Abstracts for the 44th Human Genetics Society of Australasia Annual Scientific Meeting, 14–17 August 2021

2021 Twin Research and Human Genetics  
The ACT Genetic Service acquired funding under Operation Reboot, a $3.5-million initiative developed by Canberra Health Services to address increased wait times due to COVID-19. This funding was used to employ an Associate Genetic Counselor for 8 weeks with the objectives to: (1) see 100% of CAT1 patients in 30 days, (2) see 90% of CAT2 patients in 90 days, and (3) reduce CAT3 referrals by 40% of June 2020 numbers. Aims: To analyze the effectiveness of our approach to Operation Reboot. Methods:
more » ... Waiting times for cancer genetic testing at the ACT Genetic Service were extracted from November 2019 to March 2021, and descriptive statistics were used to analyze the data. For the purpose of analysis, 'COVID' refers to
doi:10.1017/thg.2021.45 pmid:34784998 fatcat:wr4rermu5nggpdinzxwfo6hmfu