Genetic tests are being marketed directly to patients via television, print advertisements, or the Internet without necessarily involving a doctor or insurance company. There are many concerns regarding these tests including the validity of the findings, the clinical utility of the results and the lack of pre-test counselling offered to patients. Without proper counselling, it is possible that patients will inadvertently learn information regarding their health that they had not intended to.
- 5 Things About Genomic Testing Over the Internet that you Need to Know as a Family Physician
- Discusses different genetic tests that are available directly to the consumer, the scientific evidence on which they are based, and the perceived benefits and risks of genetic testing available over the internet.
- Speaker: Dr. Tanya Nelson
- Discusses different genetic tests that are available directly to the consumer, the scientific evidence on which they are based, and the perceived benefits and risks of genetic testing available over the internet.
- Personal Account of Direct To Consumer (DTC) Testing – Stefan Rolando
- Mr. Rolando provides his personal account of years of chronic pain, adverse drug reactions and the answers provided by direct to consume genomic testing.
- Speaker: Stefan Rolando
- Mr. Rolando provides his personal account of years of chronic pain, adverse drug reactions and the answers provided by direct to consume genomic testing.
- Personal account of DTC Testing – Dr. Rosie Redfield
- Dr. Redfield discusses her experience with 23andMe, a direct to consume genetic testing company, which provided her information on disease risk, ancestry and her pharmacogenetics.
- Speaker: Dr. Rosie Redfield
- Dr. Redfield discusses her experience with 23andMe, a direct to consume genetic testing company, which provided her information on disease risk, ancestry and her pharmacogenetics.
- Debate – Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) Testing Allows Individual Autonomy and Empowerment
- Two well renowned scientists debate the merits and concerns of genetic testing being offered directly to patients. The current array of testing choices being offered on the internet, as well as the data on which they are based and the types of results which they generate are described.
- Speakers: Dr. Millan Patel and Dr. Tim Triche
- Debate Starts 3 minutes into the recording
- Two well renowned scientists debate the merits and concerns of genetic testing being offered directly to patients. The current array of testing choices being offered on the internet, as well as the data on which they are based and the types of results which they generate are described.