Dr. Jean Jenkins: Hello.
This is Dr. Greg Feero and I'm Dr. Jean Jenkins of the Genomics Healthcare Branch at the National
Human Genome Research Institute, NIH.
We plan to share with you today information about a resource that will be useful to you
called the Genetics/Genomics Competency Center for Education or G2C2.
G2C2 is located on the web at www.g-2-c-2.org Dr. Greg Feero: Genomics applications in healthcare
are increasingly relevant to care delivery by all healthcare professionals.
There was an expressed interest in having a centralized repository of education resources
for use in healthcare professional genomics education.
This web-based toolkit was created in response to this request with project funding provided
by the National Human Genome Research Institute of the National Institutes of Health.
G2C2 is based on a core set of competencies that provide the framework for organizing
the genomic education materials.
The toolkit currently includes educator resources for genetic counselors, nurses, and physician
assistants.
Jenkins: Discipline specific competencies can be accessed as a complete document by
clicking here at the top of the website.
G2C2 has three primary functions.
The first is to search by the discipline and save available resources for use in your classroom.
You can search for resources for a specific discipline by clicking on the icon or on the
words.
Let me show you an example.
If I select the Nurse term, I see that I can search for resources by curricular areas in
Learning Activities & Resources, by Competencies & Specific Core Knowledge, by Performance
Indicators, or by Assessments.
Let me show you a search using the Learning Activities & Resources area.
I can further refine my search terms either by typing in the words or by selecting one
from the associated topic list at the bottom of the page.
For this example, I'll choose to search by the topic, Pharmacogenomics or Pharmacogenetics.
Feero: Resources that include such content are listed with short descriptors.
There are a variety of types of resources already on G2C2 including links to websites,
textbooks, reports, and PowerPoint slides.
I'll select one to show you more details from the full descriptor page: Pharmacology for
Nurses.
The descriptor page provides information about the type of resource, authors, goals & learning
objectives, resource evaluation, suggested audience, format, cost, activity type, and
keywords.
Below this descriptor information is a listing of associated competencies and performance
indicators that this material can be used to teach to.
Then to preview the resource you click on the resource link, which takes you to the
specific resource page.
If this is something you wish to add to your resources you click on "add to my saved resources."
Once you have saved resources, you can access your marked resources and send them to yourself
by typing in your email.
Jenkins: Very importantly, the second primary function of G2C2 is to Submit Resources to
be included on the site.
This way you can assure that quality materials are available on G2C2 by sharing your resources,
activities, and assessments.
Submitting your materials for peer review by the G2C2 editorial board helps to enhance
access by others to what you have created.
And submitted materials are peer reviewed by an editorial board, which includes representatives
from each discipline with resources currently available on G2C2.
Through routine review of submitted resources their goal is to assure that quality materials
can be found on the G2C2 site.
Feero: The third primary function of G2C2 is to facilitate access to discipline specific
competencies so that you're aware of interdisciplinary roles and responsibilities of genomic healthcare.
You can view the discipline specific competency curriculum map in a hierarchical form by clicking
on the icon or if you choose to see the full competency document choose the word link.
There are many more options and ways to use G2C2 to meet your needs.
I recommend that you explore G2C2 and see for yourself how valuable G2C2 will be for
you.
If you get stuck, there is a Help page with step-by-step instructions and contact information
for technical or other assistance.
Jenkins: There are also opportunities using a Feedback form or a Request a Resource form
to share your thoughts about G2C2 with us.
We welcome your feedback and resource ideas as we continually try to enhance the toolkit
capabilities and outreach.
Thank you.
Feero: Thank you for your time.