As discoveries unfold, a new urgency to bring genetic literacy to physicians

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Physicians will need to learn much more about genetics if they wish to provide their patients with genetic screening. The Human Genome Project is substantially increasing knowledge about genes that are linked to specific diseases. However, surveys of doctors reveal that few know much about genetics and many cannot correctly interpret a genetic test result. The World Wide Web can be used to keep up to date on genetic topics and Stanford University is developing a continuing medical education (CME) course on CD-ROM. The American Medical Association is planning a three-day conference on medical genetics which will also provide CME credit.

Medical genetics

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Researchers hope techno-teaching will improve cancer pain treatment

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Researchers at Dartmouth Medical School have developed an interactive video program to teach physicians about pain management. Studies have shown that 40% of all cancer patients do not receive adequate pain medication. The videodisc contains actors portraying typical scenes between doctors, patients and their families. It includes a continuing education module that allows physicians to record their responses. The videodisc, which was developed by the school's Interactive Media Laboratory, is being tested in 40 rural medical practices.

Care and treatment, Analysis, Usage, Computer-assisted instruction, Computer assisted instruction, Cancer pain, Interactive video systems

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Group drafts core curriculum for 'what docs need to know about genetics'

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The National Center for Genome Resources (NCGR) is developing a self-assessment continuing education program for physicians to teach them how to provide genetic testing and how to counsel patients who are tested. A NCGR survey of 500 physicians found that 68% wanted this type of program. Physicians must not only know about such tests and be able to interpret them, but to refer patients who test positive to genetic counselors. A draft of NCGR's proposed core curriculum is available on their Web site at www.ncgr.org/cme.

Curricula, Continuing education, National Center for Genome Resources

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