Genetics101 for Healthcare Providers
Date of Release: 3/1/2022
Expiration Date: 3/1/2025
Credits offered: 0.5 per module
Estimate time of completion: 5 hours
Course/Module must be completed by the expiration date
This course is supported by an independent medical education grant from Illumina, Inc.
Course Description:
The unprecedented, rapid advances in genetic and genomic knowledge, information and technologies have made it challenging for primary care and other nongenetics healthcare providers to stay current on recommendations and practices in clinical genetics. To address this education gap for nongenetics providers and to foster the effective integration of those advances into the broad clinical practice of primary care and specialty healthcare providers, the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG) has created a formal online accredited continuing education offering, “ACMG Genetics101 for Healthcare Providers.” In each module of the course, a board-certified medical genetics expert will provide a case-based presentation, along with supporting reading materials.
Target Audience:
This course is primarily for the non-geneticist healthcare professional.
Overall Learning Objectives:
At the conclusion of this series, participants should be able to:
- Obtain and interpret comprehensive three-generation family history
- Appropriately order genetic tests.
- Appropriately refer a patient for genetic evaluation.
- Interpret genetic test results.
- Recognize the genetic conditions prevalent in their specialty.