UK-EGG
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Education
Genomics

Short informative resources (free)
5 minutes
Genomics Education Programme ‘Genomics in Ophthalmology’
8 minutes
Genomics Education Programme ‘Introducing Genomics in Healthcare’
Online courses (free)
30-40 minutes
Genomics Education Programme ‘Genomics in Healthcare’
1.5 hours
‘An introduction to Clinical Genetics and the Dawn of Genomic Medicine in Primary Care’
https://vimeo.com/simonwade/review/184596329/5ef35e12bc
9 hours
Genomics Education Programme ‘Whole Genome Sequencing; Decoding the Language of Life’
2 weeks (5 hours per week)
Genomic Technologies in Clinical Diagnostics: Next Generation Sequencing
https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/next-generation-sequencing
3 weeks (3 hours per week)
‘Whole Genome Sequencing: Decoding the Language of Life and Health’
https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/whole-genome-sequencing
5 weeks
‘The Genomics Era: The Future of Genetics in Medicine’
https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/the-genomics-era
3 months
‘Tales from the Genome’
https://eu.udacity.com/course/tales-from-the-genome–bio110
Online courses (paid)
1 year
https://www.diploma-msc.com/c/courses-in-genomic-medicine-and-healthcare
Taught courses
(funding available from Health Education England)
One day
Primer in Genomic Medicine
https://www.genomicseducation.hee.nhs.uk/taught-courses/courses/primer-genomic-medicine/
CPPD
Individual modules in genomic medicine
https://www.genomicseducation.hee.nhs.uk/taught-courses/course-category/cppd-course/
PGCert
4 modules in genomic medicine
https://www.genomicseducation.hee.nhs.uk/taught-courses/course-category/pgcert/
PGDip
8 modules in genomic medicine
MSc
8 modules in genomic medicine + dissertation
https://www.genomicseducation.hee.nhs.uk/taught-courses/courses/masters-in-genomic-medicine/
Informatics

Online courses (free)
1.5 hours
Genomics Education Programme ‘Introduction to Bioinformatics’
13 hours
Basic Bioinformatics
https://www.coursera.org/learn/bioinformatics-methods-1
4 weeks (2-4 hours per week)
Case studies in functional genomics
https://www.edx.org/course/case-studies-functional-genomics-harvardx-ph525-7x-0
5 weeks (2 hours per week)
Clinical Bioinformatics: Unlocking Genomics in Healthcare
https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/bioinformatics
11 months (3 hours per week) may be a cost associated
Bioinformatics* starts 19thFeb 2019
https://www.coursera.org/specializations/bioinformatics
Taught courses
(funding available from Health Education England)
CPPD
Bioinformatics, Interpretation, Statistics & Data Quality Assurance in Genomics
Advanced Bioinformatics
https://www.genomicseducation.hee.nhs.uk/taught-courses/courses/advanced-bioinformatics/
Clinical Research Skills

Online courses (free)
1 hour
Medical Research Council ‘Research data and confidentiality‘
Several hours
Health Research Authority online research training (various modules)
https://www.hra.nhs.uk/planning-and-improving-research/learning/e-learning/
11 hours
Design and Interpretation of Clinical Trials (may not be free)
https://www.coursera.org/learn/clinical-trials
8 weeks (6-8 hours per week)
Fundamentals of Clinical Trials
https://online-learning.harvard.edu/course/fundamentals-clinical-trials
Online courses (paid)
University of Edinburgh ‘Clinical Trials’ (Online Learning)
https://www.ed.ac.uk/studying/postgraduate/degrees/index.php?r=site/view&id=809
Taught Courses
(funding available from Health Education England)
CPPD
Genomic Medicine Professional & Research Skills
Useful Links

Gene Vision
Genetics Home Reference
Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man
Clinical Trials
Genomics England Panel App
UK-EGG
16 years of support for ophthalmic clinicians and clinical geneticists