OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this paper is to review the role of the family history in predictive
genetic testing, describe how family history taking is practiced in adult primary care, identify …

Purpose: The purpose of this literature review is to report primary care physicians' perceived
barriers concerning the provision of genetic services. Methods: Sixty-eight papers were …

Purpose: The objective of this study was to assess knowledge of genetics and awareness of
genetic tests among Dutch general practitioners (GPs), gynecologists (GYNs), and …

Background Available evidence suggests that improvements in genetics education are
needed to prepare primary care providers for the impact of ongoing rapid advances in …

Methods We searched Medline and Embase for relevant papers, combining terms relating to
primary care and clinical genetics. We included papers identified from a previous systematic …

PURPOSE: Obtainment of family history and accurate assessment is essential for the
identification of families at risk for hereditary cancer. Our study compared the extent to which …

Background. In response to growing demands on genetics departments and advances in
genetic medicine, it has been proposed that primary care should provide a frontline service …

Background: Reproductive health and pregnancy outcomes may be improved if the
reproductive risk assessment is moved from the antenatal to the preconception period …

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To increase primary care providers' awareness and use of genetic
services; increase their knowledge of genetic issues; increase their confidence in core …

Anecdotal accounts suggest some patients have experienced negative outcomes as a result
of receiving genetics services from non-genetics providers, but empirical evidence of these …