Workshop on Genome Editing and Prenatal Testing

Date: 1-2 December 2017 (Friday & Saturday)

Time: Day 1 – 2:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. ; Day 2 – 9:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. 

Venue: Lecture Theatre 6, 2/F, Cheng Yu Tung Building, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin

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Accreditations: CME (Hong Kong Academy of Medicine): max. 9 points; CME (Non-specialist): max . 10 points

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Event Recaps:

Presentation slides by Prof. Pang-Chui Shaw – “Gene Editing: History and Development”

Presentation slides by Prof. Robert Sparrow – “Would Genome Editing Harm or Benefit the Person Born As A Result?”

Presentation slides by Mr. Hugh Whittall – “Genome Editing and Bioethics: Thinking About Applications in Human Reproduction”

Presentation slides by Dr. Tamra Lysaght – “Building Trustworthy Governance for Sharing Genome Data in Singapore”

Presentation slides by Dr. Stephen Lam – “Current Practices and Ethical Issues of Reproductive Genetics”

Presentation slides by Prof. Ruipeng Lei – “Balancing Benefits and Burdens in Precision Medicine”

Presentation slides by Dr. Alexandre Erler – “Genome Editing at the Intersection of Prevention and Enhancement: Can Fixing Also Mean Optimizing?”

Presentation slides by Dr. Vardit Ravitsky – “Ethical and Social Implications of the Shifting Landscape of Prenatal Testing”