Patient–Health Care Provider Conversations About Prenatal Genetic Screening

Provider-patient communication about Zika during prenatal visits

Zika virus transmission within and between the Americas is of global concern. This study assessed knowledge about the Zika virus among pregnant women in the United States, their travel plans to endemic areas, and whether their health care providers discussed Zika with them. This cross-sectional study used data from 492 pregnant women (18-50 years) from an online survey conducted from April 8 to...

Prenatal Carrier Screening for Genetic Conditions

Informing parents about expanded newborn screening: influences on provider involvement.

OBJECTIVE Expanded newborn screening (NBS) identifies some disorders for which clinical benefit is uncertain, as well as "incidental" findings (eg, carrier status), thus enhancing the need to inform parents about NBS before sample collection. METHODS A self-complete survey was sent to a cross-sectional, stratified, random sample of 5 provider groups in Ontario (obstetricians, midwives, family...

Conversations about care wishes can ease acute, stressful situations.

Honoring Choices Wisconsin was launched. “We saw that some of the best work around this issue was being done right in our backyard,” said George M. Lange, MD, FACP, the Society’s immediate past president. “Respecting Choices® and the greater La Crosse community serve as a model for advance care planning, and we are honored to partner with them to bring their remarkable work to other parts of ou...

Conversations About Responsible Nanoresearch

There is currently a strong focus on responsible research in relation to the development of nanoscience and nanotechnology. This study presents a series of conversations with nanoresearchers, with the 'European Commission recommendation on a code of conduct for responsible nanosciences and nanotechnologies research' (EC-CoC) as its point of departure. Six types of reactions to the document are ...