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FISH for Pre-implantation Genetic Diagnosis
Published on: February 23, 2011
Emerging quality improvement measures in genetic counseling
1Southern Maine Genetics Services, Foundation for Blood Research, P.O., 69 U.S. Rt. 1, Box 190, 04070-0190, Scarborough, Maine.
Abstract:
The need to establish guidelines for total quality management in genetic counseling is now recognized as new genetic technologies are being introduced into genetics services and primary care. Genetic counselors have an important role in developing methods for assuring quality in the genetic counseling process. Emerging quality improvement measures as well as selected examples from the Quality Assurance Program in the Genetics Services Division at the Foundation for Blood Research are presented as examples of direct genetic counselor involvement. Suggestions for future directions of quality improvement activities for genetic counselors are discussed.
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