Clinical, Community and Public Health Genetics (Unit 3)

Genetic counselling

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

Definitions of Genetic Testing

• Definitions of Genetic testing in European and other legislation
  
• Definitions of Genetic Testing (html version Jan 2008)
• Objectives

Clinical validity and utility

• Clinical utility gene cards
  Unit 3 of EUROGENTEST has developed "points to consider" regarding clinical indications for genetic testing and is inviting for commentaries from the scientific community.
• Clinical validity and utility of genetic testing – the viewpoint of a clinical geneticist. (WP3.2 - Released: 18th November 2005)
  An opinion paper written by Jörg Schmidtke, Hannover Medical School.

Regulations and practices

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

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