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This conference will provide practicing physicians with the information they need to integrate the latest developments in genetic medicine into direct patient care. The program planning committee is…

The investigators plan to develop an information base on how the public, particularly those at increased risk, comprehend the current information regarding inheritance of Alzheimer's Disease (AD…

CRIP III is a self-administered mailed survey of 1500 cancer risk information providers (CRIPs). The questionnaire was developed from the results of the telephone interview guide (P-TIG) of CRIP…

The specific aims of this study are to: confirm and extend previous work on the prevalence and nature of data sharing and withholding in academic genetics and its subfields; investigate the factors…

This project is focused on the ways in which two diagnostic technologies--screening mammography and genetic testing--emerged, diffused, interacted with medical and social thought and values, and…

This project will conduct a one-day symposium for consumers on a topic of critical concern to hard of hearing consumers, that of genetics and hearing loss at the time of the 14th International…

This study will investigate the opinions of individuals from prostate cancer families ascertained in an ongoing prostate cancer family study, conducted since 1996 in San Antonio, Texas. Fifteen…

This study will analyze the process of publicizing new genetic discoveries, and the impact of medical reports on consumers and providers. Under specific aim 1 (SA1), the investigators will conduct…

Although scholars have offered valuable policy recommendations, lawmakers lack a source of comprehensive, clear, and unbiased research concerning the ethical, technical, and legal issues that…

This 3 year project intends to modify existing genetics education curricula to create culturally competent education interventions (i.e., independent modules and a 20-hour comprehensive intervention…