Genetic counselling has been defined as "an educational process that seeks affected and risk individuals understand the nature of to assist to a genetic disorder, its transmission and options available to them family planning.
Reed proposed the term ‘Genetic Counselling’ in 1947
Prof IC Verma - Former professor of Paediatrics and Genetics at AIIMS, New Delhi. He is considered as the "Father of Genetics" in India.
Nurses must learn to think genetically
New opportunity to prevent, learn and treat disease
5 main activities by nurses in practice
3. DEFINITION
Genetic counselling has been defined as "an educational process that
seeks affected and risk individuals understand the nature of to assist to a
genetic disorder, its transmission and options available to them family
planning.
4. HISTORY OF GENETIC COUNSELLING
1941
1st GC clinic
in Mischigan
2nd GC clinic in
Minnesto
1st
‘counselli
ng in
medical
genetics’
book
1st Graduate
course for genetic
counsellor
1970
1955
1940 1979
1st Post Graduate
course for genetic
counsellor
5. CURRENT STATUS IN
COUNSELLING
Genetic Counseling is largely being provided by General
Medical professionals or specialists of other fields like
Gynecologists, Pediatricians, Oncologists, etc. who are not
trained in Human Genetics or Genetic Counseling.
7. GENETIC COUNSELLING IN INDIA
Prof IC Verma - Former professor of
Paediatrics and Genetics at AIIMS,
New Delhi. He is considered as the
"Father of Genetics" in India.
1st genetic counselling programme
started in 2007
1st genetic counselling center
started in 2012 at AIIMS, New Delhi
9. COUNSELLING IN INDIA
Mohanty, D., & Das, K. (2011). Genetic counselling in
tribals in India. The Indian journal of medical
research, 134(4), 561–571.
The present communication deals with our experience in
counselling for haemoglobinopathies during Neonatal
Screening Programme undertaken for sickle cell disease
in Kalahandi district of Orissa and Community Screening
Programmes in primitive tribes of India in four States viz.
Orissa, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra.
10.
11. INDIAN ACADEMY OF MEDICAL GENETICS
• https://www.iamg.in/medical_genetics_clinics_list.html
• https://www.iamg.in/Genetic_Tests.html
• https://www.iamg.in/Patient_resources.html
• https://www.iamg.in/Clinician_Resources.html
12. GENETIC COUNSELLING IN
AIIMS BHUBANESWAR
• Tuesday 2pm-4pm
• The sensitization programme on
features of Down syndrome and
approach to other common genetic
disorders
14. QUALIFICATION OF GENETIC COUNSELLOR
12+4 years courses in life sciences subjects
such as psychology, medicine,
nursing, sociology or any other allied
fields along with clinical counselling
experience
Masters or phd degree in
human genetics along with
clinical counseling experience
Worked at least for a minimum of 3 years
in genetics or genomics lab to provide
results related to counseling patients
https://www.ge
neticcounseling
boardindia.com
/how-to-get-
bgci-
certified.php
15. WHO PROVIDE GENETIC COUNSELLING
Completed master
programme
Health professionals
21. Diagnose genetic
disease in family/
offspring
Detection of
carrier state in
members
Genetic
investigation of
recurrent
pregnancy loss
Advanced
maternal age or
consanguinity
among parents
PEDIGREE ETHNICITY
ANTENATAL
EXPOSURE
CONSANGUINITY
PURPOSE
29. CONSTRUCTING PEDIGREE
• How the disorder affects various family
member
• Relationship among affected and
unaffected family member
• Whether the disorder follow Mendelian
inheritance
34. HUMANISTIC COUNSELLING THEORY
Hold that people have within
themselves all the resources they
need to live healthy and functional
lives, and that problems occur as a
result of restricted or unavailable
problem-solving resources.
