Joint Committee on Genomics in Medicine
The Joint Committee on Genomics in Medicine was instituted in 1999 (as the Joint Medical Genetics Committee) as a tripartite committee of
The British Society for Genetic Medicine (as the British Society for Human Genetics)
The Royal College of Pathologists
The Royal College of Physicians
with representation from other royal Colleges, patient organisations and the Department of Health. The initiative to form a joint committee between the three bodies arose from a desire to be able to present a unified stance for genetics in medicine.
Terms of Reference
- To promote and maintain the highest standards of practice in both clinical and laboratory applications of genetics in medicine.
- To discuss and co-ordinate advice to Government and other bodies on policy and services issues relating to genetics in medicine.
- To report and receive information from the parent bodies.
- To co-ordinate advice on workforce planning.
- To initiate working groups on specific topics of particular importance. This would be subject to agreement by the parent bodies when significant expenditure was envisaged but the Joint Committee would be free to authorise small working groups.
- To assist parent bodies in the development of their academic activities.
- To provide a unified forum for these activities
Committee members
• Dr Emma Baple – Clinical Reference Group Chair
• Professor Sarah Coupland – Registrar
• Howard Ellison – Royal College of Physicians Deputy Head of Committees Services
• Lynn Greenhalgh – British Society of Genetic Medicine Chair
• Sasha Henriques – Association of Genetic Nurses and Counsellors Chair
• Dr Joanna Jarvis – Royal College of Physicians SAC on Clinical Genetics
• Dr Helena Kemp – National Metabolic Biochemistry Network Chair
• Prof Mark Kilby – Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Representative, Chair of the RCOG Genomic Taskforce
• Professor Anneke Luccasen – Former Joint Committee on Genomics in Medicine Chair
• Dr Shane McKee – Northern Ireland Representative
• Dr Nick Meade – Interim CEO Genetic Alliance UK
• Prof Zosia Miedzybrodzka – Scotland Representative
• Dr Peter Mills – PHG Foundation representative
• David Moore – Association of Clinical Genomic Science Chair
• Dr Sian Morgan – Royal College of Pathologists Genomics and Reproductive Science SAC Chair
• Dr Omar Mustafa – Royal College of Physicians Interim Registrar
• Professor Mumtaz Patel – RCPath President
• Lindsay Robinson – RCPath representative
• Professor Tom Solomon – Royal College of Physicians Academic Vice-President
• Dr Mohnish Suri – Clinical Genetics Society Representative
• Dr Sarah Wynn – CEO Unique
• Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health Representative (TBC)
