Genomic Scenarios in Primary Care (FutureLearn)

Recognise how genomics issues may present within primary care

You’ll get an initial overview of day-to-day genomics within the primary healthcare sector and the role that testing plays in finding changes in genes that may cause health problems.

You’ll also understand how to use patient and family history as a tool to assess genomic risk.

Learn about direct to consumer testing and understand its limitations

Many people are now using direct to consumer testing – genetic tests that can be bought online or in stores. You’ll discover the difference between these sorts of tests and their limitations in terms of results.

You’ll then identify clinically relevant information from different sorts of tests and will study how to manage the patient pathway using familial data in line with data governance.

Study with practising GPs who will share their expertise in genomics

Offering extensive knowledge of primary care, genomic medicine and direct to consumer testing, your learning will be applied to clinical practice.

You’ll hear from practitioners working at the cutting edge of genomic medicine within primary care.

What topics will you cover?

- The types of genomic testing available

- Considerations and limitations of commercial genomic testing

- An overview of the NHS Genomics Medicine Service

- Assessment and management of patients presenting with genomic test results

- Ethical and communication issues pertaining to genomic testing

What will you achieve?

By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to...

- Recognise how genomics issues may present in primary care

- Use patient and family history as a tool to assess genomic risk

- Communicate with patients about DTC testing and its limitations

- Identify clinically relevant information from different types of genetic and genomic tests

- Manage the patient pathway and institute appropriate clinical management of genetic and genomic concerns

- Use familial data in accordance with ethical and data governance principles