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October 22nd, 2009
Doctors, faced with genetics, join the world in saying “Huh?”
Still not sure how to tell a SNP from a second-degree relative? You aren’t alone — and your doctor may be one of those keeping you company.
The LA Times reports on a recent survey of 10,000 physicians conducted by the American Medical Association and pharmacy benefits manager Medco. The survey asked physicians about their understanding of genetics, and comfort with using genetic information in their practice. And based on their answers, it’d be fair to say most of the doctors surveyed would describe their level of comfort as “Hmmm…just about none.”
Only about one in four doctors, according to the LAT, said they had “any type of education in the use of genetic testing to guide medication decisions.” Only about one in 10 felt he or she had the necessary training to make good use of pharmacogenomics, the practice of using a patient’s genetic information to personalize their medications. Pharmacogenomics, while still relatively new, is widely considered to be an important medical use of genomic knowledge in the years ahead.
While the doctors in the survey didn’t feel prepared for the genetic age, they did know it’s here. According to the LAT, about 13 percent had ordered or recommended a genetic test for a patient in the last six months — but twice that many said they would do so in the next six months.
In our book, we’ve got the basics of genetics covered in Chapter 1, and an overview of putting personal genetic information to use in Chapter 2.
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