Curriculum for General Practice - The Royal New Zealand College ...

Genetics
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Professionalism
The GP will demonstrate the ability to:
• recognise when their own attitudes, values and beliefs
might impact on patient care when discussing the
implications of genetically inherited conditions and
maintain a professional approach
• advocate for patient and family/whānau access to allied
health professional services and resources, including
support groups
• foster inter-professional relationships to enable them to
deal with common genetic disorders in their communities
• understand the emotional impact on patients and family/
whānau of genetic diagnosis.
• understand the ethical issues surrounding disclosure
of information in relation to genetic risk to other family
members or other third parties
Scholarship
The GP will demonstrate the ability to:
• discuss clinical knowledge of the pathology and clinical
issues associated with common genetic diagnoses
• describe the implications of genetic disease in different
ethnic and religious cultures.
Context of General Practice
The GP will demonstrate the ability to:
• recognise that genetic risk may be viewed differently
in family/whānau-based cultures
• engage with local genetic services and enable access to
genetic counselling in isolated or rural areas.
• explain how they use local and national support services
and other members of the primary care team to care for
patients and families with genetic disorders
Management
The GP will demonstrate the ability to:
• educate their practice team about genetic diseases and
their management with particular emphasis on ethical,
legal and social implications
• describe relevant genetic screening and implementation
within the practice.
This curriculum statement links with all others in the series.
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