Monday May 7
Afternoon session: 16:00 - 18:30

Introduction CAPABILITY project, timeline, workpackages, funding, reporting
Irmgard Nippert, Women´s Health Research, Department of Human Genetics, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität (WWU), Münster, Germany
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CAPABILITY website
Luis Robles Treviño, Women´s Health Research, Department of Human Genetics, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität (WWU), Münster, Germany
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Tuesday May 8
Morning session: 8:30 –12:00

Capacity building for the translation of genetic services  into care and prevention: an evidence-based approach for South Africa
Arnold L. Christianson, Medical Genetic Services School of Pathology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Witwatersrand (WITS), South Africa
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Current strategies for implementing and strengthening public health genetics in Egypt
Randa Kamal Abdel-Raouf, Children with Special Needs, Department Ministry of Health and Population (MOHP), Cairo, Egypt
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Genetic service provision in Argentina
Cristina Barreiro, Medical Genetic Service Hospital de Pediatría S.A.M.I.C."Prof. Dr. Juan P. Garrahan" (SAMIC), Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Translating genetic tests from research to clinical practice in Germany: Cascade screening for Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer. A model approach
Joerg Schmidtke, Institute of Human Genetics, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover (MHH), Germany
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Public Health Genetics: Programmes and Policies in the UK
Ron Zimmern, PHG Foundation, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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The Relevance of Genetics to General Practice Medicine
Hilary Harris, MD, Manchester, United Kingdom
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The European Network of Excellence EuroGentest
Milan Macek, Institute of Biology and Medical Genetics, Charles University Prague – 2. School of Medicine, Prague, Czech Republic
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Networking in Latin America
Victor B. Penchaszadeh, Program on Genetics in Public Health and Human Rights, Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Networking in Asia
Stephen T.S. Lam, Clinical Genetic Service Centre, Department of Health, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
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MoD Global Programs
Christopher Howson, Global Programs, March of Dimes, White Plains, New York, United States of America
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Wednesday May 9
Morning session: 9:00 – 12:00

Preparing the next CAPABILITY workpackages and summing up meeting/ preparing working protocols for Subcommittee 1 and 2 meetings