Associate Professor Kris Barlow-Stewart
Kris Barlow-Stewart, BSc (U.Syd), PhD (U.NSW), Genetic Counsellor
(HGSA cert), has been the Director of the Centre for Genetics Education
(formerly the NSW Genetics Education Program), based at Royal North
Shore Hospital, since its inception in 1988.
The Centre is funded as a Statewide program of
NSW Health. The goals of the Centre are to address the information
and support needs of individuals and families affected by genetic
disorders, the education and training needs of the professionals
who work with them and the impact of the rapidly developing field
of genetic technology.
Kris has contributed widely to the development
of policies in this area and is a member of a number of peak National
and State organisations.
She has been a member of the Advisory Committee
to the Australian Law Reform Commission and the Australian Health
Ethics Committee in their joint inquiry into Genetic Privacy for
the Federal Government.
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