Assessing genetic counselors’ graduate school education and training in congenital heart defects

Ahmad, Aaliya A.; Fitzgerald-Butt, Sara; Ware, Stephanie M.; Ison, Hannah E.; Elmore, Lindsey; Helm, Benjamin M.

doi:10.1002/jgc4.1540

Journal of Genetic Counseling

2021

DOI: 10.1002/jgc4.1540

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Assessing genetic counselors’ graduate school education and training in congenital heart defects

Aaliya A. Ahmad

Sara Fitzgerald-Butt

Stephanie M. Ware

et al.

Abstract: Genetic counselors are one of the many providers involved in caring for patients with congenital heart defects (CHDs); however, little is known about the cardiovascular genetics training they receive by their graduate programs. To explore the recalled education experiences regarding CHDs by practicing genetic counselors, we surveyed graduates of programs primarily accredited by the American Council on Genetic Counseling (ACGC) about their graduate training in this area, the depth of CHD-

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Genetic counselors and congenital heart disease: Clinical roles, genetic testing practices, and perceived genetic testing utility

Fitzgerald‐Butt,

Schartman,

Schmit

et al. 2023

Journal of Genetic Counseling

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Genetic counseling and genetic testing are essential for individuals with congenital heart disease/defects (CHD/CHDs). However, the clinical practices of genetic counselors (GCs) and their preferences for different CHD genetic testing strategies are previously unexplored. To address these gaps, GCs (n = 112) representing diverse specialties completed an online survey regarding their counseling and testing practices for syndromic CHD and apparently isolated/non‐syndromic CHDs (iCHD). We found practice variability around family screening recommendations, with prenatal respondents reporting lower prevalence of this practice for iCHDs (p = 0.0004). We found that all specialties considered chromosomal microarray (CMA) the most common prioritized genetic test for syndromic and iCHD, while more prenatal respondents considered FISH and karyotype useful for iCHDs compared to postnatal respondents (p = 0.0002 and p = 0.002, respectively). Among postnatal respondents, a higher proportion considered exome/genome sequencing as useful compared to prenatal respondents (p = 0.0159); specifically, postnatal respondents' preference for exome/genome sequencing for iCHDs was ~2.6‐fold higher than prenatal respondents. We estimated participants' assessment of utility for different genetic testing modalities for iCHDs and found that prenatal respondents assigned higher mean utility to FISH (p = 0.0002), karyotype (p = 0.0006), and CMA (p < 0.0001). There were relatively moderate to decreased utility scores for gene panels and exome/genome sequencing for iCHDs compared to cytogenetic testing, across all specialties. Overall, these results provide insight into GC practices and use of various genetic testing strategies for syndromic CHDs and iCHDs. Findings may help inform and/or standardize clinical practices for CHD genetic testing, though additional studies are warranted.

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Genetic counselors and congenital heart disease: Clinical roles, genetic testing practices, and perceived genetic testing utility

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Schmit

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Journal of Genetic Counseling

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Assessing genetic counselors’ graduate school education and training in congenital heart defects

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Genetic counselors and congenital heart disease: Clinical roles, genetic testing practices, and perceived genetic testing utility

Genetic counselors and congenital heart disease: Clinical roles, genetic testing practices, and perceived genetic testing utility

Survey of genetic counselors identifies a knowledge gap discerning properly regulated cell and gene therapy trials

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