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Oversight of Genetic Technologies
  This page provides information concerning the Oversight of Genetic Technologies study topic.  
  A list of reports and correspondence related to this topic are provided below. This page also provides a summary of the sessions concerning this topic that have been held at SACGHS meetings so you can review the transcripts, presentation materials, and webcasts for the sessions that dealt with the topic.  
 
Reports and Correspondence  
   SACGHS Letter to the Secretary of Health and Human Services (April 27, 2007)   
   Secretary Leavitt�s response to SACGHS (Aug 27, 2007)   
   U.S. System of Oversight of Genetic Testing: A Response to the Charge of the Secretary of Health and Human Services   
   SACGHS letter to the Secretary of Health and Human Services (August 18, 2008)   

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SACGHS Meetings  
 

February 12, 2008 - Session on Oversight  
  Overview of Report, Summary of Public Comments on Draft Report and Goals of Session  
  Andrea Ferreira-Gonzalez, Ph.D.
Chair, SACGHS Task Force on Oversight of Genetic Testing
 
  Overview Slides  Finalization of Recommendations Slides   Webcast   
 
  Presentation of the Comprehensive Map  
  Clifford Goodman, Ph.D.
Senior Vice President
The Lewin Group
 
  Map Slide  Map Presentation Slides   Webcast   
 
  Discussion of Final Draft Recommendations (continued)  
  Webcast   
 
  Presentation of the Comprehensive Map
 
  Webcast   
 
February 13, 2008 - Session on Oversight  
 
  Discussion of Final Draft Recommendations (continued - Before Break)  
  Webcast   
 
  Discussion of Final Draft Recommendations (continued - After Break)  
  Webcast   
 

November 20, 2007 - Session on Oversight  
  Session Overview  
  Andrea Ferreira-Gonzalez, Ph.D.
Professor of Pathology and Director of Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory
Virginia Commonwealth University
 
  Slides  Webcast   
  An International Analysis: Enhancing the Regulation of Genetic Tests through Responsive Regulations  
  Stuart Hogarth
Visiting Research Fellow
Institute for Science and Society
University of Nottingham
 
  David Melzer, M.B., B.Ch., M.Sc., Ph.D., FFPHM
Professor of Epidemiology and Public Health
Peninsula Medical School
 
  Slides  Hogarth Webcast  Melzer Webcast  Q&A Webcast   
 
  Public Perspectives on the Oversight of Genetic Testing  
  Webcast
 

July 10, 2007 - Report from the SACGHS Task Force on the Oversight of Genetic Testing  
  Marc Williams, M.D., FAAP, FACMG
SACGHS Oversight Task Force
 
  Slides  Webcast   
 

November 13, 2006 - Oversight of Genetic Technologies and Testing Labs Session  
  Session and Issue Overview  
  Dr. Tuckson (SACGHS Chair)  
  Webcast  - Transcript   
 
  Developments at CMS  
  Thomas E. Hamilton
Director, Survey and Certification Group
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Judith A. Yost, M.A., M.T.
Director, Division of Laboratories and Acute Care
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
 
  Slides  - Webcast  - Transcript   
 
  Developments at FDA  
  Steve Gutman, M.D., M.B.A.
Director, Office of In Vitro Diagnostic Device Evaluation and Safety,
Food and Drug Administration
 
  Slides  - Webcast  - Transcript   
 
  Questions and Answers  
  Full Committee Discussion  
  Webcast  - Transcript   
 

June 26, 2006 - Oversight Session  
  Update on the Notice of Proposed Rule Making on a Genetic Specialty for the CLIA Program  
  Judith A. Yost, M.A., M.T.
Director
Division of Laboratories and Acute Care Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
 
  Slides  Webcast  Transcript   
 
  Q&A  
  Webcast   
 

October 22, 2003 - Oversight of Genetic Technologies, Marketing, and Laboratories and the Role of Pharmacogenetic Tests in Therapeutics  
 
  Oversight of Genetic Testing Laboratories Through the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA)  
  Judith A. Yost, M.A., M.T.
Director, Division of Laboratories and Acute Care
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
 
  Slides  Webcast  Transcript   
 
  Plans for Augmenting CLIA to Specifically Address Genetic Testing Laboratory Issues and Concerns  
  D. Joe Boone, Ph.D.
Associate Director for Science, Division of Laboratory Systems
Public Health Practice Program Office
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
 
  Slides  Webcast  Transcript   
 
  Roundtable Discussion  
  Facilitator: Dr. Winn-Deen  
  Webcast  Transcript   
 
  Impact of Pharmacogenomics on Prescription Drug Labeling  
  Lawrence J. Lesko, Ph.D.
Director, Office of Clinical Pharmacology and Biopharmaceutics
Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
Food and Drug Administration
 
  Slides  Webcast  Transcript   
 
  FDA's Current Approach to the Review, Labeling and Marketing of Genetic Tests  
  Steven I. Gutman, M.D.
Director, Office of In Vitro Diagnostics
Center for Devices and Radiological Health
 
  Slides  Webcast  Transcript   
 
  FDA's Future Plans to Enhance Oversight of High Risk Genetic Tests  
  David W. Feigal, Jr., M.D., M.P.H. Director, Center for Devices and Radiological Health Food and Drug Administration  
  Slides  Webcast  Transcript   
 
  Roundtable Discussion  
  Facilitator: Dr. Leonard  
  Webcast  Transcript   
 
  FTC's Regulation of the Advertising and Promotion of Consumer Products and Its Application to Genetic Technologies  
  Matthew Daynard, J.D.
Senior Attorney, Advertising Practices Division
Bureau of Consumer Protection
Federal Trade Commission
 
  Slides  Webcast  Transcript   
 
  Roundtable Discussion Regarding FDA and FTC Regulation of Advertising and Promotion of Genetic Technologies  
  Facilitator: Ms. Zellmer  
  Webcast  Transcript   
 
Public Comment Session  
  Webcast  Transcript   
 
Continued Discussion of Oversight and Pharmacogenetics  
  Webcast  Transcript   
 

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