Counseling and Communication Skills for Precision Medicine

Catalog description

This course considers how to effectively communicate genomic or other ‘omics information to patients. Students learn how to tailor complex genomic discussions to a lay audience, become aware of how the information provided may be viewed by patients or their families, and consider how to counsel them about this information to enable patient-centric, optimal health decisions. Upon successful completion of this course, students will demonstrate familiarity with both the sensitive issues that arise when using precision medicine technologies and with methods that can be used for effectively communicating that information to patients and their families. Prerequisites PMMS 501: Introduction to Genetics and Genomics PMMS 502: Genomics of Rare and Complex Diseases