Genetic Counselling

Guidelines for genetic counselling

As patients' understanding of the results and consequences of the test is an integral part of genetic testing, EuroGentest also aims at improving the quality of genetic counselling services associated with genetic testing, across Europe. One of the goals is to establish recommendations for genetic counselling in connection with different testing situations.

• Recommendations for genetic counselling (final version) pdf
• Summary of the International Guidelines for Genetic Counselling
  (May 2006) pdf

Regulation and practices

• Regulation and practices related to genetic counselling in 38 European countries (WP3.1 - Released: 20th December 2006) ( pdf )

  Results of survey performed among National Societies of Human Genetics and contact persons in Europe

• National Regulation of Genetic Counselling (WP3.1 - Released: January 2008)

  The following list presents only laws and governmental orders, if they contain an explicit provision on genetic counselling. The relevant laws and governmental orders are found at the governmental websites.

The patient's perspective

• Have patients' opinions been asked? A review of 102 studies from the years 1997- 2007 on patient perspective of genetic counselling services in genetic testing

Other documents and resources

• Genetics education: Improving non-genetics health professionals' understanding of genetic testing

  Questionnaires for general practitioners, obstetricians and gynaecologists and paediatricians and overall outcomes

• Instrument for quality self-assessment in provision of genetic counselling
  Instrument for internal assessment of the quality of genetic counselling within a genetic counselling clinic. The aim is to support internal education, improve the quality and to start the process of documenting issues related to quality development in genetic counselling clinics.
• A Comparative Study of 31 Countries by the Concerted Action on Genetics Services in Europe (CAGSE)