An Update on Genetics in Primary Care

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Patients now have more access than ever to information about their genetics which may impact their health. This creates both opportunity to improve health and potential to open ethical dilemmas. Attaining and maintaining basic competence in commercially-available genetics resources is important to helping advise our patients properly.

Learning Objectives:

Following the completion of this lecture, the participant will be able to:

1. Recognize the genetics information your patients have available to them without consulting you.
2. Differentiate whole genome sequencing from single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) testing.
3. Appreciate what this information can and cannot tell patients about their health.
4. Recognize ethical considerations in choosing to use or not to use this information.
5. Appropriately apply credible genetics information to improve patient care.