35. COGNITIVE COUNSELING THEORIES
Hold that people experience
psychological and emotional
difficulties when their thinking
is out of sync with reality
37. PSYCHOANALYTIC COUNSELING
THEORIES
Hold that psychological
problems result from the
present-day influence of
unconscious psychological
drives or motivations
stemming from past
relationships and experiences
38. CONSTRUCTIONIST COUNSELING
THEORIES
Hold that knowledge is merely an
invented or "constructed"
understanding of actual events in the
world it is those meaning-making
processes, rather than the events
themselves, that determine how
people think, feel and behave
39. SYSTEMIC COUNSELING THEORIES
Hold that thinking, feeling and
behaviour are largely shaped
by pressures exerted on people
by the social systems within
which they live
40. STEPS OF GENETIC
COUNSELLING
Step 1 Step 2 Step 5
Step 3 Step 4
Obtain
history and
prepare
pedigree
Initial
interview
Make a
diagnosis
Calculating
and
presenting a
risk
Placing
risk in
context
41. BASIS OF RISK ESTIMATION
• Based on observed data
clear basis of single gene
inheritance
Particularly applicable in X
linked recessive inheritance
EMPIRICAL RISK
MENDELIAN RISK
MODIFIED
GENETIC RISK
59. EAR
Deafness or hearing loss
+ retinitis pigmentosa
Usher syndrome
Lange – neilsen syndrome
SNHL+ hypothyroidism
Pendred syndrome
B/L SNHL + prolong QT
interval
60. DOWN SYNDROME
• National Down Syndrome Society (NDSS)
• Down Syndrome Federation of India (DSFI)
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Down_Syndrome
_Society
• World down syndrome
day 24- End The
Stereotypes
62. FRAGILE X SYNDROME SOCIETY
https://www.fragilex.in/
Fragile x syndrome
awareness day –
22nd July
63. CURRENT ISSUES IN
GENETIC COUNSELLING
FINANCING OF GENETIC
COUNSELLING
NATIONAL REGULATION
GOVENING PRACTICE
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64. CURRENT TRENDS IN GENETIC
COUNSELLING
EXPANSION OF
GENETIC TESTING IN
CLINICAL PRACTICE
INCREASE
COMPLEXITY IN
GENETIC TESTING
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65. APPLICATION OF GENETICS
IN NURSING
• Nurses must learn to think genetically
• New opportunity to prevent, learn and
treat disease
• 5 main activities by nurses in practice
71. ROLES OF NURSE IN GENETIC
COUNSELLING
Encourage
interaction
Follow
ethical
principal
Prepare
family
member
Check with gvt
policy
Associate
professional
responsibility
74. BIBLIOGRAPHY
Zakaria, W.N.A., Yoon, SY., Wijaya, A. et al. Global trends and themes in genetic counseling
research. Eur J Hum Genet 31, 1181–1184 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41431-023-01371-3
• Abstract
This article seeks to highlight the most recent trends and themes in genetic counseling that are
of broad interest. A total of 3505 documents were published between 1952 and 2021, with a
trend toward increase in paper/year. The most common documents are original articles (2515,
71.8%), followed by review articles (341, 9.7%). Journal of Genetic Counseling publishes the
highest number of genetic counseling articles (587, 16.7%), followed by Clinical Genetics (103,
2.9%) and the South American Journal of Medical Genetics (95, 2.7%). Co-occurrence analysis
revealed five research themes: genetic testing, cancer, genetic counsellor, prenatal diagnosis,
and psychiatry.
75. CONT…
• Materials and methods
The literature was searched and retrieved from the Scopus database on January 19, 2022.
The Scopus database is regarded as one of the most significant and exhaustive collections of
scientific information in the world [9]. The following search string was used in the article title:
“genetic counseling”. All document types written in the English language and released
between 1952 and 2021 were included, except for erratum.
• Conclusions
The field of genetic counseling is growing as genomic medicine develops. Genetic counseling
research has identified the following themes: genetic testing, cancer, genetic counselor,
prenatal diagnosis, and psychiatry. Future directions in genetic counseling research may be
related to the requirements and challenges of genetic counselors, according to the emerging
topics.
76. CONT..
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Bamshad CJ. Medical genetics. Genetic counselling.
ELSEIVER. 2nd South asia edition. 5-35
Clarke A. practical genetic counselling. CRC press. 8th
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Wilson H. Wong’s essential of pediatric nursing.
ELSEIVER. 3rd South asia edition. 60-78
Brar. NK. textbook of advanced nursing practice.
Jaypee.2nd edition . 253-269