Vereniging van Klinische Genetica Nederland

What Vereniging van Klinische Genetica Nederland does

Vereniging van Klinische Genetica Nederland (VKGN) is the Dutch scientific professional association for medical specialists and healthcare providers working in clinical genetics (hereditary counseling). Headquartered in Utrecht with an operational office in Almere, the organization serves clinical geneticists, genetic counselors, physicians in training (AIOS), physician assistants, nursing specialists, psychologists, social workers, and associated legal/ethics professionals across the Netherlands. Its stated mission is to monitor and improve the quality of clinical genetic care and to advocate for the professional and societal position of the specialty.

VKGN's core offerings center on knowledge assets and professional services rather than commercial products. These include a library of over 200 standardized patient information letters (Informatiebrieven), clinical guidelines and protocols (Richtlijnen en Protocollen), continuing education programs with GAIA-based accreditation tracking (Nascholing), an annual scientific day (VKGN Wetenschapsdag), and the Mijn VKGN member portal built on the Semble member administration platform. The association coordinates 15+ working groups and expert groups spanning cardiogenetics, oncogenetics, neurogenetics, prenatal diagnostics, ethics and law, psychosocial care, preconception carrier screening, and other subspecialties.

VKGN is structured as a Dutch vereniging (association) and funds its operations primarily through membership fees paid by professionals in the clinical genetics field, supplemented by event registration fees for scientific days, conferences, and training events. Members are automatically affiliated with Federatie Medisch Specialisten (FMS), KNMG, and LAD through collective arrangements. The association is not a commercial entity, has no external investors or parent company, and does not disclose revenue figures. It participates in international scientific forums including ESHG and EHTG, and collaborates domestically with NVHG, VKGL, Erfocentrum, and DOOFNL.

Name

Vereniging van Klinische Genetica Nederland

Legal name

Vereniging Klinische Genetica Nederland

Website

https://vkgn.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Vereniging van Klinische Genetica Nederland (VKGN) is the Dutch scientific association for medical specialists and healthcare professionals in clinical genetics. It develops national guidelines, maintains a 200+ letter patient information library, and provides continuing education across all Dutch UMCs.

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Utrecht

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Netherlands

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Europe

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Revenue model

1. Membership fees: VKGN generates revenue through membership fees from medical specialists, physicians, genetic counselors, physician assistants, nursing specialists, and other healthcare professionals in clinical genetics.
2. Event registration fees: Revenue from organizing scientific days, conferences, and continuing education events including the VKGN Wetenschapsdag, Heidag, and various working group meetings.

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Core offering

VKGN is the Dutch scientific association for medical specialists and other healthcare providers in clinical genetics. It delivers professional services including clinical guidelines and protocols, a library of over 200 standardized patient and professional information letters (Informatiebrieven), continuing education programs with GAIA accreditation tracking, and an annual scientific day (Wetenschapsdag). Membership access is provided through the Mijn VKGN member portal powered by Semble/Procurios.

Product overview

Vereniging van Klinische Genetica Nederland (VKGN) is a professional scientific association for medical specialists and healthcare providers in clinical genetics (hereditary counseling) in the Netherlands. VKGN does not offer commercial software products; instead, it provides professional services including a comprehensive collection of over 200 standardized information letters about genetic conditions (Informatiebrieven), clinical guidelines and protocols (Richtlijnen en Protocollen), and continuing education programs (Nascholing). The association also maintains Mijn VKGN, a member portal powered by Semble/Procurios for member services including directory access, newsletters, and accreditation tracking.

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Products and services

• Informatiebrieven (Information Letters) Comprehensive collection of standardized information letters (standaardbrieven) about genetic conditions, syndromes, and hereditary diseases for patients and healthcare professionals. The index contains over 200 entries covering conditions from 22q11 deletion syndrome to Zellweger syndrome.
• Richtlijnen en Protocollen (Guidelines and Protocols) Clinical guidelines, protocols, and referral criteria developed by VKGN covering areas such as informing relatives of hereditary conditions, preconception carrier screening, and counseling for chromosomal changes.
• Nascholing (Continuing Education) Continuing education programs, training courses, and scientific meetings for clinical genetics professionals, including accreditation tracking through GAIA.
• Mijn VKGN (Member Portal) Online member portal powered by Semble/Procurios providing access to member directory, personal profiles, newsletters, news, columns, and accreditation records.
• VKGN Wetenschapsdag (Annual Scientific Day) Annual scientific day providing a platform for young researchers to present their scientific research in clinical genetics, including the VKGN science prize competition.

