tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6173393362223742012.post4555627456796620370..comments2023-08-24T08:30:25.608-07:00Comments on Gene Sherpas: Personalized Medicine and You: The Howard Stern of Genomics......Steve Murphy MDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11774190000307343476noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6173393362223742012.post-60447959515664208302008-10-23T07:04:00.000-07:002008-10-23T07:04:00.000-07:0012: Genetics is not yet accepted as a medical spec...12: Genetics is not yet accepted as a medical specialty<br><br>13: All genetic counselors are not licensed<br><br>14: The hype by the media when a new study shows a gene could lead to this condition….a year later independent studies are not able to replicate the same finding. Websites, magazines, and the media will already have reported the gene(s) as being accurate. The population becomes misinformed. <br><br>15: Most people just think a genetic counselor deals with a female pregnancy….there are more options out there <br><br>16: Clinical geneticists, in general, are not leaders in the healthcare field…from what I’ve been observing<br><br>17: “Others” who want on the parade of genomic medicine without putting the “time” in…..(i.e., personalized genetic testing companies; with the exception of the DNA Direct).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6173393362223742012.post-3596924254655821702008-10-23T08:04:00.000-07:002008-10-23T08:04:00.000-07:00Agreed!-SteveAgreed!<br><br>-SteveSteve Murphy MDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11774190000307343476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6173393362223742012.post-5256804205842025162008-10-23T10:37:00.000-07:002008-10-23T10:37:00.000-07:00I don't know, Steve. It seems like it's ha...I don't know, Steve. It seems like it's hard enough to attack one institution, but trying to right all wrongs seems to be a mistake. There is only one Steven Murphy. I suggest: pick one objective and crush it completely, then move to the next when you have more resources.<br><br>It's not enough that others are wrong, YOU have to be right, and being right is very hard work!Andrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10433343566083450681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6173393362223742012.post-25359153565113342142008-10-24T08:41:00.000-07:002008-10-24T08:41:00.000-07:00I disagree with Andrew. A lot of the problems that...I disagree with Andrew. A lot of the problems that Dr. Murphy pointed ou are related to each other. By working to "fix" one problem also leads to working on the other problem. For instance, if were were to try and get the field of Medical Genetics regarded as a medical speciality (I've seen doctors call the genetics department never knowing they had a genetics department...I'm dead serious), you will want the people who provide the care, counseling, and diagnosis to be licensed. To better prepare everyone for the field, training needs to be adjusted as time goes on. What worked with the training in 1980 does not work in 2009.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6173393362223742012.post-36338756724912252202008-10-24T13:10:00.000-07:002008-10-24T13:10:00.000-07:00I'm confused how one can disagree with the ide...I'm confused how one can disagree with the idea "don't fight battles you can't win" and expect to achieve anything with any reasonable confidence.Andrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10433343566083450681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6173393362223742012.post-57374326060956936092008-10-24T15:47:00.000-07:002008-10-24T15:47:00.000-07:00To protect the general public, you want the people...To protect the general public, you want the people who are providing the services to be licensed. This prevents people from pretending to have the knowledge and skills to provide the service (e.g., a psych counselor seeing a person for mental health issues and also doing genetic counseling for breast cancer). To have the specialy recognized by the accrediting specialties, the field should have the experts be licensed. Have the professionals being liscensed also prevents random start-ups by people without the proper training (this is why DNA Direct is the best DTC company out there....by FAR). <br><br>Being able to charge for the service will help allow people who are leaders to enter the field. <br><br>It all works together.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com