ArticleJournal of genetic counseling2017
Risk for Patient Harm in Canadian Genetic Counseling Practice: It's Time to Consider Regulation.
Article in Journal of genetic counseling, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.
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- Position Statement on the Regulation of Genetic Counselors in Canada on Behalf of National and Provincial Genetic Counselor Organizations.Journal of genetic counseling · 2026Article
- What is risk in clinical genetics? Designing and piloting tools to evaluate risk in clinical genetics using failure modes and effects analysis.European journal of human genetics : EJHG · 2026Article
- Paths of legal recognition of genetic counselors in Canada: A framework for action.Journal of genetic counseling · 2026Article
- Genetic counselors outside of the genetics clinic: Roles, practices, and ethico-legal implications in light of lagging legal recognition across Canada.Journal of genetic counseling · 2025Article
- "Protection for the public, better use of resources and clearer lines": Interviews with genetic counselors and their colleagues on the need for regulation in Quebec.Journal of genetic counseling · 2025Article
- Legal approaches to risk of harm in genetic counseling: perspectives from Quebec and Qatar.Frontiers in genetics · 2023Review
- Genetic counselors and legal recognition: A made-for-Canada approach.Journal of genetic counseling · 2022Article
- The composition and capacity of the clinical genetics workforce in high-income countries: a scoping review.Genetics in medicine : official journal of the American College of Medical Genetics · 2020Article
- Cost-effectiveness evaluation of pre-counseling telephone interviews before face-to-face genetic counseling in cancer genetics.Familial cancer · 2018Article
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Abstract
With the increasing awareness of genetic contributions to disease in Canada, the availability of and demand for genetic testing has soared. Genetic counseling is becoming a recognized and rapidly growing (yet unregulated) health profession in Canada. We hypothesized that the potential risk for harm to the public posed by genetic counseling practice in the province of Ontario is sufficient to consider regulation. The Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (MOHTLC) sets criteria (both primary and secondary) to identify health professional bodies that meet the threshold for regulation in the province. We developed a survey based on the MOHTLC criteria to determine if genetic counselors meet the primary criteria to be considered for health professions regulation in Ontario. We surveyed 120 Ontario genetic counselors about their clinical practice and perceptions of risk for harm to the public. Results indicate that Ontario genetic counselors are highly independent in their clinical practice and are involved in patient care activities, clinical judgement and decision-making that have the potential to harm patients. In particular, cancer genetic counselors were identified as a cohort that practices with relatively high autonomy and low supervision. In summary, our study indicates that genetic counseling practice in Ontario meets the primary criteria to be considered for regulation.
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