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Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• European Hereditary Tumour Group (EHTG)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 August 2026VKGN participates in the annual EHTG meeting, a European network focused on hereditary tumour syndromes.
• European Society of Human Genetics (ESHG)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 June 2026VKGN participates in ESHG conferences and activities including the Cancer interactive session at ESHG 2026 in Gothenburg.
• Nederlandse Vereniging voor Humane Genetica (NVHG)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative partnership between the two major human genetics associations in the Netherlands, with joint activities and representation.
• Vereniging Klinisch Genetische Laboratoriumdiagnostiek (VKGL)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with the laboratory genetics diagnostic association, including joint guideline development and scientific activities such as the VKGN-VKGL Wetenschapsdag.
• DOOFNLminorOthersRepresentation relationship with DOOFNL organization.
• ErfocentrumminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on patient information and public education about hereditary conditions.
• Federatie Medisch Specialisten (FMS)coreOthersThrough FMS membership, medical specialists are automatically connected with KNMG and LAD. VKGN regularly shares member data with FMS for collective services.
• Koninklijke Nederlandsche Maatschappij tot bevordering der Geneeskunst (KNMG)coreOthersAutomatic affiliation through FMS membership for medical specialists.
• Landelijke vereniging van Artsen in Dienstverband (LAD)coreOthersAutomatic affiliation through FMS for physicians working in employment relationships.
• De Jonge Specialist (DJS)minorOthersOptional membership for AIOS (doctors in training), with VKGN regularly sharing member data with DJS.

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Direct peers

• Nederlandse Vereniging voor Humane Genetica (NVHG): NVHG is VKGN's domestic sister association focused on the broader (research/laboratory) human genetics community in the Netherlands; VKGN explicitly partners with NVHG on joint activities and shared representation, making it the closest functional peer for clinical vs. laboratory genetics in the same country.
• Vereniging Klinisch Genetische Laboratoriumdiagnostiek (VKGL): VKGL is the Dutch association for clinical genetic laboratory diagnostics; VKGN runs joint initiatives with VKGL including the shared VKGN-VKGL Wetenschapsdag and co-developed guidelines, making it a tightly coupled peer on the lab-diagnostics side of Dutch genetics.
• American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG): ACMG is the US professional society for clinical genetics specialists, with a directly analogous remit: practice guidelines, education, accreditation, and advocacy for clinical geneticists, genetic counselors, and laboratory geneticists in the United States.
• European Hereditary Tumour Group (EHTG): EHTG is a European network focused on hereditary tumour syndromes that VKGN participates in annually; it is a comparable subspecialty scientific society with overlapping oncogenetics membership and events.

Regional players

• Deutsche Gesellschaft für Humangenetik (GfH): GfH is the German national society for human genetics and the closest functional equivalent to VKGN in a neighboring European country; comparable scope (guidelines, continuing education, scientific meetings) but geographically distinct.
• Belgian Society of Human Genetics (BeSHG): BeSHG is the Belgian national professional society for human genetics; comparable member profile and activities (scientific meetings, working groups) to VKGN, but serving clinicians and scientists in Belgium rather than the Netherlands.

Broad incumbents

• Federatie Medisch Specialisten (FMS): FMS is the Dutch federation of ~24,000 medical specialists of which VKGN is a member society; it provides umbrella services and is the dominant industry-level incumbent in Dutch specialist medical advocacy.
• European Society of Human Genetics (ESHG): ESHG is the pan-European umbrella society for human genetics, of which VKGN is a national member society; VKGN actively participates in ESHG conferences including the 2026 Cancer interactive session in Gothenburg, making it the broader incumbent above VKGN in the geographic stack.

Others

• Koninklijke Nederlandsche Maatschappij tot bevordering der Geneeskunst (KNMG): KNMG is the overarching Dutch medical doctors' federation to which VKGN medical specialists are automatically affiliated via FMS; it is an adjacent umbrella rather than a direct competitor but operates in the same professional-association space.
• Erfocentrum: Erfocentrum is the Dutch public-information center for hereditary and congenital conditions; VKGN collaborates with Erfocentrum on patient information, making it an adjacent ecosystem participant rather than a competing professional body.

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