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| Sylvia A MetcalfeSummaryAffiliation: Royal Children's Hospital Country: Australia Publications
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Evaluation of a decision aid for prenatal testing of fetal abnormalities: a cluster randomised trial [ISRCTN22532458]Cate Nagle
Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Flemington Road, Parkville, Victoria, 3052, Australia
BMC Public Health 6:96. 2006..This study aims to test whether a decision aid for prenatal testing of fetal abnormalities, when compared to a pamphlet, improves women's informed decision-making and decreases decisional conflict...- A model for offering carrier screening for fragile X syndrome to nonpregnant women: results from a pilot studySylvia Metcalfe
Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Royal Children s Hospital, Flemington Rd, Parkville, VIC 3052, Australia
Genet Med 10:525-35. 2008..To develop a model of offering population carrier screening for fragile X syndrome to nonpregnant women in primary care, using a program evaluation framework... - Educating general practitioners about prenatal testing: approaches and challengesSylvia Metcalfe
Genetics Education, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
Prenat Diagn 25:592-601. 2005..To examine the effects of an education intervention on the knowledge and practice behaviours of general practitioners (GPs) regarding prenatal screening and diagnostic testing in Melbourne, Australia... - The importance of program evaluation: how can it be applied to diverse genetics education settings?Sylvia A Metcalfe
Genetics Education and Health Research, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Royal Children s Hospital, Parkville, Vic, Australia
J Genet Couns 17:170-9. 2008.... - Population genetic screeningSylvia A Metcalfe
Genetics Education and Health Research, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Melbourne, Victoria
Aust Fam Physician 36:794-800. 2007..Genetic screening programs in Australia are primarily carried out during pregnancy for maternal thalassaemia carrier status, chromosomal conditions and neural tube defects in the fetus, and for a number of conditions in the newborn... - Genetics and blood--haemoglobinopathies and clotting disordersSylvia A Metcalfe
Genetics Education and Health Research, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Melbourne, Victoria
Aust Fam Physician 36:812-9. 2007..Genetic disorders of the blood are common inherited conditions of global impact. The haemoglobinopathies and clotting disorders represent two areas of significance to Australian primary care practitioners... - Uptake of carrier testing in families after cystic fibrosis diagnosis through newborn screeningBelinda J McClaren
Genetics Education and Health Research, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Eur J Hum Genet 18:1084-9. 2010..We suggest re-contact with parents to offer cascade carrier testing... - 'It is not in my world': an exploration of attitudes and influences associated with cystic fibrosis carrier screeningBelinda J McClaren
Genetics Education and Health Research, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Royal Children s Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
Eur J Hum Genet 16:435-44. 2008..This study highlights the importance of community consultation, with stakeholders, prior to implementation of carrier screening programmes... - Carrier screening for beta-thalassaemia: a review of international practiceNicole E Cousens
Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
Eur J Hum Genet 18:1077-83. 2010.... - A systematic review of population screening for fragile X syndromeMelissa K Hill
Genetics Education and Health Research, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Melbourne, Australia
Genet Med 12:396-410. 2010..To conduct a systematic review of literature regarding population-based screening for fragile X syndrome in newborns and women of reproductive age, either before or during pregnancy... - A model for the development of genetics education programs for health professionalsClara L Gaff
Genetic Health Services Victoria, Parkville, Australia
Genet Med 9:451-7. 2007..A framework for the development of an effective program is required that has a strong theoretic basis and incorporates rigorous evaluation... - "It's challenging on a personal level"--exploring the 'lived experience' of Australian and Canadian prenatal genetic counselorsMelody A Menezes
Genetics Education and Health Research, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
J Genet Couns 19:640-52. 2010.... - "It's something I need to consider": decisions about carrier screening for fragile X syndrome in a population of non-pregnant womenAlison D Archibald
Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Melbourne, Vic, Australia
Am J Med Genet A 149:2731-8. 2009.... - Multimedia messages in genetics: design, development, and evaluation of a computer-based instructional resource for secondary school students in a Tay Sachs disease carrier screening programAlexandra A Gason
Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Royal Children's Hospital, Flemington Road, Parkville 3052, Victoria, Australia
Genet Med 6:226-31. 2004..This article outlines the value of considering educational theory and describes the process of multimedia development providing a framework that may be of value when designing genetics multimedia resources in general... - ironXS: high-school screening for hereditary haemochromatosis is acceptable and feasibleMartin B Delatycki
1 Bruce Lefroy Centre for Genetic Health Research, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Parkville, Victoria, Australia 2 Department of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne, Royal Children s Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia 3 Department of Clinical Genetics, Austin Health, Heidelberg West, Victoria, Australia
Eur J Hum Genet 20:505-9. 2012..The results of this study are not only relevant for haemochromatosis, but for other genetic markers of preventable disease such as those for cardiovascular disease and cancer... - Development of a questionnaire for evaluating genetics education in general practiceAnna Flouris
Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Royal Children s Hospital, Parkville, 3052, Vic, Australia
J Community Genet 1:175-83. 2010..The procedures used are transferable to the construction of any instrument for use in genetics or other medical education... - Disclosing genetic research results after death of pediatric patientsAdrienne C Sexton
Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Royal Children's Hospital, Flemington Road, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia
JAMA 300:1693-5. 2008 - "Testing times, challenging choices": an Australian study of prenatal genetic counselingJan M Hodgson
Genetic Education and Health Research, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Royal Children s Hospital, Victoria, 3052, Australia
J Genet Couns 19:22-37. 2010..These findings have implications for the training and practice of genetic counselors and all healthcare professionals who communicate with women about prenatal testing... - The missing element: consanguinity as a component of genetic risk assessmentMichelle Bishop
Genetics Education and Health Research, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Melbourne, Australia
Genet Med 10:612-20. 2008..We determined current practice and influencing factors in documenting consanguinity as part of pregnancy assessment by midwives, key health professionals in socialized medicine... - Family geneticsKristine Barlow-Stewart
The Centre for Genetics Education of NSW Health, Faculty of Medicine, Sydney, New South Wales
Aust Fam Physician 36:802-5. 2007..A comprehensive family history, regularly updated and including the patient's ancestry and cultural background can aid in diagnosis, risk prediction, referral and genetic testing... - Genetics and preventive health careJon Emery
Discipline of General Practice, University of Western Australia
Aust Fam Physician 36:808-11. 2007..Advances in our understanding of the genetics of common chronic disease is beginning to impact on clinical practice and preventive health care... - Tay Sachs disease carrier screening in schools: educational alternatives and cheekbrush samplingAlexandra A Gason
Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Bruce Lefroy Centre for Genetic Health Research, Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Royal Children's Hospital
Genet Med 7:626-32. 2005..These results present alternatives to practices for genetic screening reflecting the current developing technology...