Projects

Current projects   

Completed projects

Planned projects

Current Projects

Staff of the Centre for Education in Medical Genetics are currently working on a number of research and development projects in genetics education and collaborating on work in support of and in association with the NHS National Genetics Education and Development Centre.

Specialist Registrars

Genetics for Paediatric Specialist Registrars

Renal Nurses

Impact of Inherited Renal Disease on Families - The Role of the Renal Nurse

Palliative Care Nurses

Assessment and Management of Families with Familial Cancer In the Palliative Care Setting

Assessment and Management of Families with Familial Cancer: - A Course for Specialist Nurses
Annual study days continue in support of this course, offering updates in clinical, research and policy developments.

Primary Care

Genetic counselling in primary care: an evaluation of a proposed clinical service

Regional Genetics Service

A survey of West Midlands Regional Genetics Service teaching and educational activities and public involvement

Completed Projects

The activity of the Centre for Education in Medical Genetics has continued to produce high quality educational resources following extensive educational needs assessments. The following projects have been completed and the resulting material is now incorporated in the education of professionals from a variety of healthcare disciplines.

What are the educational needs of Specialist Registrars in Clinical Genetics with regard to the principles of genetic science?

Inner-city GPs’ views about genetics: an educational needs assessment

Future provision of genetics education: views of staff in a UK regional specialist genetics centre

Survey of the genetics education needs of practising midwives

The Gene Project, training curricula for non-genetics SpRs

Genetic education for GP registrars

Planned Projects

A number of projects are currently under development, including:

Development of a public outreach and involvement strategy for the West Midlands Regional Clinical Genetics Service

A qualitative study of the experience of patients being referred to the West Midlands Regional Clinical Genetics Service

Assessing the perception of risk in the community.