Inaugural Event held this week.
The global status of genetic counsellors in 2023: What has changed in the past 5 years? https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2949774424010331
Ireland is poorly served by the HSE in relation to the number of clinical geneticists and genetic counsellors.
In fact the HSE does not even recognise Genetic Counsellors. Are they not aware that Genetics and Genomics is the future and requires to be funded accordingly.
It is now possible to prevent cancer occurring rather than waiting for it to occur. From a cost perspective it is a “no brainer” to ensure that genomic integration in routine health care happens now.
Lynch Syndrome Ireland 