SynthesisBMC family practice2016
A systematic review of interventions to provide genetics education for primary care.
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Who cites it
50 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Online education for rare genetic diseases: a systematic review.Orphanet journal of rare diseases · 2025Pooled it
- Building capacity for genomics in primary care: a scoping review of practitioner attitudes, education needs, and enablers.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Pooled it
- General practitioners' (GPs) experience, attitudes and needs on clinical genetic services: a systematic review.Family medicine and community health · 2022Pooled it
- Mainstreaming genetics and genomics: a systematic review of the barriers and facilitators for nurses and physicians in secondary and tertiary care.Genetics in medicine : official journal of the American College of Medical Genetics · 2020Pooled it
- Delivering genomic medicine in the United Kingdom National Health Service: a systematic review and narrative synthesis.Genetics in medicine : official journal of the American College of Medical Genetics · 2019Pooled it
- Adopting clinical genomics: a systematic review of genomic literacy among physicians in cancer care.BMC medical genomics · 2018Pooled it
- A comparison of genome cohort participants' genetic knowledge and preferences to receive genetic results before and after a genetics workshop.Journal of human genetics · 2018Trial
- Increasing confidence and changing behaviors in primary care providers engaged in genetic counselling.BMC medical education · 2017Trial
- Implementing Genetic Cascade Testing for Familial Hypercholesterolemia in Primary Care: Patient and General Practitioner Experiences.International journal of behavioral medicine · 2026Article
- Ethically Integrating Genomics in Primary Care: An Invitation to Share Implementation Best Practices.Mayo Clinic proceedings · 2026Article
- Case-based genomics education and training of neurologists: an Egyptian initiative.Journal of community genetics · 2025Article
- Current landscape of clinical genetics knowledge and attitudes among Non-Geneticist Physicians - the McGill genetics education survey (McGES).Journal of community genetics · 2025Article
- The case for integrating genetic counselors into primary care: A paradigm shift for our profession.Journal of genetic counseling · 2025Article
- Primary care provider practices, attitudes, and confidence with hereditary cancer risk assessment and testing: A mixed methods study.Genetics in medicine : official journal of the American College of Medical Genetics · 2025Article
- Expanding the primary care workforce by integrating genetic counselors in multidisciplinary care teams.Family practice · 2025Article
- Primary Care Providers' Experiences With an Active Elective Genetic Testing Program.Health education & behavior : the official publication of the Society for Public Health Education · 2025Article
- Ensuring best practice in genomics education: A theory- and empirically informed evaluation framework.American journal of human genetics · 2024Review
- The urgency for a change in genetics healthcare provision: views from Portuguese medical geneticists.Journal of community genetics · 2024Article
- Assessing genomics confidence and learning needs in Australian nurses and midwives: an educational program evaluation.Frontiers in genetics · 2024Article
- Genetic testing and gene therapy in retinal diseases: Knowledge and perceptions of optometrists in Australia and New Zealand.Clinical genetics · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundAt least 10 % of patients seen in primary care are said to have a condition in which genetics has an influence. However, patients at risk of genetic disease may not be recognised, while those who seek advice may not be referred or managed appropriately. Primary care practitioners lack knowledge of genetics and genetic testing relevant for daily practice and feel inadequate to deliver genetic services. The aim of this systematic review was to evaluate genetics educational interventions in the context of primary care.
methodsFollowing the process for systematic reviews developed by the Centre for Reviews and Dissemination, we conducted a search of five relevant electronic databases. Primary research papers were eligible for inclusion if they included data on outcomes of interventions regarding genetics education for primary care practitioners. The results from each paper were coded and grouped under themes.
resultsEleven studies were included in the review. The five major themes identified inductively (post hoc) were: prior experience, changes in confidence, changes in knowledge, changes in practice, satisfaction and feedback. In five of the studies, knowledge of practitioners was improved following the educational programmes, but this tended to be in specific topic areas, while practitioner confidence improved in six studies. However, there was little apparent change to practice.
conclusionsThere are insufficient studies of relevant quality to inform educational interventions in genetics for primary care practitioners. Educational initiatives should be assessed using changes in practice, as well as in confidence and knowledge, to determine if they are effective in causing significant changes in practice in genetic risk assessment and appropriate management of patients.
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