Department of Genetics, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA.
J Genet Couns. 2021 Oct;30(5):1269-1275. doi: 10.1002/jgc4.1509. Epub 2021 Sep 27.
Genetic counselors have shown themselves to be adaptable in an evolving profession, with expansion into new sub-specialties, various non-clinical settings, and research roles. The COVID-19 pandemic caused a sudden and drastic shift in healthcare priorities. In an effort to contribute meaningfully to the COVID-19 crisis, and to adapt to a remote- and essential-only research environment, our workplace and thus our roles pivoted from genomics research to remote COVID-19 research using wearables technologies. With a deep understanding of genomic data, we were quickly able to apply similar concepts to wearables data including considering privacy implications, managing uncertain findings, and acknowledging the lack of ethnic diversity in many datasets. By sharing our own experience as an example, we hope individuals trained in genetic counseling may see opportunities for adaptation of their skills into expanding roles.
遗传咨询师在不断发展的职业中表现出了很强的适应能力，他们扩展到新的亚专业领域、各种非临床环境和研究角色。COVID-19 大流行导致医疗保健重点突然发生了巨大变化。为了为 COVID-19 危机做出有意义的贡献，并适应远程和基本研究环境，我们的工作场所和角色从基因组学研究迅速转向使用可穿戴技术的远程 COVID-19 研究。由于我们对基因组数据有深入的了解，因此我们能够迅速将类似的概念应用于可穿戴设备数据，包括考虑隐私影响、管理不确定的发现以及承认许多数据集缺乏种族多样性。通过分享我们自己的经验作为一个例子，我们希望接受遗传咨询培训的个人能够看到将他们的技能应用于扩展角色的机会。
