![]() | Amicia Phillips |
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01.02.2023-29.03.2023
Communicating genetic risk in the family: ethical challenges and solutions
The overall aim of this project is to better understand the complex ethical challenges that arise when communicating genetic risk in the family, and to explore the impact of both guidelines and policies on clinical practice and clinician perspectives. The specific objectives of the project are (1) providing an overview of the ethical landscape with regards to the communication of genetic information and the duties of health care professionals in this context; (2) analyzing how clinical genomic sequencing consent forms address communicating genetic risk information to family members; (3) understanding the legal duties of patients and clinicians towards at-risk relatives; (4) assessing current practices and attitudes of clinicians with regards to the family communication of genetic information and policy approaches to cases of nondisclosure; (5) developing practical recommendations for clinical practice.
These objectives will be achieved through the publication of academic articles in peer reviewed journals, the culmination of which will form my PhD dissertation. The research is also relevant to those outside of the bioethics discipline and academic setting, thus I would like to additionally develop a publication to communicate the research findings to a general audience.