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01/15/2020

Hot Topics of the Day are picked by experts to capture the latest information and publications on public health genomics and precision health for various diseases and health topics. Sources include published scientific literature, reviews, blogs and popular press articles.

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Prospective Feasibility Trial of a Novel Strategy of Facilitated Cascade Genetic Testing Using Telephone Counseling.
Frey Melissa K et al. Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology 2020 Jan JCO1902005

Cascading After Peridiagnostic Cancer Genetic Testing: An Alternative to Population-Based Screening.
Offit Kenneth et al. Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology 2020 Jan JCO1902010

Facing the challenge of genetic counselors' need for rapid continuing education about genomic technologies.
Farwell Hagman Kelly D et al. Journal of genetic counseling 2020 Jan

Overall, the data show that participating genetic counselors perceive that their knowledge of GTs is inadequate while it is a key component of their jobs. These results have implications both for training programs and for continuing education efforts. These data can be used as a starting point for additional research into GT educational needs of genetic counselors.

What is a Genetic Counselor?
US News Best Jobs 2020, January 2020

#2 in Best Healthcare Support Jobs- #25 in 100 Best Jobs-Imagine a biology teacher teaming up with a therapist, and you'll start to picture what a genetic counselor does. A genetic counselor combs through a patient's family tree to highlight any potential health risks.

Detection of Malignant Melanoma Using Artificial Intelligence: An Observational Study of Diagnostic Accuracy.
Phillips Michael et al. Dermatology practical & conceptual 2020 10(1) e2020011

Deep learning for electronic health records: A comparative review of multiple deep neural architectures.
Ayala Solares Jose Roberto et al. Journal of biomedical informatics 2020 Jan 101103337

Stand-alone artificial intelligence - The future of breast cancer screening?
Sechopoulos Ioannis et al. Breast (Edinburgh, Scotland) 2020 Jan 49254-260

Machine learning: a long way from implementation in cardiovascular disease.
Chen Suliang et al. Heart (British Cardiac Society) 2020 Jan

2019 FH Global Summit Presentation Slides
The FH Foundation, January 2020

The 7th annual FH Global Summit was held in Atlanta, Georgia from October 20-21 and focused on familial hypercholesterolemia as a prototype for precision public health. Over 280 interdisciplinary participants including experts in FH, genomics, precision medicine, as well as healthcare practitioners, individuals with FH and industry attended.

Rare Disease Day 2020
NIH, February 28, 2020 Brand

The goals are to highlight rare diseases research and the development of diagnostics and treatments; initiate a dialogue among public and private researchers, patients, patient advocates, and policymakers; exchange the latest rare diseases information with stakeholders to advance research and therapeutic efforts; put a personal face on rare diseases.

Consumer genetic testing: What do you get for your money?
D Garde, Stat News, January 14, 2020

Companies offer a wide range of services, such as decoding ancestry and predicting disease risk. But we still don’t know what a lot of the human genome is for — so even though you’ll get a bunch of data, it might not actually be that useful as of yet.


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