Introduction: The state of minority and health disparities in research and practice in genetic counseling and genomic medicine

Aiyar, Lila; Channaoui, Nadine; Wang, Vivian Ota

doi:10.1002/jgc4.1283

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“…In the Introduction to the three‐part Journal of Genetic Counseling's 2021 Special Issues Series on The State of Minority and Health Disparities in Research and Practice in Genetic Counseling and Genomic Medicine, the authors emphasize that the success of our profession “will depend on genetic counselors being effective multicultural agents” (Aiyar et al, 2020). Cultural and general respectfulness was achieved by the bilingual GC in all sessions, per participants' responses, meaning she was respectful of participants' cultural beliefs, including cultural misconceptions regarding the causes of cancer or religious concerns.…”

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Perspectives on Spanish language concordant cancer genetic counseling sessions from the Spanish‐speaking population

Jimenez

Matthews

Darrah

et al. 2022

Journal of Genetic Counseling

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Genetic counselors (GCs) provide risk assessment, education, and counseling about the genetic contribution to disease. To do so, they must effectively communicate, build rapport, and help patients make the best decisions for themselves and their families. Language barriers add a complex layer to this patient-provider dynamic. While interpreters serve as a primary solution when a patient and GC speak different languages, issues have been documented with these sessions, such as misinterpreted genetic terminology (Gutierrez et al., 2017). Having a GC with concordant language skills may help address these barriers. The purpose of this study was to assess Spanishspeaking patients' perspectives on communication, decision-making, and the interpersonal relationship developed with a bilingual GC in language concordant cancer genetic counseling sessions. Spanish-speaking patients, ages 18 or older, seen by a Spanish-speaking GC at a California public, safety-net hospital were eligible to participate in this study. Nine participants were interviewed via telephone by the bilingual researcher using a semi-structured interview guide to assess three domains: communication, decision-making, and interpersonal relationship. Analyses of interview transcripts identified themes within these three areas of focus: (1) participants felt all explanations were clear and they were not afraid to ask questions in the session, (2) participants experienced preference-concordant decision making, and (3) participants felt empowered and supported by the GC. Participants suggested that GCs working with Spanish-speaking patients in the future should consider group counseling sessions, engaging in outreach efforts to educate the Spanish-speaking community about genetics, and increasing the number of GCs who speak Spanish. These results demonstrate the positive experiences of Spanish-speaking patients in language concordant cancer genetic counseling sessions and further support the need for recruitment of Spanish-speaking individuals into the profession. Future research should further assess the experience of Spanish-speaking patients in language concordant sessions and address the role of cultural concordance in sessions.

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Perspectives on Spanish language concordant cancer genetic counseling sessions from the Spanish‐speaking population

Jimenez

Matthews

Darrah

et al. 2022

Journal of Genetic Counseling

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Genetic Counselling

Baty

2021

Encyclopedia of Life Sciences

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Genetic counselling is the process of helping people understand and adapt to the medical, psychological and familial implications of genetic contributions to disease. The majority of genetic counsellors work in clinical care settings, but a growing number work in public health and policy, educational, industry and research settings. Genetic counselling educational programmes focus on mastery of basic genetics principles, knowledge of medical genetics within a wide range of medical subspecialties and expertise in counselling techniques and ethical issues related to genetic conditions. Graduate education programmes first developed in the United States, where genetic counselling is generally practised by master's prepared allied health professionals. In the past 51 years, the profession has grown to over 5000 certified genetic counsellors in the United States and Canada, with almost 7000 genetic counsellors in 28 countries. Models of genetic counselling and genetic counsellor education develop differently in different countries and different health care systems. Key Concepts Genetic counselling is the process of helping people understand and adapt to the medical, psychological and familial implications of genetic contributions to disease. Genetic counsellors are allied health professionals who have graduate education in medical genetics and the psychosocial and ethical aspects of genetic disease as well as specialised training in counselling techniques. Genetic counsellors work in many direct patient care settings (e.g. perinatal genetics, cancer genetics, clinical genetics and subspecialty clinics) and in nondirect patient care settings such as public health and policy; diagnostic laboratories; research; industry settings and advocacy and other not‐for‐profit genetics groups. Genetic counsellors' job opportunities and roles are expanding in both direct patient care and nondirect patient care settings. Genetic counsellors who provide direct patient care collect and assess medical information leading to a diagnosis; calculate and provide risk information; discuss options; facilitate genetic testing and provide psychosocial support and counselling to aid patients and their families to adapt to conditions with a genetic component. Genetic counsellors educate clients, other medical professionals and the public about natural history, inheritance, testing, management and prevention of genetic disease. In the United States and Canada, genetic counselling has developed a strong professional identity, with a professional society, certification of genetic counsellors, accreditation of training programmes, a Code of Ethics, a professional journal, a national scope of practice, licensure and practice‐based competencies. Genetic counselling is rapidly becoming an international profession with almost 7000 genetic counsellors in at least 28 countries.

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Lessons learned while starting multi-institutional genetics research in diverse populations: A report from the Clinical Sequencing Evidence-Generating Research (CSER) consortium

Russell¹,

Smith²,

Bensen³

et al. 2023

Contemporary Clinical Trials

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Introduction: The state of minority and health disparities in research and practice in genetic counseling and genomic medicine

Cited by 4 publications

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Perspectives on Spanish language concordant cancer genetic counseling sessions from the Spanish‐speaking population

Perspectives on Spanish language concordant cancer genetic counseling sessions from the Spanish‐speaking population

Genetic Counselling

Lessons learned while starting multi-institutional genetics research in diverse populations: A report from the Clinical Sequencing Evidence-Generating Research (CSER) consortium

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