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ArticleAmerican journal of medical genetics. Part C, Seminars in medical genetics2018

Genetic counseling globally: Where are we now?

Kelly E Ormond, Mercy Ygoña Laurino, Kristine Barlow-Stewart, Tina-Marié Wessels, Shelley Macaulay, Jehannine Austin, Anna Middleton

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Article in American journal of medical genetics. Part C, Seminars in medical genetics, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 86 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

86 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 174 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 7 institutions in 6 countries.

Kelly E OrmondDepartment of Genetics and Stanford Center for Biomedical Ethics, Stanford University, Stanford, California.ORCID 0000-0002-1033-0818
Mercy Ygoña LaurinoDepartment of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, University of the Philippines Manila, Manila, Philippines.ORCID 0000-0001-7152-5048
Kristine Barlow-StewartSydney Medical School Northern, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Tina-Marié WesselsDivision Human Genetics, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0002-2676-0564
Shelley MacaulayDivision of Human Genetics, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand & the National Health Laboratory Service, Johannesburg, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0001-6899-672X
Jehannine AustinDepartments of Psychiatry and Medical Genetics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-0338-7055
Anna MiddletonSociety and Ethics Research, Connecting Science, Wellcome Genome Campus, Cambridge, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0003-3103-8098
National Health Laboratory Service · ZASeattle Cancer Care Alliance · USStanford Medicine · USThe University of Sydney · AUUniversity of British Columbia · CAUniversity of Cambridge · GBUniversity of Cape Town · ZA

Funding

Wellcome Trust 206194
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The genetic counseling profession is continuing to develop globally, with countries in various stages of development. In some, the profession has been in existence for decades and is increasingly recognized as an important provider of allied health, while in others it is just beginning. In this article, we describe the current global landscape of the genetic counseling specialty field's professional development. Using examples of the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, South Africa, and various countries in Asia, we highlight the following: (a) status of genetic counseling training programs, (b) availability of credentialing through government and professional bodies (certification, registration, and licensure), and potential for international reciprocity, (c) scope of clinical practice, and (d) health-care system disparities and cultural differences impacting on practice. The successful global implementation of precision medicine will require both an increased awareness of the importance of the profession of "genetic counselor" and flexibility in how genetic counselors are incorporated into each country's health-care market. In turn, this will require more collaboration within and across nations, along with continuing engagement of existing genetic counseling professional societies.

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Genetic CounselingAsiaCanadaCertificationCounselorsHealthcare DisparitiesHumansPractice Patterns, Physicians'Precision MedicineUnited States

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PMID29575600
PMCPMC5947883
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