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Overview
A complete review of the issues with specific recommendations and guidelines.
With over 1,000 tests commercially available, genetic testing is revolutionizing medicine. Health care professionals diagnosing and treating patients today must consider genetic factors, the risks and limitations of genetic testing, and the relevant law. Genetic Testing: Care, Consent, and Liability offers the only complete, practical treatment of the genetic, clinical, ethical, and legal issue surrounding genetic testing. The authors present protocols, policies, and models of care that are currently in use, and explain the legal framework for genetic testing and counseling that has developed in North America, particularly with regard to the law of medical malpractice.
This essential book features an international roster of esteemed contributors including, Nancy P. Callanan, Bonnie S. LeRoy, Carole H. Browner, H. Mabel Preloran, Riyana Babul-Hirji, Cheryl Shuman, M.J. Esplen, Maren T. Scheuner, Dena S. Davis, JonBeckwith, Lisa Geller, Mark A. Hall, Andrew R. MacRae, David Chitayat, Roxanne Mykitiuk, Stephanie Turnham, Mireille Lacroix, Jinger G, Hoop, Edwin H, Cook, Jr., S. H. Dinwiddie, Elliot S. Gershon, C. Anthony Rupar, Lynn Holt, Bruce R. Korf, Anne Summers, S. Annie Adams, Daniel L. Van Dyke, Rhett P. Ketterling, Erik C. Thorland, Timothy Caulfield, Lorraine Sheremeta, Richard Gold, Jon F. Merz, David Castle, Peter J. Bridge, JS Parboosingh, Patricia T. Kelly, Julianne M. O'Daniel, Allyn McConkie-Rosell, Beatrice Godard, Bartha Maria Knoppers, David Weisbrot.
The coverage also includes:
* Genetic screening, including prenatal, neonatal, carrier, and susceptibility testing
* Diagnosis, risk assessment, confidentiality, and clinical/legal issues related to follow-up
* Interpreting test results and communicating them to patients
* psychological considerations
* Informed consent
* Family history evaluations
* Referral to medical geneticists and genetic counselors
Genetic Testing Care, Consent, and Liability is a must-have resource for clinical geneticists, genetic counselors, specialists, family physicians, nurses, public health professionals, and medical students.
Synopsis
A complete review of the issues with specific recommendations and guidelines.
With over 1,000 tests commercially available, genetic testing is revolutionizing medicine. Health care professionals diagnosing and treating patients today must consider genetic factors, the risks and limitations of genetic testing, and the relevant law. Genetic Testing: Care, Consent, and Liability offers the only complete, practical treatment of the genetic, clinical, ethical, and legal issue surrounding genetic testing. The authors present protocols, policies, and models of care that are currently in use, and explain the legal framework for genetic testing and counseling that has developed in North America, particularly with regard to the law of medical malpractice.
This essential book features an international roster of esteemed contributors including, Nancy P. Callanan, Bonnie S. LeRoy, Carole H. Browner, H. Mabel Preloran, Riyana Babul-Hirji, Cheryl Shuman, M.J. Esplen, Maren T. Scheuner, Dena S. Davis, JonBeckwith, Lisa Geller, Mark A. Hall, Andrew R. MacRae, David Chitayat, Roxanne Mykitiuk, Stephanie Turnham, Mireille Lacroix, Jinger G, Hoop, Edwin H, Cook, Jr., S. H. Dinwiddie, Elliot S. Gershon, C. Anthony Rupar, Lynn Holt, Bruce R. Korf, Anne Summers, S. Annie Adams, Daniel L. Van Dyke, Rhett P. Ketterling, Erik C. Thorland, Timothy Caulfield, Lorraine Sheremeta, Richard Gold, Jon F. Merz, David Castle, Peter J. Bridge, JS Parboosingh, Patricia T. Kelly, Julianne M. O'Daniel, Allyn McConkie-Rosell, Beatrice Godard, Bartha Maria Knoppers, David Weisbrot.
The coverage also includes:
- Genetic screening, including prenatal, neonatal, carrier, and susceptibility testing
- Diagnosis, risk assessment, confidentiality, and clinical/legal issues related to follow-up
- Interpreting test results and communicating them to patients
- psychological considerations
- Informed consent
- Family history evaluations
- Referral to medical geneticists and genetic counselors
Genetic Testing Care, Consent, and Liability is a must-have resource for clinical geneticists, genetic counselors, specialists, family physicians, nurses, public health professionals, and medical students.
