Healthcare Provider Resources

Collecting and Using Family History - for Providers

• All in the Family

  A resource (CD-Summary) for providers on ways of using family history to identify and prevent disease in high-risk populations.
  
  

• Keys to Collecting and Using Family History

  Although originally created to educate public health about the importance of family history, information reviewed is likely to be useful and practical for primary care providers also.
  
  

• Clinical template for Collecting Family History Information

  Although originally created for Federally-Qualified Health Center (FQHC) providers in Oregon, this clinical template can be used to collect family history information from patients by any health care provider.

See Family Health History  page also for more resources.

Preconception/Prenatal Genetic Screening

Materials were created through funding from the March of Dimes Oregon Chapter in 2004-2005.

• What's New in Prenatal Genetic Screening
  
  
  
• Ethnicity-Based Genetic Carrier Screening
  
  
  
• What's New in Maternal Serum Screening
  
  
  
• Preconception/Prenatal Family History Questionnaire 
  
  
  
• Preconception/Prenatal Family History Assessment/Management Guide 

Oregon Newborn Screening

• Northwest Regional Newborn Screening Program

  screens newborns for endocrine, hemoglobin and metabolic disorders -- identifying infants who need immediate treatment to prevent developmental problems, mental retardation or death. Identified infants are tracked to ensure they receive appropriate medical care.

• Oregon Cystic Fibrosis Newborn Screening Task Force Report

  Task force was convened to review all information and recommend to the Department of Human Services whether CF screening should be adopted for Oregon newborns. Based on these recommendations, Cystic Fibrosis was added to Oregon NBS and enhanced screening began November 1, 2006.

Cancer Genetics

• Familial Cancer Risk Assessment: Breast and Ovarian Cancer
  
  
  
• Familial Cancer Risk Assessment: Colorectal Cancer
  
  
  

• BRCA1 & BRCA2 Mutation Prevalence Tables

  Created by Myriad Genetic Laboratories, Inc.
  
  
  

• Genetics of Breast and Ovarian Cancer
  

  Information for health professionals created by the National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health.
  
  
  

• National Comprehensive Cancer Network Genetic/Familial High-Risk Assessment Guidelines

  The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) is an alliance of multiple cancer centers that are working together to develop guidelines for cancer risk assessment and treatment. NCCN offers familial risk assessment for breast and/or ovarian and colorectal cancer.
  
  
  

• Oregon Partnership for Cancer Control

  Oregon Partnership for Cancer Control is composed of individuals and organizations with a commitment to reducing the burden of cancer in Oregon. The Partnership is addressing objectives noted in the Oregon Comprehensive Cancer Plan including increasing the proportion of Oregonians who are aware of genetic factors that increase individual cancer risk.

Diabetes and Family History

• Family History and Diabetes

  Review is useful to both those involved in public health and those providing clinical care.
  
  
  

• Abstract of "Genetics for Targeted Disease Prevention: Diabetes"

  This article provides an overview of current thinking regarding genetics and diabetes (type 1, type 2, and gestational diabetes mellitus), including a selective look at a few implicated variants
  
  
  

• Diabetes and Your Family History

  Fact sheet for consumers that discusses family history of diabetes and actions patients can take to lower their risk.
  
  
  

• Oregon Diabetes Program

  The Oregon Diabetes Program's goal is to reduce the burden of diabetes in Oregon through a public health approach, working in collaboration with aprtners in the public and private sectors. 

Genetic Services in Oregon

• Oregon Genetics Clinic Contact List
  
  
• Indications for Referral: Prenatal
  
  
  
• Indications for Referral: Pediatric
  
  
  
• Indications for Referral: Adult

Genetics Web Resources for Providers

• GeneReviews
  

  Database of detailed reviews on genetic diseases created through funding from the National Library of Medicine, NIH and National Human Genome Research Institute, NIH.
  
  
  

• Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man (OMIM)

  Database and catalog of human genes and genetic disorders.