Nihes organizes the following short courses - at introductory, intermediate and advances level - in genetic epidemiology:
Principles of Genetic Epidemiology (ESP43)
Genomics in Molecular Medicine (ESP57)
Large-scale Multicenter Studies (ESP58)
Genome Wide Association Analysis (ESP29)
Genetic-epidemiologic Research Methods (GE02)
SNPs and Human Diseases (GE08)
Introduction to Clinical and Public Health Genomics (EWP11)
Advances in Genome-Wide Association Studies (GE03)
Family-based Genetic Analysis (GE05)
Ethical, Legal and Societal Aspects of Genomics (GE09) close
Multifactorial diseases such as type 2 diabetes, osteoporosis, and cardiovascular disease are caused by a complex interplay of many genetic and nongenetic factors, each of which conveys a minor increase in the risk of disease. Unraveling the genetic origins of these diseases is expected to lead to individualized medicine, in which the prevention and treatment strategies are personalized on the basis of the results of predictive genetic tests. This great optimism is counterbalanced by concerns about the ethical, legal, and social implications of genomic medicine, such as the protection of privacy and autonomy, stigmatization, discrimination, and the psychological burden of genetic testing. These issues are important to ensure a successful implementation of genome-based applications in medicine and public health. Objectives: - An introduction into ethical, legal and societal issues of genomics - Recognize ethical, legal and societal issues for specific genome-based applications. | |
| Coördinator: | Cecile Janssens |
| Faculty: | Dr. Cecile Janssens and guest lecturers |
| Date: | Spring, 2012 |
| Assessment | To be announced |
| Location: | Erasmus MC, Rotterdam |
| ECTS: | 1.4 |
| Prerequisites: | None |
| Application code: | GE09 |
| Course fee: | T.b.a. |
Mendelian Randomisation and Applications of Bayesian graphical modelling in genetic epidemiology (GE12)
