Your appointment Prior to your appointment (preclinic consult) In most cases, a preclinic consult is required before you will be offered an appointment in one of our clinics. This may occur by telehealth or telephone. One of our genetic counsellors or clinical assistants will contact you to obtain information about your personal [...]

Clinical services & locations Genetic Health Queensland (GHQ) is a state-wide service. Our central offices are located at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital Herston campus in Brisbane, however we also have genetic counsellors permanently stationed in Brisbane, Townsville, Bundaberg, Sunshine Coast, Toowoomba and Gold Coast. Our clinical geneticists and genetic counsellors [...]

Allied Health Research at RBWH The Allied Health Professions Service line is committed to integrating research within clinical care. We strive to combine research with ongoing education and consumer engagement to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of our services in a rapidly changing health environment. RBWH Allied Health Research is a diverse network of [...]

2022 Herston Healthcare Symposium Abstract Posters Date Time Title Description Video Timestamp Note Keynote order 5th September - Monday 8.00am– 8.30am ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY Geoffrey Binge, Cultural Capability Officer, Allied Health Professions, RBWH Heading-m 001 5th September - Monday 8.30am– 8.45am INTRODUCTION AND SYMPOSIUM WELCOME Adjunct Professor Jackie Hanson, Chief Executive, Metro [...]

2021 Herston Healthcare Symposium Tuesday 7 September 2021 Time Stamp Description LEARNING FROM THE MASSACHUSETTS HEALTHCARE ECOSYSTEM – INTEGRATION OF UNIVERSITIES, INDUSTRY AND CLINICS 00.27sec WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION Professor Michael Schuetz, Director, Jamieson Trauma Institute, RBWH 6.24min Presenters Presenters  John Hallinan, Chief Development Officer, Danforth Advisors, Waltham, Massachusetts; Imran Nasrullah, Vice President & [...]

Information for patients Who are we? Genetic Health Queensland (GHQ) is the state-wide public genetics service in QLD. We provide diagnosis, assessment, counselling and management advice for people and families with genetic conditions. Our clinical team consists of doctors (clinical geneticists) and genetic counsellors. We see people across the lifespan including children, [...]

Resources for families Genetic Health Queensland Genetic Health Queensland: Telehealth Frequently Asked Questions Royal Brisbane & Women’s Hospital: Telehealth Quick Reference Guide QLD Health Patient Travel Subsidy Scheme (PTSS) How to access genetic healthcare in Queensland (QLD Genomics video) Clinical Genetics Human Genetics Society of Australasia (education & consumer resources) Australian Genomics: [...]

Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Research Unit The Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital Inflammatory Bowel Disease Unit provides a comprehensive, multidisciplinary service for patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).The service’s current catchment includes patients from the Metro North HHS and also incorporates an outreach telehealth service for patients [...]

Centre for Allied Health Research (CAHR) Overview The CAHR is a network of Allied Health clinician researchers with a focus on building capacity for high quality research and evaluation within everyday clinical practice. The vision is to facilitate advances to health care and service delivery that translate into improvements to patient outcomes. The [...]

Queensland Renal Genetics Clinic The Queensland Renal Genetics Clinic is a collaborative clinical service of the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital, Townsville University Hospital, and the Queensland Children’s Hospital. The clinic is hosted by Genetic Health Queensland, and is a statewide clinical service accepting referrals from across Queensland. The adult clinic is based [...]

Queensland Cardiac Genetics Clinic The Queensland Cardiac Genetics Clinic is a collaborative clinical service of the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital. The clinic is conducted using a multidisciplinary approach with both cardiology and genetics staff in attendance. The clinic is a statewide service accepting referrals from across Queensland. The clinic is primarily based at [...]

Information for practitioners Who are we? GHQ clinicians provide a range of services to patients, families and health systems across the state. We are a lifespan service, supporting individuals and families from pregnancy and family planning, through to children and adult diagnosis and counselling. Our team of clinical geneticists and genetic counsellors can: [...]

Refer a patient Clinical Prioritisation Criteria Clinical Prioritisation Criteria for a range of conditions for both General Genetics and Cancer Genetics is available on the Metro North Hospital & Health Service website: Genetics (General) Genetics (Cancer) Why Refer Hereditary diseases are often rare and affected families require specialist advice and [...]

Genetic Health Queensland Genetic Health Queensland (GHQ) is a state-wide service that provides clinical genetics services across Queensland by a team of specialist clinical geneticists and genetic counsellors. GHQ supports individuals and families with a known or suspected genetic condition, offering both face to face and telehealth (telephone or [...]