues to generate large amounts of data, ethical
issues arise regarding how actionable genetic information is shared with research …