Increase patient satisfaction and enhance the services you are able to offer.
- Are you considering genetic testing options or providing genetic test results to your patients?
- Do you want to save time and provide the most comprehensive, personalized care for your patients by partnering with genetic counselors?
- Do you want to improve patient’s comfort level with the understanding and applicability of complex genetic and genomic information?
"I've found that the counselor can bridge the gap between my ordering a genetic test and making sure a patient receives an appropriate discussion about benefits and risks of undergoing the test and potential implications of genetic testing."
- Heather L. Gornick, MD, Medical Director, Non-Invasive Vascular Laboratory, Cleveland Clinic Heart and Vascular Institute
Genetic Counselors can deliver expert, complementary services to help you meet your patients' needs. Genetic Counselors will help you understand what testing is available, interpret test results and helping you and your patients make better healthcare decisions. Genetic Counselors are the key to delivering the genomic medicine of tomorrow and today.
Genetic Counselors are becoming an integral part of clinical care in many areas of medicine. Click on your specialty to find out how a Genetic Counselor can help you:
Genetic Counselors also serve key roles in various other areas, such as education, health information technology, industry, public health, research, and telegenetics. The NSGC has Special Interest Groups focused on these areas and you can learn more about them by clicking here.
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