The stepwise process of integrating a genetic counsellor into primary care.

ABSTRACT: Genetic services have historically been housed in tertiary care, requiring referral, which can present access barriers. While integrating genetics into primary care could facilitate access, many primary care physicians lack genomics expertise. Integrating genetic counsellors (GCs) into primary care could theoretically address these issues, but little is known about how to do this effectively. To understand and describe the process of integrating a GC into a multidisciplinary primary care setting, we qualitatively explored the perceptions, attitudes and reactions of existing team members prior to, and after the introduction of a GC. Semi-structured interviews were conducted immediately prior to (T1), and 9 months after (T2), the GC joining the clinic. Interviews were recorded, transcribed v

SUBMITTER: Slomp C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8801315 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature