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Washington, DC, USA. The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) has launched an online tool to help educators teach the next generation of nurses and physician assistants about genetics and genomics. NHGRI is a part of the US National Institutes of Health (NIH).
The Genetics/Genomics Competency Center (G2C2), developed by the University of Virginia through a NHGRI contract, is a free collection of materials on genetics and genomics designed for educators who train nurses and physician assistants. The NHGRI organization supports the development of resources and technology to accelerate genome research and its application to human health. The online tool is part of NHGRI's effort to address the growing need among health care professionals for knowledge in this area and encourage more individualized approaches to detect, treat and prevent many birth conditions and diseases. Nursing and physician assistant educators can use the G2C2 to find and download materials for use in their classrooms. They also can share their preferred genomic and genetic teaching resources and materials with other educators by uploading material, which is regularly reviewed by the center's editorial board to ensure quality control. "We're very excited that physician assistants were included in this pioneering effort. Our profession has been at the vanguard of realizing the importance of genetics and genomics in the future of medicine, and encouraging efforts to incorporate more of these key concepts into education and training," said physician assistant Michael Rackover, M.S., an advisory group member who directs the physician assistant program at Philadelphia University. To encourage sharing and reduced duplication across health care disciplines, the Genetics/ Genomics Competency Center helps to match existing educational resources with educational competencies for health professionals. The online center accomplishes this through sophisticated, cross-mapping of learning activities and assessments, outcome indicators and professional competencies, such as Genomics Nursing: Competencies, Curricula Guidelines and Outcome Indicators [cf. Citation] and similar guidelines for physician assistant education. "As we enter the era of personalized medicine, establishing genetic and genomic literacy is an urgent concern for those who educate health professionals. This online resource will provide a valuable new tool for meeting that challenge," said Jean Jenkins, R.N., Ph.D., NHGRI senior clinical advisor to the director. "In the future, we hope to expand this tool to include other health care professions, such as pharmacists and physicians." Dr. Jenkins announced the new resource at the 2010 American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) Master's Education Conference in New Orleans. NHGRI's Genomic Healthcare Branch will host a webinar this spring to provide educators with a tutorial on using the tool and answer questions about the resource. ParticipantsThe Genetics/ Genomics Competency Center was created under the guidance of an advisory group made up of representatives from a wide range of research and professional organizations.
In addition to AACN, participating organizations included the American Academy of Physician Assistants, National Cancer Institute, National Coalition for Health Professional Education in Genetics, National League for Nursing, National Society of Genetic Counselors, Physician Assistant Education Association and Sigma Theta Tau International, the honor society of nursing. CitationEssentials Of Genetic And Genomic Nursing: Competencies, Curricula Guidelines, And Outcome Indicators (2nd Edition). NHGRI/NSF. Silver Spring, MD: American Nurses Association 2010. ISBN-13: 978-1-55810-263-7; ISBN-10: 1-55810-263-9
Download PDF Preamble (Excerpt) Genomics is a central science for all nursing practice because essentially all diseases and conditions have a genetic or genomic component. Health care for all persons will increasingly include genetic and genomic information along the pathways of prevention, screening, diagnostics, prognostics, selection of treatment, and monitoring of treatment effectiveness. The essential competencies were developed by an independent panel of nurse leaders from clinical, research, and academic settings (identified on the next page) whose goal was to establish the minimum basis by which to prepare the nursing workforce to deliver competent genetic- and genomic-focused nursing care. These competencies are not intended to replace or recreate existing standards of practice, but are intended to incorporate the genetic and genomic perspective into all nursing education and practice.
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