Teaching clinical management skills for genetic testing of hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer using a Web-based tutorial.
OBJECTIVE
To pilot and evaluate an interactive Web-based continuing medical education tutorial on clinical management of hereditary nonpolyposis colon cancer (HNPCC) and genetic testing.


METHODS
Gastroenterology fellows and genetic counseling trainees were asked to read standard written materials before taking the tutorial. A pretest/post-test assessment was used to measure change in subjects' clinical management skills.


RESULTS
Subjects made the correct management decision 63.9% of the time before the tutorial and 81.1% of the time after the tutorial (P < 0.001).


CONCLUSIONS
Supplementing written materials with an interactive program may assist medical professionals in integrating their knowledge of HNPCC and genetic testing into clinical practice.
Barnes
Kathleen
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Department of Human Genetics, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York 10029, USA.
Itzkowitz
Steven
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Brown
Karen
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D000328:Adult; D003123:Colorectal Neoplasms, Hereditary Nonpolyposis / Q000235:genetics / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology; D004502:Education, Medical, Continuing; D005817:Genetic Counseling; D005820:Genetic Testing / Q000379:methods* / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D008297:Male; D013663:Teaching