Genetics education for health professionals: Strategies and outcomes from a national initiative in the United Kingdom

Journal of Genetic Counseling

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 161-169

  Farndon, Peter A ^a   Bennett, Catherine ^a  

^a BIRMINGHAM WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Competences; Genetics education; Knowledge; Learning outcomes; Needs analyses; Skills; Strategy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EDUCATION PROGRAM; GENETIC COUNSELING; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; LEARNING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; SKILL; UNITED KINGDOM;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CURRICULUM; FACULTY, MEDICAL; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETICS, MEDICAL; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 40549086009     PISSN: 10597700     EISSN: 15733599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10897-007-9144-x     Document Type: Article

References (20)

1. Barr, J., Freeth, D., Hammick, M., Koppel, I., & Reeves, S. (2000). Evaluations of interprofessional education: A United Kingdom review of health and social care. London: CAIPE/BERA.
2. Bennett, C., Burton, H., & Farndon, P. (2007). Competences, education and support for new roles in cancer genetics services: Outcomes from the cancer genetics pilot projects. Familial Cancer, 6, 171-180.
3. Burke, S., Bedward, J., Thomas, H., & Farndon, P. (2005b). Genetic education for non-genetics SpRs: A needs analysis. University of Birmingham. http://www.geneticseducation.nhs.uk/teaching/ GENE%20report%20Genetics%20Education%20for%20non%20genetics%20SpRs.pdf accessed July 2007
4. Burke, S., Bennett, C., Bedward, J., & Farndon, P. (2007). The experiences and preferences of people receiving genetic information from healthcare professionals. Birmingham: NHS National Genetics Education and Development Centre.
5. Burke, S., Stone, A., Bedward, J., Thomas, H., & Farndon, P. (2006). A "neglected part of the curriculum" or "of limited use"? Views on genetics training by non-genetics medical trainees and implications for delivery. Genetics in Medicine, 8, 109-115.
6. Burke, S., Stone, A., Martyn, M., Thomas, H., & Farndon, P. (2005a). Genetic education for GP Registrars. University of Birmingham. Available at http://www.geneticseducation.nhs.uk/teaching/GP%20GENE%20final%20report.pdf
7. Burton, H. (2002). Education in genetics for health professionals. Report to the Wellcome Trust. Public Health Genetics Unit. http://www.phgfoundation. org/pages/eduprojects.htm#addressing Accessed 18 July 2007
8. Farndon, P., & Newton, R. (2006). Genetics here and now: A place in dietetic practice? Dietetics Today, 41(8), 32-34.
9. Federation of the Royal Colleges of Physicians (2007). The physician of tomorrow: Curriculum for core medical training and acute care common stem (Medicine). Accessible through: www.jrcptb.org.uk
10. Kipling, R. (1902). The elephant's child in Just So Stories. Available at http://www.kipling.org.uk/poems_serving.htm (accessed July 2007)
11. Kirk, M. (1999). Preparing for the future: The status of genetics education in diploma-level training courses for nurses in the United Kingdom. Nurse Education Today, 19, 107-115.
12. Kirk, M., & Tonkin, E. (2006). Genetics Education for Nursing Professional Groups: Survey of practice and needs of UK educatiors in delivering a genetics competence framework. University of Glamorgan, Pontypridd. Available at www.geneticseducation.nhs.uk/downloads/NursingEducatorsSurvey_Report.pdf
13. Kirk, M., Tonkin, E. & Burke, S. (2008) Engaging nurses in genetics: The strategic approach of the NHS National Genetics Education and Development Centre. Journal of Genetic Counselling, 17(2)
14. Korf, B. R. (2002). Integration of genetics into clinical teaching in medical school education. Genetics in Medicine, 4(6 Supplement), 33S-38S.
15. Metcalfe, A., & Burton, H. (2003). Post-registration genetics education provision for nurses, midwives and health visitors in the UK. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 44, 350-359.
16. Metcalfe, A. Haydon, J., Bennett, C., & Farndon, P. (2007). Midwives' views of the importance of genetics and their confidence with genetic activities in clinical practice: Implications for the delivery of genetics education. J Clin Nurs. Jun 30; [Epub ahead of print]
17. Newton, R., Burke, S., Bennett, C., Whelan, K., Burton, H., & Farndon, P. (2007). Dietitians' views of the importance of genetics to dietetic practice: The impact of education. Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, 20, 362-387.
18. NHS National Genetics Education and Development Centre and Skills for Health. (2007). UK national workforce competences for genetics in clinical practice for non-genetics healthcare staff. http://www.geneticseducation.nhs.uk/ develop/index.asp?id = 44. Accessed 18 July 2007.
19. Royal College of General Practitioners. (2007). Genetics in Primary Care: Curriculum statement 6. Accessible at http://www.rcgp-curriculum.org.uk/PDF/ curr_6_Genetics_in_Primary_Care.pdf
20. Schön, D. A. (1991). The Reflective practitioner. Aldershot: Ashgate Publishing Ltd.