Issue 6/2013
Genetic Counseling: A Global Perspective
Content (32 Articles)
Introduction to the Special Issue on Genetic Counseling: A Global Perspective
Beverly M. Yashar, Madelyn Peterson
The Transnational Alliance for Genetic Counseling: Promoting International Communication and Collaboration
Janice G. Edwards
The Establishment of Core Competencies for Canadian Genetic Counsellors: Validation of Practice Based Competencies
Raechel Ann Ferrier, Mary Connolly-Wilson, Jennifer Fitzpatrick, Sonya Grewal, Laura Robb, Julie Rutberg, Margaret Lilley
International Exchange Training in Genetic Counseling: An Exploration of the Value in Exchange Experiences
Chelsea K. A. Alexander, Patricia McCarthy Veach, Fengqin Lian, Bonnie S. LeRoy
The Views of Pakistani Doctors Regarding Genetic Counseling Services – Is there a Future?
Myla Ashfaq, Farhana Amanullah, Ayesha Ashfaq, Kelly E. Ormond
Attitude of Medical School Students in China Towards Genetic Testing and Counseling Issues in FXS
Jia Li, Wen Huang, Shiyu Luo, Yunting Lin, Ranhui Duan
Ethical and Professional Challenges of Genetic Counseling – the Case of Austria
Brigitte Gschmeidler, Magdalena Flatscher-Thoeni
Roles of Genetic Counselors in South Africa
Jennifer G. R. Kromberg, Tina-Marié Wessels, Amanda Krause
Awareness of Genetic Counseling and Perceptions of its Purpose: A Survey of the Canadian Public
Melissa Maio, Prescilla Carrion, Elyse Yaremco, Jehannine C. Austin
From Constraints to Opportunities? Provision of Psychosocial Support in Portuguese Oncogenetic Counseling Services
Álvaro Mendes, Liliana Sousa, Milena Paneque
Effects of a Genetic Counseling Model on Mothers of Children with Down Syndrome: A Brazilian Pilot Study
Marcos Ricardo Datti Micheletto, Nelson Iguimar Valerio, Agnes Cristina Fett-Conte
The Current State of Genetic Counseling Before and After Amniocentesis for Fetal Karyotyping in Japan: A Survey of Obstetric Hospital Clients of a Prenatal Testing Laboratory
Miyuki Nishiyama, Hideaki Sawai, Shinji Kosugi
Peering into a Chilean Black Box: Parental Storytelling in Pediatric Genetic Counseling
Jessica Ordonez, Sonia Margarit, Katy Downs, Beverly M. Yashar
International Genetic Counseling Students’ Perspective on Their Training Experience in the United States
Marta Sabbadini, Mariana Naldi, Wendy Packman, Janey Youngblom, Jon Weil
Delivering Genetic Education and Genetic Counseling for Rare Diseases in Rural Brazil
A. X. Acosta, K. Abé-Sandes, R. Giugliani, A. H. Bittles
The Development of Genetic Counseling Services and Training Program in Saudi Arabia
Alya A. Qari, Ameera S. Balobaid, Rifaat R. Rawashdeh, Moeenaldeen D. Al-Sayed
Development of Genetic Counseling Services in Taiwan
Shu Chien, Pen-Hua Su, Suh-Jen Chen
French Professionals in Genetic Counselor Careers
C. Cordier, N. Taris, A. De Pauw, H. Sobol, N. Philip, M.-A. Voelckel
An Overview of Genetic Counseling in Cuba
Araceli Lantigua Cruz
Genetic Counseling: A Transnational Perspective
Niby J. Elackatt
Genetic Screening Services Provided in Turkey
Yurdagül Erdem, Fulya Tekşen
Genetic Counseling Training in the Philippines
Mercy Ygona Laurino, Carmencita David Padilla
Medical Genetics and Genetic Counseling in Chile
Sonia B. Margarit, Mónica Alvarado, Karin Alvarez, Guillermo Lay-Son
Genetic Counseling Training and Certification in Australasia
A. R. McEwen, M. A. Young, S. A. Wake
Provision of Genetics Services on Guam
Kirsty McWalter, Lianne Hasegawa, Sylvia Mann Au
Genetic Counseling Services and Training of Genetic Counselors in Israel: An Overview
Michal Sagi, Wendy R. Uhlmann
Educating Genetic Counselors in Australia—Developing a Masters Program
Margaret Sahhar, Jan Hodgson, Samantha Wake
Building the Genetic Counsellor Profession in the United Kingdom: Two Decades of Growth and Development
Heather Skirton, Lauren Kerzin-Storrar, Chris Barnes, Georgina Hall, Mark Longmuir, Christine Patch, Gillian Scott, Jan Walford-Moore
Iceland—Genetic Counseling Services
Vigdis Stefansdottir, Reynir Arngrimsson, Jon J. Jonsson
Genetic Counseling Services and Development of Training Programs in Malaysia
Juliana Mei-Har Lee, Meow-Keong Thong
Genetic Counseling/Consultation in South-East Asia: A Report from the Workshop at the 10th Asia Pacific Conference on Human Genetics
Olga Zayts, Srikant Sarangi, Meow-Keong Thong, Brian Hon-yin Chung, Ivan Fao-man Lo, Anita Sik-yau Kan, Juliana Mei-Har Lee, Carmencita David Padilla, Eva Maria Cutiongco-de la Paz, Sultana M. H. Faradz, Pornswan Wasant
Presented Abstracts from the Thirty Second Annual Education Conference of the National Society of Genetic Counselors (Anaheim, CA, October 2013)
Anne C. Madeo, Emily Edelman, Katie Darin