Open AccessFirst Responder to Genomic Information: A Guide for Primary Care Providers
Author(s) -
Susanne B. Haga
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
molecular diagnosis and therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1179-2000
pISSN - 1177-1062
DOI - 10.1007/s40291-019-00407-z
Subject(s) - genomic medicine , genomics , human genetics , primary care , medicine , commercialization , genomic information , patient care , data science , computer science , family medicine , business , nursing , genetics , computational biology , biology , genome , marketing , gene
With rapid advances in genetics and genomics, the commercialization and access to new applications has become more widespread and omnipresent throughout biomedical research. Thus, increasingly, more patients will have personal genomic information they may share with primary care providers (PCPs) to better understand the clinical significance of the data. To be able to respond to patient inquiries about genomic data, variant interpretation, disease risk, and other issues, PCPs will need to be able to increase or refresh their awareness about genetics and genomics, and identify reliable resources to use or refer patients. While provider educational efforts have increased, with the rapid advances in the field, ongoing efforts will be needed to prepare PCPs to manage patient needs, integrate results into care, and refer as indicated.