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A mixed-methods assessment of the Australasian Society of Genetic Counselors (ASGC) Mentor Program.

Canton, H Macintosh, R Sweeting, J Mountain, H Ingles, J Nisselle, A Turbitt, E McEwen, A Yeates, L

PURPOSE: In Australia and New Zealand, one third of genetic counselors have less than 5 years' experience. Sharing experienced practitioners' professional knowledge is needed as the profession grow...

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Reconceptualizing Autonomy for Bioethics.

Dive, L Newson, AJ

Autonomy plays a central role in bioethics, but there is no consensus as to how we should understand this concept. This paper critically considers three different conceptions of autonomy: the defau...

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Ethical preparedness in the clinical genomics laboratory: the value of embedded ethics expertise

Watts, G Newson, AJ Dive, L

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Considering severity in the design of reproductive genetic carrier screening programs: screening for severe conditions.

Freeman, L Archibald, AD Dive, L Delatycki, MB Kirk, EP Laing, N Newson, AJ

Reproductive genetic carrier screening (RGCS) provides information about people's chance of having children with certain genetic conditions, to inform reproductive decision making. RGCS at populati...

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Parents’ perspectives on conversations about prognosis and an assessment of prognostic information available online: A mixed-methods study

Gokoolparsadh, A Bourne, M McEwen, A Amor, DJ Turbitt, E

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Cancer genetic counseling via telegenetics and telephone: A qualitative study exploring the experience of patients and genetic counselors in an Australian cancer genetics context.

Finney, J Fargas, V Gonzalez, T Taylor, N Wakefield, CE Tucker, K Turbitt, E Williams, R

The demand for direct-to-patient (DTP) telegenetics (genetics services delivered via videoconferencing) in genetic counseling practice has rapidly increased, particularly since the COVID-19 pandemi...

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The mutuality account of parenthood: a subjective approach to parent-child relationships.

Holmes, I McDougall, R

Stimulated by development of reproductive technologies, many current bioethical accounts of parenthood focus on defining parenthood at or around birth. They tend to exclude from their scope some pa...

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Beyond severity: utility as a criterion for setting the scope of RGCS

Dive, L Laberge, A-M Freeman, L Bunnik, E

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Becoming agents for genomic change: genetic counsellors' views of patient care and implementation influences when genomics is mainstreamed.

Do, TT Martyn, M McClaren, B McEwen, A Gaff, C

Genetic counsellors (GCs) across the world are increasingly transitioning beyond clinical genetics services to meet the growing demands for genomic healthcare. This presents a unique opportunity fo...

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Beyond severity: Utility as a criterion for setting the scope of RGCS

Dive, L Laberge, A-M Freeman, L Bunnik, E

Reproductive genetic carrier screening (RGCS) allows prospective parents to identify and act upon their chances of having a child with a genetic condition. In deciding which genetic conditions to i...

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