The Genomic Medicine Foundation

International Cardiovascular Genomic Medicine Symposium
2020-11-27 - 2020-11-28 | Tamil Nadu
Approved for 12 hours CPD/CME credits by the UK Royal Colleges of Physicians
Programme

Times shown are Indian Standard Time (IST); -4.30 hours Europe; -5.30 hours UK; -10.30 hours USA-EST; -13.30 hours USA-WST

Day 1 Friday 27 November 2020

1330
Welcome/ Introduction
Prof. Ajay Bahl
Prof. Dhavendra Kumar

Session I Developmental disorders of the heart
Chair: Prof. SK Maulick, New Delhi, Prof. Madhu Khullar, Chandigarh, Prof. Rohit Manoj Kumar, Chandigarh.

1400
Genomic insights for congenital heart defects-
lessons from the 22q deletion syndrome
Catherine Mercer, Southampton, England, UK

1430
Novel genes and variants in arterial developmental disorders
Bart Loeys, Antwerp, Belgium

1500
Cardiovascular phenotypes in metabolic storage disease
Inusha Panigrahi, Chandigarh, India

1530
Molecular biology of the myocardium- implications for childhood heart muscle dysfunction
Seema Mital, Sick Kids, Toronto, Canada

1600 Tea/ coffee

Session II 1615 Grand round I Panel: All Faculty

Case 1
Familial HCM- getting to the root of the matter
Hisham Ahamed, Kochi, India

Case 2
LQTS- genotype specific therapy
KK Narayanan Namboodiri, Trivandrum, India

Case 3
The great masquerader
Muthiah Subramanian, Hyderabad, India

Case 4
Double trouble- Brugada-LQTS overlap
Rajat Sharma, Mohali, India

Case 5
Dystrophinopathy
Uma Nahar Saikia, Chandigarh, India

Session III Heart in connective tissue diseases
Chair: Prof. Surjit Singh, Chandigarh, Prof. Rajesh Vijayvergiya, Dr. Anupam Mittal, Chandigarh.

1730
Marfan syndrome and related connective tissue genetic diseases-current clinical and genetic management
John Dean, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK

1800
Ehlers-Danlos syndromes- what’s new in genetics and genomics
Fransiska Malfait, Ghent, Belgium

1830
Genomic insights in disorders of vascular fragility
Mahesh Kappanayil, Kochi, India

1900
Cardiovascular manifestations in skeletal genetic disorders- the paradigm of osteogenesis imperfecta
Meena Balasubramanian, Sheffield, UK

Day 2 Friday 28 November 2020

Session IV Heart Muscle Dysfunction
Chair: Prof. KK Talwar, New Delhi, Prof. Sandeep Seth, New Delhi, Dr Sridhar Sivasubbu, New Delhi.

1430
Inherited cardiomyopathies- what’s new in genomics
Perry Elliott, UCL/ Barts, London, UK

1500
Unusual cardiomyopathy phenotypes in heart failure
Ajay Bahl, Chandigarh, India

1530
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in South India
Viji Samuel Thomson, Vellore, India

1600
Inflammatory cardiomyopathies- new insights and challenges
Neha Sekhri, Barts, London, UK

1630
Updates on medical therapy for HCM: Focussing on Cardiac Myosin inhibitor
Rajaram Anantharaman, Chennai, India

1700 Tea/ coffee

Session V 1715 Grand Round II Short cases presentations Moderators: All faculty.

Short case 1
A thin filament story
Sagar Shah, Hyderabad, India

Short case 2
A patient with severe HCM-
Soumi Das, New Delhi, India

Short case 3
Young HCM
Anshuman Gupta, Ludhiana, India

Session VI Heart Rhythm Dysfunction
Chair: Dr. C Narasimhan, Hyderabad, Prof. Yashpaul Sharma, Chandigarh, Dr Saurabh Mehrotra, Chandigarh.

1745
Cardiac arrest- how genetic/ genomic input might help?
Nitish Naik, New Delhi, India

1815
Status of next generation genomic testing in cardiac conduction/ rhythm dysfunction
Pier Lambiase, Barts, London, UK

1845
Heart rhythm dysfunction in infectious/ inflammatory conditions-Covid-19 virus and genomic predisposition
Robert Hamilton, Sickkids, Toronto, Canada

1915
Genetic results and targeted electrophysiological interventions in the inherited arrhythmia syndromes
Arthur Wilde, AMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

2000 Discussion/ Feedback/ Vote of Thanks/ Close

Please note-

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For enquiries, please contact cardiovasculargenetics@gmail.com

The VIII International Conference of Cardiovascular Genomic Medicine
2021-09-16 - 2021-09-17 | Virtual Conference, United Kingdom
The 8th Biennial International Cardiovascular Genomics conference is held on 16-17 September 2021. The conference is staged virtually via the Zoom platform. The main theme of this conference is ‘Diagnostic and Therapeutic Cardiovascular Genomics’.
The scientific programme, delivered by leading global experts in the field, includes the Second William Harvey Oration, plenary key note lectures, scientific oral and poster sessions. The conference would have the educational approval from the UK Federation of Royal Colleges of Physicians.
Please register and confirm your interest for-

