Table 2 Education and training needs
Topic | Details | Target audience |
|---|---|---|
Process knowledge | Understanding the processes for requesting WGS including how to use the National Genomics Information System (NGIS) and to complete the Record of Discussion (RoD), the latter being the WGS-specific consent form. | Healthcare professionals involved in facilitating WGS. |
Consent conversation | Key information to include in the consent conversation, including the potential to identify germline (inherited) variants. | Healthcare professionals who will undertake the consent conversation. |
Variant interpretation | Calling biomarkers for clinical trials | Clinical Scientists |
General principles and terminology to participate effectively in Genomic Tumour Advisory Boards (GTABs). | Pathologists, haematologists, oncologists | |
Return of results | How to respond to the most common questions from parents, including the ‘why me’. How to return germline variant results. | Healthcare professionals who are returning WGS tumour results. |