The questions answered in this podcast are listed below.
They were compiled by GPs and professional attendees at our face-to-face seminars around Australia.

1. When is genomic testing Medicare-funded?
2. What role and responsibilities does a GP have in pre-conception genomic counselling?
3. How should thalassaemia screening be managed outside family planning settings?
4. How should a GP decide whether to refer to a clinical geneticist or order first-tier genomic testing?
5. How useful are polygenic risk scores for assessing chronic disease risk in general practice?
6. How should a GP interpret and action discordant or inconclusive results from a multi-gene pharmacogenomics panel?
7. How should a GP manage a patient who presents with direct-to-consumer genetic test results suggesting a high disease risk?
8. What is the role of pharmacogenomics in general practice?
9. How often should pharmacogenomic testing be repeated?
10. What genomic resources should GPs use for self-education?

 
Expert: Dr Alan Ma, Clinical Geneticist

Host: A/Prof Ralph Audehm, GP & Medical Educator

Total time: 32 mins
 
Recommended resources

• Genomics and precision medicine: The expanding role of general practitioners
• PRECISE portal co-designed with GPs to upskill in genomics
• Genetic testing table for GPs
• Genetic referral guide for GPs
• Direct to consumer factsheet for GPs
• RCPA pharmacogenomic indications
• CPIC pharmacogenomics guidelines
• Clinical implementation of polygenic risk scores