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Teaching clinical management skills for genetic testing of hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer using a
Kathleen Barnes1, Steven Itzkowitz, Karen Brown
1Department of Human Genetics, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York 10029, USA.
Purpose:
To pilot and evaluate an interactive Web-based continuing medical education tutorial on clinical management of hereditary nonpolyposis colon cancer (HNPCC) and genetic testing.
Methods:
Gastroenterology fellows and genetic counseling trainees were asked to read standard written materials before taking the tutorial. A pretest/post-test assessment was used to measure change in subjects' clinical management skills.
Results:
Subjects made the correct management decision 63.9% of the time before the tutorial and 81.1% of the time after the tutorial (P < 0.001).
Conclusions:
Supplementing written materials with an interactive program may assist medical professionals in integrating their knowledge of HNPCC and genetic testing into clinical practice.