A Report on Ten Asia Pacific Countries on Current Status and Future Directions of the Genetic Counseling Profession: The Establishment of the Professional Society of Genetic Counselors in Asia

Laurino MY 1 , Leppig KA 2 , Abad PJ 3 , Cham B 4 , Chu YWY 5 , Kejriwal S 6 Show all authors , Lee JMH 7 , Sternen DL 8 , Thompson JK 9 , Burgess MJ 10 , Chien S 11 , Elackatt N 12 , Lim JY 4 , Sura T 13 , Faradz S 14 , Padilla C 3 , Paz ECD 3 , Nauphar D 15 , Nguyen KN 16 , Zayts O 17 , Vu DC 16 , Thong MK 18

Affiliations 

  • 1 Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, University of the Philippines Manila, Manila, Philippines. mlaurino@seattlecca.org
  • 2 Group Health Cooperative, Seattle, WA, USA
  • 3 Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, University of the Philippines Manila, Manila, Philippines
  • 4 Department of Pediatrics, KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
  • 5 Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong, SAR, China
  • 6 Institute for Public Health Genetics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
  • 7 Asia Genomics Pte Ltd, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 8 Department of Laboratories, Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, WA, USA
  • 9 Hereditary Cancer Program, BC Cancer Agency, Vancouver, BC, Canada
  • 10 Clinical Genetics Service, Austin Health, Heidelberg, VIC, Australia
  • 11 Genetic Consultation Center, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
  • 12 Strand Life Sciences, Bengaluru, India
  • 13 Department of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital Medical School, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
  • 14 Master's Program in Genetic Counseling, Diponegoro University, Semarang, Indonesia
  • 15 Faculty of Medicine, Swadaya Gunung Jati University, Cirebon, Indonesia
  • 16 National Hospital of Pediatrics, Hanoi, Viet Nam
  • 17 School of English, The University of Hong Kong, Faculty of Arts, Hong Kong, SAR, China
  • 18 Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
J Genet Couns, 2018 02;27(1):21-32.
PMID: 28699126 DOI: 10.1007/s10897-017-0115-6

Abstract

The Professional Society of Genetic Counselors in Asia (PSGCA) was recently established as a special interest group of the Asia Pacific Society of Human Genetics. Fostering partnerships across the globe, the PSGCA's vision is to be the lead organization that advances and mainstreams the genetic counseling profession in Asia and ensures individuals have access to genetic counseling services. Its mission is to promote quality genetic counseling services in the region by enhancing practice and curricular standards, research and continuing education. The PSGCA was formally launched during the Genetic Counseling Pre-Conference Workshop held at the 11th Asia-Pacific Conference on Human Genetics in Hanoi, Viet Nam, September 16, 2015. The pre-conference workshop provided an opportunity for medical geneticists and genetic counselors from across 10 Asia Pacific countries to learn about the varied genetic counseling practices and strategies for genetic counseling training. This paper provides an overview of the current status and challenges in these countries, and proposed course of unified actions for the future of the genetic counseling profession.

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