March 26

Update from the Office of the Secretary

Update on the Secretary’s Personalized Health Care Initiative
Sheila Walcoff, J.D.

Briefing on the Activities of the Office of the National Coordinator for
Health Information Technology and the American Health Information
Community
Robert M. Kolodner, M.D.
Jodi G. Daniel, J.D., MPH

Oversight of Genetic Testing Session 

Primer on the Oversight of Genetic Testing
Wylie Burke, M.D., Ph.D.

New York State’s Clinical Laboratory Evaluation Program
Ann M. Willey, Ph.D., J.D.

Accreditation of Genetic Testing Laboratories
Gail Habegger Vance, M.D., FCAP

Clinical Laboratory Standard Setting
Carolyn Sue Richards, Ph.D.

Development of Clinical Practice Guidelines
Alfred Berg, M.D., M.P.H.

March 27

Gene Patents and Licensing Practices Session

Overview of Session
Jim Evans, M.D., Ph.D.

Primer on Intellectual Property
Jorge Goldstein, J.D., Ph.D.

Federal Sector Role
Claire Driscoll, J.D.

Private Sector Role
Lin Sun-Hoffman, Ph.D., J.D.

Policy Primer on Patents Related to Genetic Testing
Robert Cook-Deegan, M.D.

Proposals for New SACGHS Study Priorities

Evaluation of Real-World Outcomes of Gene-based Applications
Gurvaneet Randhawa, M.D., MPH
Muin J. Khoury, M.D., Ph.D.