Competency information
Details
Observe a clinic where a patient is being given results of laboratory tests that include genetic analysis. Reflect on this experience and present to colleagues
Considerations
- Information regarding potential outcomes of a genetic test
- Implications of the genetic results for diagnosis/prognosis
- The role of the Healthcare professional providing the information to the patient
- Principals of patient centred care
- Interaction with patient
- Consent issues (for patient testing and for observation by a trainee)
- Professional behaviour
- Role and process of active listening
Relevant learning outcomes
| # | Outcome |
|---|---|
| # 1 | Outcome Using lung and ovarian cancer; |
| # 3 | Outcome Recognise the main clinical features and morphological characteristics of lung and ovarian cancer. |
| # 6 | Outcome Appreciate the role of ctDNA in diagnosis and monitoring of disease |
| # | Outcome |