Participation as a delegate
Oral presentation
Poster presentation
Chair a session
Session judge
Sponsorship

Registration
Consultants/ Senior Academic/ Industry- Full £75; Single day £50
Nurses/Counsellors/Therapists/Technicians- Full £40; Single day £25
Medical/Nursing/Technical trainees/students- Free
Sponsorship package-website/conference brochure- £1000
For all enquiries please contact-
Professor Dhavendra Kumar, Chair- Organising Committee
md@genomicmedicine.org ; d.kumar@qmul.ac.uk
Nick Miles, Events Manager
conferences@genomicmedicine.org

Genomic Diversity and Genomic Healthcare
2022-05-10 10:30 - 17:00 UTC | Tamil Nadu
You are all invited to participate in the next biennial symposium on genomic medicine and healthcare. The symposium aims to discuss and explore importance of genomic diversity in delivering the genomic medicine and healthcare. Renowned global Faculty will deliver the excellent programme including the Professor Sir David Weatherall Oration (2022). The conference is wholly virtual, open to participants from all over the World.
10:30 Welcome/ Introduction
Professor Dhavendra Kumar,
Chair- Programme & Organising Committee
10:45 Session I: Genomic Diversity
Chair- Professor Vajira Dissanayake, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka

Genomic Variant Interpretation in the Age of Genome Sequencing
Andreas Laner, University of Munich, Germany
Genomic Diversity in Africa- The H3 Africa
Raj Ramesar, H3 Team, Human Genetics, University of Cape Town, South Africa
Genomic diversity landscape of South Asia/ South East Asia
Kumarswamy Thangaraj, CDFD/CCMB-CSIR, Hyderabad, India

13:00 Lunch break
13:30 Key Note Lecture 1- Chair- Professor Dhavendra Kumar
‘The challenge of genomics in healthcare’
Sir John Burn, Institute of Genetic Medicine,
Centre of Life, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
1415 Session III: Genomic variants and Genome Databases
Chair: Professor Patricia Munroe, Queen Mary University of London, UK

‘Genomic analysis in human genome sequencing’
Tuuli Lappalainen, New York Human Genome Center, Univ.Columbia, New York
Relevance of phenotype ontology with genome variants
Damian Semdley, Queen Mary Univ. London, UK
Validation and clinical use of genome variants
Thomas Borge, Blueprint Genetics, Finland
Guidance and requirement for genome databases
Angela Solano, Buenos Aires, Argentina

1540 Tea/Coffee Break
1550 ‘The Professor Sir David Weatherall Oration (2022)”
Chair- Professor Sir Munir Pirmohamed, Professor David Weatherall Chair of
Medicine, University of Liverpool, UK
Delivered by Dr. Teri Manolio, NHGRI, NIH, USA
1645 Discussion/ Reflections/ Vote of Thanks- Professor Sir Pirmohamed
1700 Close
For all other enquiries: genomicmedicine@yahoo.co.uk / md@genomicmedicine.org

The IX International Cardiovascular Genomic Medicine Conference
2023-10-23 - 2023-10-24 | Surgeon’s Quarter Mission Hall Edinburgh, 1 Roxburgh Place, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH8 9SU
The 9th Biennial International Cardiovascular Genomic Medicine Conference is held on 23 & 24th October 2023. The conference shall be a hybrid event with the option to participate virtually. The main theme of this conference is the “Precision & Personalised Cardiovascular Medicine’. The scientific programme, delivered by leading global experts in the field, includes the ‘Third William Harvey Oration’, plenary key note lectures, scientific oral and poster sessions. This conference will have the educational and continuous professional development approval by the UK Federation of the Royal Colleges of Physicians.

International Cardiovascular Genomic Medicine and SickKids Cardiac Precision Medicine Conference
2025-10-29 - 2025-10-31 | Toronto, Canada, Toronto, Canada
The 10th International Cardiovascular Genomic Medicine & SickKids Cardiac Precision Medicine Conference is making its debut in North America! This year’s theme, “Cardiac Precision Medicine in the 21st Century,” delves into cardiovascular genomics and precision medicine in the era of ‘Omics’, AI and digital medicine. Join us as we bring together international experts and innovators to explore transformative research and collaborative opportunities that can shape the future of cardiovascular medicine.
This event will feature the 4th William Harvey Oration delivered by Dr. Sharlene Day and the Dr. Michael Braudo Lectureship delivered by Dr. Ma’n H. Zawati.

The 4th Symposium on Genomic & Precision Medicine
2026-06-11 09:00 - 17:00 | Garrod Building Whitechapel Campus, Queen Mary University of London, Turner St,, London, London, E1 2AD, United Kingdom
“From Genomics and Multi-OMICS to Clinical Medicine”
Approved by the Federation of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of the United Kingdom
for 5 category 1 (external) CPD credit(s).
