Kathleen A Calzone1, Jean Jenkins2, Stacey Culp3, Laurie Badzek4. 1. National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute, Center for Cancer Research, Bethesda, MD. Electronic address: calzonek@mail.nih.gov. 2. National Institutes of Health, National Human Genome Research Institute, Genomic Healthcare Branch, Bethesda, MD. 3. Department of Statistics, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV. 4. University of North Carolina Wilmington School of Nursing, Wilmington, NC.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The Precision Medicine Initiative will accelerate genomic discoveries that improve health care, necessitating a genomic competent workforce. PURPOSE: This study assessed leadership team (administrator/educator) year-long interventions to improve registered nurses' (RNs) capacity to integrate genomics into practice. METHODS: We examined genomic competency outcomes in 8,150 RNs. FINDINGS: Awareness and intention to learn more increased compared with controls. Findings suggest achieving genomic competency requires a longer intervention and support strategies such as infrastructure and policies. Leadership played a role in mobilizing staff, resources, and supporting infrastructure to sustain a large-scale competency effort on an institutional basis. DISCUSSION: Results demonstrate genomic workforce competency can be attained with leadership support and sufficient time. Our study provides evidence of the critical role health-care leaders play in facilitating genomic integration into health care to improve patient outcomes. Genomics' impact on quality, safety, and cost indicate a leader-initiated national competency effort is achievable and warranted. Published by Elsevier Inc.
BACKGROUND: The Precision Medicine Initiative will accelerate genomic discoveries that improve health care, necessitating a genomic competent workforce. PURPOSE: This study assessed leadership team (administrator/educator) year-long interventions to improve registered nurses' (RNs) capacity to integrate genomics into practice. METHODS: We examined genomic competency outcomes in 8,150 RNs. FINDINGS: Awareness and intention to learn more increased compared with controls. Findings suggest achieving genomic competency requires a longer intervention and support strategies such as infrastructure and policies. Leadership played a role in mobilizing staff, resources, and supporting infrastructure to sustain a large-scale competency effort on an institutional basis. DISCUSSION: Results demonstrate genomic workforce competency can be attained with leadership support and sufficient time. Our study provides evidence of the critical role health-care leaders play in facilitating genomic integration into health care to improve patient outcomes. Genomics' impact on quality, safety, and cost indicate a leader-initiated national competency effort is achievable and warranted. Published by Elsevier Inc.
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