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News Release
Healthcare professionals now have access to a range of educational and clinical genomics resources on the Genetics/Genomics Competency Center website
… Kiara Palmer … Healthcare professionals now have access to a variety of … Messersmith, Ph.D., a health policy analyst with NHGRI's Genomic Healthcare Branch, which created the website. "Our goal now is to provide easy access to genomic resources produced by professional societies in …
15 Ways Genomics Influences Our World
Advances in genomics are helping you access information about your genome from your home.
… led to an explosion in at-home, or "direct to consumer" genomic testing. You can even seek genomic information without involving a healthcare provider in ordering the test or delivering the …
Explainer
Appropriate use of population descriptors in research is a critical scientific issue that is important for advancing genomic science and improving healthcare across human populations.
… critical scientific issue that is important for advancing genomic science and improving healthcare across human populations. Thoughtful use by … when other data are not available. … Advances in genomic medicine greatly amplify the urgency of ensuring the …
Fact Sheet
With increasing complexity in genomic data, researchers are turning to artificial intelligence and machine learning as ways to identify meaningful patterns for healthcare and research purposes.
… learning analyses could benefit disease research and genomic tools like CRISPR.   NHGRI is identifying and shaping its unique role in the convergence of genomic and machine learning research. … What are machine … learning as ways to identify meaningful patterns for healthcare and research purposes. … Fact Sheet … Artificial …
Healthcare Provider Genomics Education Resource
Genomics plays a role in every area of nursing, whether nurses are at the bedside providing one-on-one care, treating entire populations, teaching the next generation of nurses, or making discoveries in the lab.
… is increasingly focusing on precision health . Precision healthcare refers to care that is delivered based upon the understanding of a person’s unique genomic information combined with lifestyle and social, … generation of nurses, or making discoveries in the lab. … Genomic principles form the foundation for disease …
Healthcare Provider Genomics Education Resource
This FAQ was designed to answer questions regarding how nurses integrate genomics into their education and practice.
… Institutes of Health-American College of Medical Genetics Genomic Medicine Program Management Fellow Washington, DC … integrate genomics into their education and practice. … Healthcare Provider Genomics Education Resource …
Fact Sheet
Pharmacogenomics is a growing area of genomic medicine that uses a patient's genomic information to help healthcare providers select the medications and dosages that are predicted to work best in each patient.
… their response to medications. A person’s DNA contains genomic variants that influence how their body handles that medication. Because of this natural genomic variation , people can respond differently to a … is called a pharmacogene. Pharmacogenomics can help healthcare providers better predict if a medication will be …
Healthcare Provider Genomics Education Resource
Genomics plays a role in every area of nursing, whether nurses are at the bedside providing one-on-one care, treating entire populations, teaching the next generation of nurses, or making discoveries in the lab.
… is an essential element of delivering personalized healthcare. Nurses must be able to communicate with patients … by applying individualized information, which includes genomic health information (Essential 2.2i).   Nurses must be … competency is the ability to apply knowledge in practice. Genomic knowledge is defined as genomic literacy, which is …
Healthcare Provider Genomics Education Resource
Genomics plays a role in every area of nursing, whether nurses are at the bedside providing one-on-one care, treating entire populations, teaching the next generation of nurses, or making discoveries in the lab.
… and Human Services or the United States government. … All healthcare professionals, including nurse practitioners, must … of practice for nurse practitioners related to genetic and genomic care includes but is not limited to the following: … practitioners, depending on their level of genetic and genomic training and expertise or additional certifications. …
About Genomics
A introduction to basic concepts in genomics to help you understand your genome, how it works, and how it impacts your health.
… will react to certain medications. It can help inform your healthcare provider about how to best treat your condition … they carry. The tests can help parents and healthcare providers make decisions before, during, and after … it or not, many parts of our daily lives are influenced by genomic information and technologies. Genomics now provides a …