GPCI Webinar: Family History in Primary Care

Submitted by:Joann Bodurtha, MD, MPH, FAAP, FACMG, McKusick-Nathans Institute of Genetic Medicine
Source: Genetics in Primary Care Institute

October 8, 2013

Website Link  http://www.geneticsinprimarycare.org/Provider%20Education/Pages/gpci-webinars.aspx

Webinar Learning Objectives:

  • Identify the utility of an evolving family history in the era of genomic medicine;
  • Establish the capacity to use genetic information to tier patient risk;
  • Formulate and utilize focused, problem-based family history questions and establish a system for creating a comprehensive family history; and
  • Apply various strategies in patient/family communication