QGenome is a practical digital tool which helps busy clinicians apply genomic referral, risk assessment and testing guidance within a clinical setting.
It is intended for any healthcare professional involved in patient care, working in primary, secondary and tertiary settings, including:
- Doctors
- Nurses
- Genetic counsellors
- Midwives
- Pharmacists
- Other healthcare providers managing patients who could benefit from genomic testing
Incredibly useful. Feels like I have a Genetic Counsellor on my shoulder.
Vickie Gadd, Gynae-Oncology CNS & Family History Nurse, Maidstone & Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust
Getting QGenome
QGenome is now exclusively available via Clinibee. Please download the app using the links below and follow these quick steps: iOS (opens in a new tab) | Android (opens in a new tab) | Web App (opens in a new tab)
- Sign up with your name, organisation and work email (or log in if you already have an account).
- Navigate to the “Discover & Join Libraries” section of the app.
- Follow QGenome and get instant access to the clinical content.
If you previously used the standalone QGenome app, your login details will still apply for the Clinibee app so there is no need to re-register.
Benefits of QGenome
The purpose of this piece is to introduce you to the different areas that QGenome covers.
We'll shine a spotlight on one in particular, Renal, but the platform also covers Cancer, Cardiac, Prenatal and Primary Care Guidance.
Genomic insights are increasingly critical in nephrology, helping clinicians differentiate between inherited and acquired renal conditions.
Using QGenome, clinicians can:
- Quickly assess familial risk factors in patients who may have rare renal disorders.
- Search the National Genomic Test Directory for relevant kidney disease panels.
- Use clinical workflows to aid decision making and standardise genetic referrals—reducing delays in specialist input
Utilising the tools and resources available in QGenome, clinicians can make more informed referrals, leading to better triage and fewer unnecessary specialist appointments.
How do I access these tools?
On both desktop and mobile, the fastest way to access any renal content is via the search bar present in the library home page, or by scrolling down the QGenome home page and selecting Renal Genomics.
What Renal tools are available?
- Cystic renal disease - Genomic testing (opens in a new tab)
- Cystic renal disease - Risk assessment (opens in a new tab)
- Proteinuria - Risk assessment (opens in a new tab)
- Proteinuric renal disease - Genomic testing (opens in a new tab)
- Haematuria - Genomic testing (opens in a new tab)
- Haematuria - Risk assessment (opens in a new tab)
Here (opens in a new tab) is a link to a brief video showing you how to navigate QGenome, search within the platform and what it looks like to go though a workflow.
Other specialties QGenome supports
As mentioned, QGenome can also help with other specialty areas:
Primary Care
QGenome has developed resources to support primary care clinicians in applying genomic referral, risk assessment and testing guidance. These cover common cancers, cardiac and prenatal.
Cancer
You can find inherited genomic risk assessment and referral guidance for specific cancers and tumour types, such as Breast, Bowel, Ovarian and many other cancers. You can also find reference guides for specific cancer susceptibility conditions.
Cardiac
The platform contains inherited genomic risk assessment and referral guidance for cardiac conditions, such as inherited arrhythmias and cardiomyopathies.
Prenatal
You can find inherited genomic risk assessment and referral guidance for the prenatal settings, such as the pathways for Common Chromosomal Conditions.
The areas covered above can be accessed in the same way as described for Renal, either via the search bar present in the library home page, or by scrolling to the appropriate section of the QGenome home page.
