WS2: Exploring needs and approaches to interprofessional training in cancer genomics for best practices in cancer care
Kathleen Blazer1, Kathleen Calzone2, Jeffrey Weitzel1
1City of Hope, Duarte, CA, USA; 2Cancer Genetics Branch, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA
Abstract: Scientific and technological advances in genomics are revolutionizing clinical practice across the full spectrum of cancer care, where rapidly evolving genomic tools through risk assessment, targeted screening and prevention, diagnostics, prognostics, targeted therapeutics, pharmacogenomics, and symptom management. The translation of genomic information to clinical practice challenges our approaches to informed consent, patient and family communication, bioethics, and healthcare policy. However, most clinicians have limited genomics education, training, or experience. This workshop will review the common competencies and knowledge/skills gaps of the multiple professional disciplines tasked with integrating complex genomics information into clinical practice. The workshop will include review and discussion of feedback from a pre-conference survey administered to the AACE/ICEC and will culminate with a guided discussion session to explore current resources and new approaches to address the significant need for flexible, innovative, competency-based interprofessional genomics education, training, and practice support for practicing physicians and health care professionals. Learning Objectives: As a result of participating in this activity, the participant will be able to recognize the impact of genomics technologies and innovations across the spectrum of cancer care, identify the common core of practice competencies and knowledge/skills gaps, among multiple practice disciplines engaged in the integration of genomics in cancer care, explore ideas for innovative approaches to the design and delivery of competency-based genomics education, training, and continuing professional development and practice support, and discuss the potential of interprofessional credentialing in cancer genomics and what key stakeholders should be involved in developing and administering the credentialing process. References: (1) David SP, Johnson SG, Berger AC, Feero WG, Terry SF, Green LA, Phillips RL Jr, Ginsburg GS. Making Personalized Health Care Even More Personalized: Insights from Activities of the IOM Genomics Roundtable. Ann Fam Med. 2015 Jul-Aug;13(4):373-80. doi:10.1370/afm.1772. (2) Jeffrey N. Weitzel, MD; Kathleen R. Blazer, EdD, MS, CGC; Deborah J. MacDonald, PhD, RN, APNG; Julie O. Culver, MS, CGC; Kenneth Offit, MD, MPH. Genetics, Genomics, and Cancer Risk Assessment; State of the Art and Future Directions in the Era of Personalized Medicine. CA Cancer J Clin 2011 ;61:327-359. (3) Sarah H. Beachy, Steve Olson, and Adam C. Berger, Rapporteurs. Genomics-Enabled Learning Health Care Systems: Gathering and Using Genomic Information to Improve Patient Care and Research: Workshop Summary; Roundtable on Translating Genomic Based Research for Health; Board on Health Sciences Policy; Institute of Medicine (2015) ISBN 978-0-309-37112-4. (4) Janet K. Williams, PhD, RN, FAAN, Ann K. Cashion, PhD, RN, FAAN, Sam Shekar, MD, MPHc, Geoffrey S. Ginsburg, MD, PhD. Genomics, clinical research, and learning health care systems: strategies to improve patient care. Nurs Outlook 64 (2 0 1 6) 22 5 e2 28.
