Welcome to the genetics study day.
You will need to download this handout sheet: Genetic Hand out sheet

Before that, here are are some video clips on genetics for you. You will need a speaker to hear the narrative.
What are genes: a simple reminder of what genes are.
What are SNP's: This explains genetic variation.
Where genes come from: Explains chromosome inheritance
Phenotype: your observable traits
The human Genome: aimed at the general public, but a good story none the less

There are three things I want you to do

1) Pre locality work to be completed You will need to do some preparatory work before the meeting in your locality group
a) A simple audit to carry out in your practice counting the number of genetic conditions you may have under your care. The list is on the hand out sheet.
b) Background reading. This will help answer some of the questions and provide you with a knowledge base of many aspects of genetics. Click here to go to the download page for the background reading. The information falls into two parts:-
                                   One) General information on genetic disease
                                   Two) Details specifically on the diseases outlined in your audit

2) Locality Day on Wednesday 12th January 2011
On the Locality day I would like you to carry out two tasks. This work will be started and finished within the locality group. You will not need to prepare any questions for the Half Day session as the half day session will be based on topics decided on in advance
a) Collate your audit findings so that you can see how your figures match the figures of other practices
b) To go through the 3 cases and discuss them based on your background reading

3) Finally, the Half Day teaching session on Wednesday 19th January 2011 2-4pm
Nicola Drury from the Department of Genetics will be guiding us through two areas of genetics already decided in advance. These are
a) recording a family history. This is some reading material to read.
b) familial cancers. This is some reading material to read.

This is the presentation that Nicola Drury gave on the day. Adobe Acrobat file 2Mb size: Primary care genetics teaching