PMID: 15235022Jul 6, 2004Paper

Effects of a cancer genetics education programme on clinician knowledge and practice

Journal of Medical Genetics
Kathleen R BlazerJ N Weitzel

Abstract

Many clinicians lack adequate knowledge about emerging standards of care related to genetic cancer risk assessment and the features of hereditary cancer needed to identify patients at risk. To determine how a clinical cancer genetics education programme for community based clinicians affected participant knowledge and changed clinical practice. The effects of the programme on participant knowledge and changes in clinical practice were measured through pre and post session knowledge questionnaires completed by 710 participants and practice impact surveys completed after one year by 69 out of 114 eligible annual conference participants sampled. Respondents showed a 40% average increase in specific cancer genetics knowledge. Respondents to the post course survey reported that they used course information and materials to counsel and refer patients for hereditary cancer risk assessment (77%), shared course information with other clinicians (83%), and wanted additional cancer genetics education (80%). There was a significant immediate gain in cancer genetics knowledge among participants in a targeted outreach programme, and subset analysis indicated a positive long term effect on clinical practice. Clinician education that incorpora...Continue Reading

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Feb 27, 2010·Journal of Cancer Education : the Official Journal of the American Association for Cancer Education·Kaylene J ReadyKaren H Lu
Jan 18, 2005·Genetics in Medicine : Official Journal of the American College of Medical Genetics·Kathleen R BlazerJeffrey N Weitzel
Aug 2, 2007·Genetics in Medicine : Official Journal of the American College of Medical Genetics·Clara L GaffSylvia A Metcalfe
Nov 4, 2008·Genetics in Medicine : Official Journal of the American College of Medical Genetics·Katrina J LowstuterJeffrey N Weitzel
Jun 2, 2011·Genetics in Medicine : Official Journal of the American College of Medical Genetics·Kathleen R BlazerJeffrey N Weitzel
Jun 2, 2011·Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health·Gaenor KynePeter O'Leary
Sep 14, 2015·Surgical Oncology Clinics of North America·Jeffrey N Weitzel
Oct 21, 2016·Genetics in Medicine : Official Journal of the American College of Medical Genetics·Divya TalwarLei-Shih Chen
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