Improving Genetics Education in Graduate and Continuing Health Professional Education: Workshop Summary

by Roundtable on Translating Genomic-Based Research for Health, Institute of Medicine, Board on Health Sciences Policy

Many health care providers do not have either the knowledge or the tools they need in order to apply genetic information in their day-to-day practices. This lack of support is contributing to a substantial delay in the translation of genetic research findings, when appropriate, into improvement in patient outcomes within the health care system. Although the need to improve genetics knowledge among health care providers is clear, the best approaches...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309316057
• ISBN13: 9780309316057
• Release Date: April 2015
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 120 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.8" x 8.9"