Implementing genomic medicine in New Zealand.

🤖 Plain-English Summary

Genomic sequencing is a transformative technology, and its integration and implementation in the practice of medicine requires systemwide change. New Zealand should heed these lessons.

🔑 Key Findings

• Genomic technology is already influencing many areas of medicine: rare disease, reproductive health, cancer, pharmacogenetics and infectious disease.
• Ensuring genomic tests are available and are adopted in an effective and efficient way requires forethought and simultaneous change across multiple areas of health.
• Beyond the technical requirements of sequencing and bioinformatics capacity, planning will need to address data integration and interpretation, workforce capacity and capability, public acceptability, government engagement and ethical and legislative issues.

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