ArticleJournal of genetic counseling2026
Strategic Development of the Genetic Counselor Profession in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland: The Establishment of the GfH Genetic Counselor Commission.
Article in Journal of genetic counseling, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
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.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
0 citing papers in PubMed.
No citing paper in PubMed yet.
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
5 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
In June 2024, the German Society of Human Genetics (GfH) established a commission for Genetic Counselors (German translation: Genetische Fachberater:innen) with 86% members' approval, marking a significant step for the genetic counselor profession in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland (D-A-CH). This commission aims to advance the genetic counselor profession, influence policy, and drive improvements in the field. An interactive process was conducted in an online workshop format to prioritize the commission's key perspectives and goals, involving 85 participants from genetic centers across the D-A-CH area, including a comprehensive representation of genetic counselors and medical geneticists. The workshop event comprised introductions of speakers, commission members, presentations, and open discussions engaging participants in a structured process to identify key priorities for future initiatives. The strategic goals were developed in an interactive process involving the workshop participants. The GfH genetic counselor commission's primary goal is to create the prerequisites for the legal recognition and effective integration of genetic counselors into clinical genetic services in the D-A-CH region. Responding to the increasing need for more trained genetics professionals, standardized education aligned with the European core curriculum and internationally defined responsibilities and competencies for genetic counselors were defined. Among these objectives, the highest priority was assigned to the development of a scope of practice for genetic counselors in consensus with all genetics societies in the D-A-CH area. This interactive approach identified the most critical requirements for the full integration of genetic counselors into medical genetic services across the D-A-CH countries, providing a robust framework for future development and implementation of the genetic counselor profession and a prioritized development of a scope of practice for the region.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.