Improving Genetics Education in Graduate and Continuing Health Professional Education: Workshop Summary (2015)
Chapter: Appendix A: Workshop Agenda
Improving Genetics Education in Graduate and Continuing Health Professional Education: A Workshop
August 18, 2014
The Keck Center of the National Academies, Room 100
500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001
MEETING OBJECTIVES
Examine context for the challenges involved in educating health care providers in genetics
- Review promising approaches for providing genetics education in various settings.
- Identify opportunities and next steps for improving genetics education for health professionals.
AGENDA
| 8:30–8:35 a.m. | Welcoming remarks |
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Sharon F. Terry, Roundtable Co-Chair President and Chief Executive Officer Genetic Alliance |
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Geoffrey Ginsburg, Roundtable Co-Chair Executive Director, Center for Personalized Medicine, Duke Medicine; Professor of Medicine and Pathology, Duke University Medical Center |
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| 8:35–8:50 | Charge to workshop speakers and participants |
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Bruce Blumberg, Workshop Co-Chair Institutional Director of Graduate Medical Education, Northern California Kaiser Permanente, The Permanente Medical Group |
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Joan A. Scott, Workshop Co-Chair Chief, Genetic Services Branch Division of Services for Children with Special Health Needs Maternal and Child Health Bureau Health Resources and Services Administration |
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| 8:50–9:10 | Mistakes and myths in graduate and continuing professional education: What we might do differently and what will be effective |
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David Davis Senior Director, Continuing Education and Performance Improvement Association of American Medical Colleges |
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SESSION I: EDUCATIONAL APPROACHES
Session objectives:
- To identify educational processes and innovative models that could be applied to improve genetics education of health professionals in various settings.
- To examine opportunities for changing provider behavior through genetics education.
- To identify barriers to implementing educational approaches in genetics.
Moderator: David Davis, AAMC
| 9:10–9:55 | Challenges in reaching community practitioners |
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Perry A. Pugno Vice President for Education American Academy of Family Physicians |
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| Just-in-time approaches to education | |
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Benjamin Raby Section Editor–Genetics UpToDate Associate Professor of Medicine Channing Division of Network Medicine and the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Director, Brigham and Women’s Hospital Pulmonary Genetics Center Harvard Medical School |
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| Innovative models of education: Using technology appropriately in medical education | |
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Alexander M. Djuricich Associate Dean for Continuing Medical Education Program Director, Medicine–Pediatrics Residency Associate Professor for Clinical Pediatrics and Clinical Medicine Indiana University School of Medicine |
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| 9:55–10:10 | BREAK |
| 10:10–10:55 | Interprofessional education in genetics |
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Diane C. Seibert Professor Chair and Director, Family Nurse Practitioner Program Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences |
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| Marketing or education?: Identifying and avoiding conflicts of interest in educational materials | |
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Jean Silver-Isenstadt Executive Director National Physicians Alliance |
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| Principles of evidence in designing educational programs | |
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Maren T. Scheuner Chief, Medical Genetics Veterans Affairs Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System |
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| 10:55–11:55 | Discussion with speakers and attendees |
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Perry A. Pugno American Academy of Family Physicians |
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Benjamin Raby Harvard Medical School and UpToDate |
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Alexander M. Djuricich Indiana University School of Medicine |
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Diane C. Seibert Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences |
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Jean Silver-Isenstadt National Physicians Alliance |
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Maren T. Scheuner Veterans Affairs Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System |
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| 11:55 a.m.–12:55 p.m. | WORKING LUNCH |
SESSION II: GRADUATE HEALTH PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION/POST-GRADUATE TRAINING
Session objective:
- To discuss pragmatic approaches to the application of educational processes and principles for graduate/post-graduate genetics education.
Moderator: Bruce Blumberg, Kaiser Permanente
| 12:55–1:40 | Kevin B. Weiss |
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Senior Vice President for Institutional Accreditation Services Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education |
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Grace M. Kuo Professor of Clinical Pharmacy and Associate Dean for Academic Clinical Affairs |
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Adjunct Professor of Family and Preventive Medicine University of California, San Diego |
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Rebecca S. Lipner Senior Vice President, Evaluation, Research, and Development American Board of Internal Medicine |
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| 1:40–2:30 | Discussion with speakers and attendees |
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Samantha Bazan Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences Graduate School of Nursing |
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Kevin B. Weiss Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education |
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Grace M. Kuo University of California, San Diego |
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Rebecca S. Lipner American Board of Internal Medicine |
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| 2:30–2:45 | BREAK |
SESSION III: CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Session objective:
- To discuss pragmatic approaches to the application of educational processes and principles for continuing professional genetics education.
Moderator: Sam Johnson, Kaiser Permanente
| 2:45–3:30 | Ann Karty |
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Chair, Continuing Professional Development Directors Group Council of Medical Specialty Societies |
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Murray Kopelow President and Chief Executive Officer Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education |
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Constance Goldgar Associate Director University of Utah Physician Assistant Program |
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| 3:30–4:15 | Discussion with speakers and attendees |
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Ann Karty Council of Medical Specialty Societies |
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Murray Kopelow Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education |
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Constance Goldgar University of Utah Physician Assistant Program |
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Benjamin Raby Harvard Medical School and UpToDate |
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SESSION IV: JOINT ACADEMY/PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY APPROACH TO GENETICS EDUCATION
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Michael Murray Co-chair Inter-Society Coordinating Committee for Practitioner Education in Genomics |
SESSION V: NEXT STEPS TO ACHIEVE EFFECTIVE GENETICS EDUCATION FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONALS
Moderator: Michael Murray, Inter-Society Coordinating Committee for Practitioner Education in Genomics
| 4:30–5:20 | What is the needle we need to move and how do we move it? |
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Murray Kopelow Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education |
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Kevin B. Weiss Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education |
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Grace M. Kuo University of California, San Diego |
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Diane C. Seibert Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences |
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Constance Goldgar University of Utah Physician Assistant Program |
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| 5:20–5:35 | Summary and concluding remarks |
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Bruce Blumberg, Workshop Co-Chair Institutional Director of Graduate Medical Education, Northern California Kaiser Permanente, The Permanente Medical Group |
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Joan A. Scott, Workshop Co-Chair Chief, Genetic Services Branch Division of Services for Children with Special Health Needs Maternal and Child Health Bureau Health Resources and Services Administration |
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| 5:35 | ADJOURN |