Doody Review Services
Reviewer:Luis F. Escobar, MD, MS(St. Vincent Hospital and Health Care Center)
Description:This book presents basic information on genetic disorders and how these disorders may affect clinical practice and influence public response to medical decisions. Each chapter is structured in a well thought out format that includes basic knowledge and illustrative case scenarios. The book is not designed to cover extensive and detailed clinical knowledge, but resources for self-directed learning are provided.
Purpose:It is intended to be a source for non-genetics professionals and for medical students who need to learn the basics of genetic disorders and, more importantly, the trends in thinking upon which medical decisions are made. This is a novel approach to understanding the implications of clinical genetics. The book provides a link between the detailed world of medical geneticists and other healthcare providers, ethicists, medical students, and the general public. The authors have clearly met their objectives.
Audience:The unique way of presenting the information results in an easy to read book for several audiences including medical students, physicians who need to know the trends in decision-making in genetics, non-health professionals seeking general information who don't need scientific details typical of other books. Nursing professionals, ethicists, social workers, and genetic counselors would find this an extremely valuable source. The simple and understandable language makes this book a great resource for learning and applying clinical reasoning and decision-making in genetics.
Features:The book provides the link between scientific human genetics knowledge and the applicability of that knowledge to human disease. It guides readers through the different steps by which clinical decisions are made. It also describes the appropriate relationship between health professionals, patients, and the trends of thinking by decision makers (policy makers, ethicists, etc.) that would influence the way we approach genetic conditions and disease. Of particular interest is the discussion on issues not found in the classic genetic textbooks, such as evaluation of test results, risk assessment, and confidentiality. The book has very little art work and more illustrations could be used; however, due to the nature of the material, it is understandable why there are not more illustrations.
Assessment:Very few books can be compared to this one. The title may be a bit misleading in that the book is not about the technical and procedural aspects of testing. Clearly, this is a very useful tool for teaching.
Editorials
From the Publisher
"…help[s] nurses, medical students and public health professionals begin thinking about the integration of genetic counseling into the patient care arena." (E-STREAMS, September 2007)
"Sharpe and Carter have produced a different kind of book that addresses many of the topics we discuss at conferences and on listservs but rarely get addressed in a cohesive and organized manner in print. It's about time." (Journal of Genetic Counseling, August 2006)
"...a unique and valuable resource that should be included in the library of physicians...a worthwhile text for clinicians pursuing genetics." (Annals of Internal Medicine, July 2006)
"Very few books can be compared to this one…a very useful tool…" (Doody's Health Services)
"...an excellent practical resource on genetic testing in health care...contains an exponential amount of information, presented in an easy-to-understand format…" (CHOICE, June 2006)
From The Critics
Reviewer: Luis F. Escobar, MD, MS(St. Vincent Hospital and Health Care Center)Description: "This book presents basic information on genetic disorders and how these disorders may affect clinical practice and influence public response to medical decisions. Each chapter is structured in a well thought out format that includes basic knowledge and illustrative case scenarios. The book is not designed to cover extensive and detailed clinical knowledge, but resources for self-directed learning are provided. "
Purpose: "It is intended to be a source for non-genetics professionals and for medical students who need to learn the basics of genetic disorders and, more importantly, the trends in thinking upon which medical decisions are made. This is a novel approach to understanding the implications of clinical genetics. The book provides a link between the detailed world of medical geneticists and other healthcare providers, ethicists, medical students, and the general public. The authors have clearly met their objectives. "
Audience: "The unique way of presenting the information results in an easy to read book for several audiences including medical students, physicians who need to know the trends in decision-making in genetics, non-health professionals seeking general information who don't need scientific details typical of other books. Nursing professionals, ethicists, social workers, and genetic counselors would find this an extremely valuable source. The simple and understandable language makes this book a great resource for learning and applying clinical reasoning and decision-making in genetics. "
Features: The book provides the link between scientific human genetics knowledge and the applicability of that knowledge to human disease. It guides readers through the different steps by which clinical decisions are made. It also describes the appropriate relationship between health professionals, patients, and the trends of thinking by decision makers (policy makers, ethicists, etc.) that would influence the way we approach genetic conditions and disease. Of particular interest is the discussion on issues not found in the classic genetic textbooks, such as evaluation of test results, risk assessment, and confidentiality. The book has very little art work and more illustrations could be used; however, due to the nature of the material, it is understandable why there are not more illustrations.
Assessment: "Very few books can be compared to this one. The title may be a bit misleading in that the book is not about the technical and procedural aspects of testing. Clearly, this is a very useful tool for teaching. "