Education and certification

To ensure patient safety and appropriate use of health resources, it is important that health professionals have relevant educational preparation for work. In addition, it is essential that those offering services are assessed as competent.

• ! NEW Train the Trainers courses: Offering presymptomatic and prenatal genetic testing in a range of clinical contexts
• Patient information leaflets
• Cerfitication of professionals dealing with genetics
• Medical genetics as a medical speciality in Europe
• Educational Units and Centres
• Workshops on accrediation in genetic testing laboratories
• Guidelines on professional education in genetics
• Core competences genetics for health professionals in Europe