Genetics

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The three year training program is based on the Royal College of General Practitioners Curriculum for General Practice

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Genetics Direct link to the Genetics curriculum

Material specific for the Nottingham VTS

Relevant texts and resources

KINGSTON HM. ABC of Clinical Genetics London: BMJ Books, 2002
ROSE P AND LUCASSEN A. Practical Genetics for Primary Care Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1999
TURNPENNY P AND ELLARD S. Emery’s Elements of Medical Genetics London: Elsevier Churchill Livingston, 2005
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. Concordat and Moratorium on Genetics and Insurance London: HMSO, 2005
HARPER PS. Practical Genetic Counselling London: Arnold, 2004
HODGSON SV AND MAHER ER. A Practical Guide to Human Cancer Genetics Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1999
THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF GENERAL PRACTITIONERS. Genetics in Primary Care: a report from the North West England Faculty Genetics Group. Occasional Paper 77. London: RCGP, 1998

Web resources

Accessing specialist genetics services Directory of UK genetics centres. www.bshg.org.uk/genetic_centres/uk_genetic_centres.htm
Availability of genetic tests UK Genetic Testing Network. www.ukgtn.nhs.uk
Family history The Clinical Genetics Society (CGS) guidance document for pedigree drawing. www.clingensoc.org/Docs/Standards/CGSPedigree.pdf
GeneTests This site, funded by the US National Institute of Health (NIH), has a GeneReviews section that gives information on specific diseases www.geneclinics.org/
OMIM Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man (OMIM) is a catalogue of all Mendelian disorders in humans http://www3.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=OMIM
Orphanet Orphanetis a database of rare diseases (90% caused by genetic factors) and orphan drugs. www.orpha.net/
Genetics education for primary care physicians The Genetics File This GP resource provides information for GPs on a number of topics that Australian GPs identified as most relevant to their practice, including familial cancers and conditions such as haemochromatosis and thalassaemias. www.mcri.edu.au/GF/pages/GeneticsFile.asp
Genetics in Primary Care (GPC) Training Program Curriculum Materials These US modules are a series of teaching cases designed to demonstrate genetics issues and principles relevant to primary care. http://genes-r-us.uthscsa.edu/resources/genetics/primary_care.htm
The NHS National Genetics Education and Development Centre This website provides information on resources and learning support materials for healthcare professionals learning genetics, teaching genetics, developing genetics services and applying genetics in practice. www.geneticseducation.nhs.uk/
Cancer genetics National Cancer Institute This US website provides information for healthcare professionals on prevention, genetics and causes of a number of different types of cancers. http://cancernet.nci.nih.gov/Templates/doc.aspx?viewid=580BE4B7-D4B8-4194-AB95-C95A258B67C1
Screening NeLH – Screening The National Electronic Libraries for Health aim to provide clinicians with access to the best current know-how and knowledge to support health care-related decisions. http://www.library.nhs.uk/screening/
PEGASUS Professional Education for Genetic Assessment and Screening (PEGASUS)was commissioned by the NHS. Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia Screening Programme and aims to facilitate training in basic genetics for healthprofessionals involved in antenatal and newborn screening in England. www.pegasus.nhs.uk/
UK National Screening Committee www.nsc.nhs.uk/
Policy and guidance websites Department of Health Genetics Policy www.dh.gov.uk/PolicyAndGuidance/HealthAndSocialCareTopics/Genetics/fs/en
UK Human Genetics Commission www.hgc.gov.uk/