Genetic education and nongenetic health professionals: Educational providers and curricula in Europe

Challen, Kirsty; Harris, Herbert I.; Julian‐Reynier, Claire; Kate, Leo P. ten; Kristoffersson, Ulf; Nippert, Irmgard; Schmidtke, Jörg; Benjamin, Caroline; Harris, Rodney

doi:10.1097/01.gim.0000164562.18306.71

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“…These deficiencies may be caused by the limited amount of attention (genetics is integrated in on average 8% of a limited amount of courses) paid to genetics in the different curricula and the relative invisibility (Plass AMC et al, unpublished data, 2005). 8 On the other hand, scores for "too specialized" knowledge were higher than expected. It could be that in genetic education too much attention is paid to specialized topics.…”

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“…Five problems (goals) that deal more or less specifically with genetics are listed. 8 A survey in 2001 among all medical schools in the Netherlands showed that only limited attention in the curricula is paid to genetics (Plass AMC et al, unpublished data, 2005). This is not surprising, because genetic issues are scarcely mentioned in the official final goals of basic medical training in the Netherlands.…”

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“…In most universities, the number of hours spent on genetic education is small and genetics is relatively invisible, being integrated within several courses and comprising only a small proportion of these courses (1% to 21%, with a mean of 8%). 8 A computerized test was designed to investigate whether there are serious deficiencies in important aspects of genetic education in the Dutch medical curricula.…”

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Deficient knowledge of genetics relevant for daily practice among medical students nearing graduation

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Purpose: The objective of this study was to investigate whether the knowledge of genetics relevant for daily practice among medical students nearing graduation in the Netherlands was sufficient to react appropriately to the change of relevance of genetics in medicine. Methods: A computer examination validated in a group of clinical geneticists, medical students nearing graduation, and nonmedical students. The examination consisted of 215 genetic questions classified by the designers into three categories of relevance: "essential" knowledge (requirement: Ͼ 95% correct answers), "desirable" knowledge (requirement: Ͼ 60% correct answers), and "too specialized" knowledge (no requirement). To set an independent standard, the questions were also judged by clinical geneticists and nongenetic health care providers in an Angoff procedure. In total, 291 medical students nearing graduation from seven out of the eight medical schools in the Netherlands participated. Results: As expected, the mean score for "essential" knowledge (71.63%, 95% CI 70.74 -72.52) was higher than for "desirable" knowledge (55.99%, 95% CI 55.08 -56.90); the mean score for "too specialized" knowledge (44.40%, was the lowest. According to passing scores set for "essential" knowledge as defined by the designers, the clinical geneticists, and the nongenetic health care providers, only 0%, 26%, and 3%, respectively, of the participants would have passed. Conclusions: Medical students nearing graduation lack genetic knowledge that is essential for daily practice. Therefore, changes should be made in the medical curricula. Genet Med 2005:7(5):295-301.

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“…16 A research project among medical students nearing graduation recently showed that the students lacked the appropriate knowledge of genetics that is relevant for daily practice, and that changes in the basic medical curriculum should be made as well. 27 Furthermore, as demonstrated by Challen et al 28 the integration and visibility of genetics in the medical curricula in several countries in Europe was very limited.…”

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Deficiency of knowledge of genetics and genetic tests among general practitioners, gynecologists, and pediatricians: A global problem

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2005

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Purpose: The objective of this study was to assess knowledge of genetics and awareness of genetic tests among Dutch general practitioners (GPs), gynecologists (GYNs), and pediatricians (PEDs), as well as factors influencing their knowledge and awareness. Methods: An anonymous questionnaire inquiry was used, validated with a sample of 52 clinical geneticists (CGs). The study was carried out in primary care (general practice) and secondary care (general and university hospitals) in The Netherlands. A random sample of 200 GPs, 300 GYNs, and 265 PEDs received a questionnaire. In addition, all registered CGs (58) received a questionnaire for validation. In total, 122 GPs, 187 GYNs, 164 PEDs, and 52 CGs returned a completed questionnaire. The main outcome measures were differences in knowledge scores between physicians working in different disciplines and factors influencing these scores. Results: Knowledge scores of GPs (mean 64% correct answers, 61%-66% [95% confidence interval]), GYNs (mean 75% correct answers, 73%-76% [95% confidence interval]), and PEDs (mean 81% correct answers, 79%-82% [95% confidence interval]) were lower than those in the CG validation group (mean 95% correct answers, 94%-96% [95% confidence interval]). The 5th percentile of GPs, GYNs, and PEDs was at approximately 40%, 52% and 62% correct answers, respectively. There was a specific lack of knowledge about DNA testing. In addition to specialty, important factors positively associated with the knowledge scores of nongeneticists are more recent graduation, having taken an elective course in genetics, and providing genetic counseling in their own practice. Conclusion:The overall knowledge levels of genetics in many nongeneticist health care providers show clear deficiencies. This is in line with reports from other countries, showing that these deficiencies are a global problem.Genet Med 2005:7(9):605-610.

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“…This study aims to explore how nongenetic health-care providers would react when confronted with a parent requesting presymptomatic genetic testing on a minor child for a treatable disease. The present study is part of a larger 5th EU-framework study in which genetic education (GenEd) for nongenetic health-care providers was investigated in two phases: Phase I of the GenEd project has provided evidence of the current policies relating to GenEd initially across five European countries with input from another six countries (Challen et al, 2005Harris et al, 2006;Henriksson and Kristoffersson, 2006;Julian-Reynier and Arnaud, 2006;Plass et al, 2006;Schmidtke et al, 2006); Phase II aimed to clarify professional needs by consulting nongeneticist health professionals ( Julian-Reynier et al, 2008). It is hoped to improve patient care by facilitating the appropriate use of genetic information within clinical practice.…”

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Testing the Children: Do Non-Genetic Health-Care Providers Differ in Their Decision to Advise Genetic Presymptomatic Testing on Minors? A Cross-Sectional Study in Five Countries in the European Union

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Genetic education and nongenetic health professionals: Educational providers and curricula in Europe

Cited by 40 publications

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Deficient knowledge of genetics relevant for daily practice among medical students nearing graduation

Deficient knowledge of genetics relevant for daily practice among medical students nearing graduation

Deficiency of knowledge of genetics and genetic tests among general practitioners, gynecologists, and pediatricians: A global problem

Testing the Children: Do Non-Genetic Health-Care Providers Differ in Their Decision to Advise Genetic Presymptomatic Testing on Minors? A Cross-Sectional Study in Five Countries in the European Union

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