Genetic Testing in Clinical Practice: A Team
Approach
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Type:
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Cooperative agreement with Dartmouth Medical School |
| Goal(s): |
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- creation of a training program to emphasize the genetic testing
process and increase knowledge and appreciation of the complexities of
using genetics in clinical practice. The program highlights a team
approach that integrates clinical, counseling, and laboratory services
- design a program amenable to CD-ROM and distance-learning models
using broadband internet and satellite delivery
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| Model: |
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This will be an interactive multimedia program
using the "virtual clinic" - an educational tool that simulates
interactions between patients and physicians facing genetic issues.
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| Target audience: |
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This program is primarily aimed toward health
care providers who are not specialists in medical genetics, but who may
see patients with disorders - or who have concerns about disorders - in
which knowledge of clinical genetics can positively affect outcomes. Other
audiences include students, genetic counselors, medical laboratory
professionals, public health professional, and others who are involved in
the offering of genetic testing services.
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| Progress: |
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Ongoing. A beta version will be completed by 2002. Contents will include several
interactive patient vignettes, counseling sessions, laboratory tours, and
a resource section.
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