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Provision of cardiovascular genetic counseling services: current practice and future directions

Somers, Allyson
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1367924189

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2013, MS, University of Cincinnati, Medicine: Genetic Counseling.
Cardiovascular genetic counseling has emerged as a specialty critical to the care of patients with heritable cardiovascular disease. Although there is an increasing demand for genetic counseling services for cardiac disorders, the profession's strategies to meet this demand are not clear. As an initial, we sought to characterize the current practice patterns of cardiac genetic counseling by surveying the National Society of Genetic Counselors (NSGC) membership about cardiovascular training, education, and clinical practice related to cardiac disorders. Of the 105 (69%) participants who reported seeing a cardiac genetics patient in the previous 12 months, 42 (40%) identified themselves as a cardiovascular genetic counselor (CVGC) and 63 (60%) did not (non-CVGC). CVGCs were most likely to identify cardiology and non-CVGCs prenatal or pediatrics as their primary specialty. The most common conditions for which genetic counseling was provided were hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM), long QT syndrome (LQTS), and genetic syndromes with cardiovascular disease. CVGCs were significantly more confident than non-CVGCs in providing genetic counseling for HCM, DCM, arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy, LQTS, Brugada syndrome, familial thoracic aortic aneurysm and dissection, and sudden cardiac death. While some graduate training programs provide learning opportunities for cardiovascular genetics, 86% of genetic counselors sought additional education related to cardiovascular genetics and listed online courses as the most desirable method of learning. Seventy-eight percent of non-CVGCs reported an interest in providing and need for cardiovascular genetic counseling services in their area. There is a growing need for and interest among the NSGC membership in cardiovascular genetic counseling. Additional training resources and support for genetic counselors providing cardiovascular genetic counseling are needed.
Stephanie Ware, M.D. Ph.D. (Committee Chair)
Kathleen Collins, M.S. (Committee Member)
Hua He, M.S. (Committee Member)
Erin Miller, M.S., C.G.C. (Committee Member)
40 p.
Genetics
Cardiac genetics; Cardiac genetic counseling; Cardiovascular genetic testing;

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  • Somers, A. (2013). Provision of cardiovascular genetic counseling services: current practice and future directions [Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1367924189

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Somers, Allyson. Provision of cardiovascular genetic counseling services: current practice and future directions. 2013. University of Cincinnati, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1367924189.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Somers, Allyson. "Provision of cardiovascular genetic counseling services: current practice and future directions." Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati, 2013. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1367924189

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