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Genetic Risk Assessment And Counselling

Level	Code	Credits	Cost (12/13)	Cost (13/14)
6	6KNIN640	30	£ 1850	£ 1940
7	7KNIM742	30	£ 1850	£ 1940

Level 6 Information 6KNIN640

This specialist course is designed for students to have an in depth knowledge of common inherited disorders, and the practical applications of genetics in health care, including genetic testing, prevention of genetic disorders and prenatal diagnosis and genetic counselling.

On completion of this module, the student will be able to:

• Outline current antenatal and neonatal screening programmes for sickle cell, thalassaemia and other commonly inherited congenital disorders with reference to health policy
• Categorise populations ‘at risk’, modes of inheritance and potential health implications for commonly inherited disorders including sickle cell disease, thalassaemia, cystic fibrosis, haemophilia.
• Communicate genetic information to take account of modes of inheritance, genetic risk and parents understanding of different types of risk presentation
• Integrate ethical principles when screening including informed consent and screening, non-directive counselling, paternity issues surrounding the clinical risk assessment of the woman’s pregnancy Integrate ethical principles in practice when screening, for example when managing non directive counselling and paternity issues
• Identify, use and interpret laboratory tests available to detect carrier and disease state with knowledge of the distribution of values in the target population with an understanding of the importance of first trimester screening and diagnosis.
• Manage pathways for high risk pregnancies (including women who have a haemoglobin disorder) and clients living with a haemoglobinopathy following recommended referral guidelines.
• Select and utilise suitable educational methods and resources to meet the needs of individuals, communities and health care practitioners.

Level 7 Information 7KMIN742

This Specialist Practitioner course is intended to provide a benchmark of professional competence to health professionals involved in counselling women and couples 'at risk' of having a child with a genetic disorder.

On completion of this module, the student will be able to:

• Outline the NHS Antenatal and Neonatal Screening Programme for sickle cell and thalassaemia and other genetic conditions.
• Categorise populations ‘at risk’, modes of inheritance and the predict the potential health implications for commonly inherited disorders including sickle cell disease, thalassaemia, cystic fibrosis and haemophilia.
• Communicate genetic information to take account of modes of inheritance, genetic risk and modify response to clients understanding of different types of risk presentation.
• Critically examine the moral and ethical dimensions of screening including informed consent and screening, non-directive counselling, non-paternity, potential cut-off points for prenatal diagnosis, paternity issues surrounding the clinical risk assessment of the woman’s pregnancy
• Identify, select and interpret laboratory tests available to detect carrier and disease state through a knowledge of the distribution of values in the target population with an understanding of the importance of first trimester screening and diagnosis.
• Construct a pathway for the management high risk pregnancies (including women who have a haemoglobin disorder) and clients living with a haemoglobinopathy utilising recommended referral guidelines.
• Examine, select and develop suitable educational methods and resources to meet the needs of individuals, communities and health care practitioners.
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