GSTT Virtual Prenatal Genetics Course 2025

Course Overview

Recent technological advances are shaping testing and counselling options in prenatal genetics.

This skills based course is designed to give midwives and other health professionals working in a prenatal testing setting tools to help them to enable patients to access appropriate onwards referral. These include obtaining a family history, identify high risk family histories, approaches to genetic testing, consent taking and counselling skills associated with providing information and results.

The course will provide the background scientific knowledge needed to understand the theory behind the application of genetics in a prenatal setting. The scientific content will be complemented with case based examples and practical exercises to connect the scientific theory to the application in your day to day practice.

Participants will be equipped with the basics of prenatal genetic counselling and managing complex scenarios as well as an update on new technologies. They will also gain skills in taking a family history and assessing when a referral on to clinical genetics is indicated.

All attendees will receive a certificate of attendance upon completion of the course.

Course Director: Charlotte Tomlinson

Sessions will be delivered by various GSTT expert speakers.

Who Should Attend

This course is designed for midwives, sonographers or other healthcare professionals who wish to gain an introduction or update of prenatal genetics.

Dates and Timings Listed Below:

The course will take place on six half day sessions between 14th October 2025 and 26th November 2025 on Zoom. (Please note these sessions will not be repeated nor recorded):

• Day 1, Tuesday 14th October 2025. Time: 9:30am – 12:30pm

Introduction to Basic Genetics and Inheritance

• Day 2, Wednesday 15th October 2025. Time: 9:30am – 12:45pm

Testing options in a Prenatal setting

• Day 3, Tuesday 4th November 2025. Time: 9:30am – 12:45pm

Testing options in a Prenatal setting continued

• Day 4, Wednesday 5th November 2025. Time 9:30am-12:20pm

Impact of a genetic condition

• Day 5, Tuesday 25th November 2025. Time 9:30am-12:30pm

Impact of a genetic condition continued

• Day 6, Wednesday 26th November 2025. Time 9:30am-12:30pm

Emotional aspects

For any questions related to the course please email - events@gstt.nhs.uk