Indigenous genetics and rare diseases: Harmony, diversity and equity
© Springer International Publishing AG 2017. Advances in our understanding of genetic and rare diseases are changing the face of healthcare. Crucially, the global community must implement these advances equitably to reduce health disparities, including between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples....
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| author | Baynam, Gareth Molster, C. Bauskis, A. Kowal, E. Savarirayan, R. Kelaher, M. Easteal, S. Massey, L. Garvey, G. Goldblatt, J. Pachter, N. Weeramanthri, Tarun Dawkins, Hugh |
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| description | © Springer International Publishing AG 2017. Advances in our understanding of genetic and rare diseases are changing the face of healthcare. Crucially, the global community must implement these advances equitably to reduce health disparities, including between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples. We take an Australian perspective to illustrate some key areas that are fundamental to the equitable translation of new knowledge for the improved diagnosis of genetic and rare diseases for Indigenous people. Specifically, we focus on inequalities in access to clinical genetics services and the lack of genetic and phenomic reference data to inform diagnoses. We provide examples of ways in which these inequities are being addressed through Australian partnerships to support a harmonious and inclusive approach to ensure that benefits from traditional wisdom, community knowledge and shared experiences are interwoven to support and inform implementation of new knowledge from genomics and precision public health. This will serve to deliver benefits to all of our diverse citizens, including Indigenous populations. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-710842018-12-13T09:34:00Z Indigenous genetics and rare diseases: Harmony, diversity and equity Baynam, Gareth Molster, C. Bauskis, A. Kowal, E. Savarirayan, R. Kelaher, M. Easteal, S. Massey, L. Garvey, G. Goldblatt, J. Pachter, N. Weeramanthri, Tarun Dawkins, Hugh © Springer International Publishing AG 2017. Advances in our understanding of genetic and rare diseases are changing the face of healthcare. Crucially, the global community must implement these advances equitably to reduce health disparities, including between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples. We take an Australian perspective to illustrate some key areas that are fundamental to the equitable translation of new knowledge for the improved diagnosis of genetic and rare diseases for Indigenous people. Specifically, we focus on inequalities in access to clinical genetics services and the lack of genetic and phenomic reference data to inform diagnoses. We provide examples of ways in which these inequities are being addressed through Australian partnerships to support a harmonious and inclusive approach to ensure that benefits from traditional wisdom, community knowledge and shared experiences are interwoven to support and inform implementation of new knowledge from genomics and precision public health. This will serve to deliver benefits to all of our diverse citizens, including Indigenous populations. 2017 Book Chapter http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/71084 10.1007/978-3-319-67144-4_27 Springer restricted |
| spellingShingle | Baynam, Gareth Molster, C. Bauskis, A. Kowal, E. Savarirayan, R. Kelaher, M. Easteal, S. Massey, L. Garvey, G. Goldblatt, J. Pachter, N. Weeramanthri, Tarun Dawkins, Hugh Indigenous genetics and rare diseases: Harmony, diversity and equity |
| title | Indigenous genetics and rare diseases: Harmony, diversity and equity |
| title_full | Indigenous genetics and rare diseases: Harmony, diversity and equity |
| title_fullStr | Indigenous genetics and rare diseases: Harmony, diversity and equity |
| title_full_unstemmed | Indigenous genetics and rare diseases: Harmony, diversity and equity |
| title_short | Indigenous genetics and rare diseases: Harmony, diversity and equity |
| title_sort | indigenous genetics and rare diseases: harmony, diversity and equity |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/71084 |