The time-consuming demands of the practice of medical genetics in the era of advanced genomic testing.
Genet Med
; 18(4): 372-7, 2016 Apr.
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| ID: mdl-26181490
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
Clinical genetics services are time- and labor-intensive. With increasing pressure for cost-effective medical care, the means of providing medical genetics services need to be evaluated in the current era of new genomic technologies.METHODS:
An anonymous online survey regarding activities linked to medical genetics practice was administered to an international cohort of professionals.RESULTS:
Among 151 responses, the reported average time required for pediatric, oncogenetic, pregnancy with a malformed fetus, and preamniocentesis counseling sessions was 48, 37, 40, and 18 min, respectively. The time required to prepare a summary letter followed a similar pattern. Professionals with less experience needed more time for specific activities. The time required for the total workup of a pediatric patient ranged from 1 h and 48 min to 4 h, most of which was associated with indirect activities. Professionals performing one type of consultation (74% pediatric geneticists) perform fewer consultations per week. Respondents' narrative comments reflected the complexity of the work and challenges faced.CONCLUSION:
Clinical genetics is a time-consuming profession with increased demands related to advanced genetic and genomic testing. Further consideration is required to determine how to adapt these changes to the demands of cost-effectiveness without compromising the quality of patient care.Genet Med 18 4, 372-377.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Testes Genéticos
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Genômica
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Genética Médica
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2016
Tipo de documento:
Article