Achieving health equity in precision medicine remains a critical challenge because of the continued underrepresentation of non-white populations in research and barriers to genetic services. The goal of this study was to explore Vietnamese American (VA) participant views toward incorporating genetics in routine healthcare to better serve the local VA community within an integrated health system offering primary care-based population genetic testing to adults for conditions that could be prevented or mitigated when detected early. We conducted semi-structured interviews from August-September 2021, with 22 individuals receiving primary care who self-identified as Vietnamese or VA, and employed rapid qualitative analysis (RQA) to identify key concepts.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many genetics clinics across the country were prompted to integrate telephone visits and videoconferencing into their practice to promote the safety of patients and clinic staff members. Our study examined providers' perspectives on the utility and effectiveness of these telehealth-based clinic visits in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Wisconsin.
Methods: An anonymous Qualtrics survey was distributed via email in October 2020 to all members of the Wisconsin Genetic Systems Integration Hub and the Wisconsin Genetic Counselor Association.