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ArticleEuropean journal of human genetics : EJHG2023

Community Genetics screening in a pandemic: solutions for pre-test education, informed consent, and specimen collection.

Bronwyn Terrill, Lauren McKnight, Angela Pearce, Heather Gordon, William Lo, I-Chieh Jennifer Lee, Monica Runiewicz, Alex Palmer, Lesley Andrews, Edwin Kirk and 6 more

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Article in European journal of human genetics : EJHG, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

16 authors.

Bronwyn Terrill *Kinghorn Centre for Clinical Genomics, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Darlinghurst, NSW, 2010, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0263-363X
Lauren McKnight *Kinghorn Centre for Clinical Genomics, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Darlinghurst, NSW, 2010, Australia.
Angela PearceKinghorn Centre for Clinical Genomics, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Darlinghurst, NSW, 2010, Australia.
Heather GordonKinghorn Centre for Clinical Genomics, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Darlinghurst, NSW, 2010, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2073-4303
William LoKinghorn Centre for Clinical Genomics, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Darlinghurst, NSW, 2010, Australia.
I-Chieh Jennifer LeeKinghorn Centre for Clinical Genomics, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Darlinghurst, NSW, 2010, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3783-3236
Monica RuniewiczNSW Health Pathology, Randwick, NSW, 2031, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4509-0049
Alex PalmerKinghorn Centre for Clinical Genomics, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Darlinghurst, NSW, 2010, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7853-8797
Lesley AndrewsCommunity Genetics Program (NSW), Woollahra, NSW, 2034, Australia.
Edwin KirkNSW Health Pathology, Randwick, NSW, 2031, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4662-0024
Daniel GoldbergCommunity Genetics Program (NSW), Woollahra, NSW, 2034, Australia.
John TuckerCommunity Genetics Program (NSW), Woollahra, NSW, 2034, Australia.
David MurrayKinghorn Centre for Clinical Genomics, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Darlinghurst, NSW, 2010, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3073-3593
Warren KaplanKinghorn Centre for Clinical Genomics, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Darlinghurst, NSW, 2010, Australia.
Sarah KummerfeldKinghorn Centre for Clinical Genomics, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Darlinghurst, NSW, 2010, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0089-2358
Leslie BurnettKinghorn Centre for Clinical Genomics, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Darlinghurst, NSW, 2010, Australia. leslie.burnett@garvan.org.au.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7282-9596

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A Community Genetics carrier screening program for the Jewish community has operated on-site in high schools in Sydney (Australia) for 25 years. During 2020, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, government-mandated social-distancing, 'lock-down' public health orders, and laboratory supply-chain shortages prevented the usual operation and delivery of the annual testing program. We describe development of three responses to overcome these challenges: (1) pivoting to online education sufficient to ensure informed consent for both genetic and genomic testing; (2) development of contactless telehealth with remote training and supervision for collecting genetic samples using buccal swabs; and (3) a novel patient and specimen identification 'GeneTrustee' protocol enabling fully identified clinical-grade specimens to be collected and DNA extracted by a research laboratory while maintaining full participant confidentiality and privacy. These telehealth strategies for education, consent, specimen collection and sample processing enabled uninterrupted delivery and operation of complex genetic testing and screening programs even amid pandemic restrictions. These tools remain available for future operation and can be adapted to other programs.

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COVID-19Genetic TestingHumansInformed ConsentPandemicsSpecimen Handling

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PMID36631541
PMCPMC9832404

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