What's at Stake?
September 1, 2011 | Journal Article
This paper examines the impact of genetic testing and the potential benefits and harms it can provide to people with epilepsy and their family members.
Genetic Disorders
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Health Professionals Learn to Unravel Genetics for Their Patients
July 1, 2004 | Program Result
The American Nurses Foundation established the National Coalition for Health Professional Education in Genetics, an interdisciplinary group that brings together organizations to promote health professional education in the area of human genetics.
Decoding the Human Genome Raises New Questions, Practical and Ethical
May 1, 2001 | Program Result
The State of Arizona Department of Health Services held a conference on the future impact of advances in genetics. "Genetics in the 21st Century: Crisis and Opportunity" took place May 12-14, 1999, in Mesa, Ariz.
Knowledge of Genetics Deemed Essential for Primary Care Providers
May 1, 1997 | Program Result
The Banbury Center at the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory convened two meetings to explore the implications for health care of advances in human genetics:
RWJF Alum Takes Pioneering Role in Nursing and Genetics
September 27, 2012 | Story
Kathleen Hickey, an alumna of the RWJF Nurse Faculty Scholars program, will assume the helm of the International Society of Nurses in Genetics this fall.
Online CME Program Integrates Genetics Into Primary Care Practices
December 1, 2005 | Program Result
The March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation designed, launched and evaluated Genetics & Your Practice Online, an information and continuing education program to help health professionals integrate genetics into their practices.
PBS Program Addresses Practical and Ethical Issues of Genetic Technology
December 1, 2004 | Program Result
Fred Friendly Seminars, in association with Thirteen/WNET, produced a three-part series called Our Genes/Our Choices, which the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) premiered nationally in January 2003 to some 2.3 million viewers.
Ninety-Minute Video Educates Health Professional on the Role of Race and Genetics in Health Care
March 1, 2008 | Program Result
The National Coalition for Health Professional Education in Genetics produced and disseminated a 90-minute television program to educate health care professionals about the role of race and genetics in health care.
Fine-Tuning Drugs to Match Our Genes - What are the Implications for Health Care Costs and Treatments?
July 31, 2008 | Program Result
Pharmacogenomics is the study of how inherited variations in genes dictate a person's reaction to a drug. Louis F. Rossiter, PhD, and other researchers examined how pharmacogenomics fits within the current health care market.