title: Calling for international collaborative research in nursing, genetics and genomics: a discussion paper.
abstract: There is an explosion in the numbers of nurse authors exploring new and exciting opportunities to understand genomic medicine because of international success on The Human Genome Project.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The primary purpose of this paper is to spotlight and to promote collaborative interdisciplinary and international nursing research within genetics and genomics.
  
  
  METHODS
  Review of the literature.
  
  
  METHODS
  Research in nursing pertaining to genetics and genomics, policy statements, and opinion papers.
  
  
  METHODS
  Synthesis of the literature in four areas: genetic nursing research, genomic medicine, barriers to international collaboration, and elements that foster international collaboration.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Genetics and genomic medicine have implications for virtually all diseases in all health care settings in developed and still developing nations. Research in nursing, genetics and genomics is scarce. There is a gap in nursing literature about how to address barriers to foster international collaboration.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The authors who have engaged in international collaboration offer a tentative road map for establishing and assessing the progress of research collaboration. New funding mechanisms to support international nursing research in this area are needed.
authors.affiliation: Research School of Nursing, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, USA. ganderso@mail.sdsu.edu <ganderso@mail.sdsu.edu>
authors.forename: Gwen
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Anderson
authors.forename: Alison
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Metcalfe
mesh_terms: D035843:Biomedical Research; D023281:Genomics; D007391:International Cooperation; D015399:Nursing Research