The Office of Population Health Genomics asked stakeholders for their feedback on the draft WA Genomics Strategy and their views to inform the development of the strategy’s first implementation plan.
The strategy has one overarching vision – that all Western Australians benefit from the timely and appropriate translation of genomics, enabling precision medicine and precision public health.
A total of 66 responses were received through Citizen Space and 2 written responses were received via email. The key themes that emerged from the responses are summarised below.
Vision:
Underlying principles:
Enablers of success:
Priority areas, goals and initiatives:
Stakeholders also provided valuable input to shape the content of the strategy’s implementation plan, particularly the key actions to complete in the first two years.
In response to the feedback, the Office of Population Health Genomics:
The final WA Genomics Strategy 2022-2032: Towards precision medicine and precision public health is now available to view here.
Any queries can be directed to genomics@health.wa.gov.au.
The purpose of this consultation is to seek stakeholders' feedback in relation to the draft WA Health Genomics Strategy 2021 (‘Strategy’) and their opinions to inform the development of the first implementation plan. This consultation consists of two parts:
The consultation should take you approximately 15-30 minutes to complete, depending on your level of feedback.
If at anytime you would like to pause and continue at a later time, please select the “Save and come back later…” button at the bottom of the page. All responses received will remain confidential and used only for the purposes of informing the final Strategy and its first implementation plan.
About the Strategy
The Strategy presents a shared vision for all stakeholders, key strategic priority areas and recommended initiatives to lead and coordinate the efficient, effective, ethical and equitable translation of genomics knowledge in the WA health system. The draft Strategy (link provided above) was informed by considerable stakeholder engagement that began in September 2019. This included:
A discussion paper outlining the key findings from the initial stakeholder engagement is provided here for your information. Further background on genetics and genomics can be found at this link here.
The Office of Population Health Genomics, at the WA Department of Health is leading the development of the Strategy.
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