AMA J Ethics. 2018 Sep 1;20(9):E812-818. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2018.812.
How Should Primary Care Physicians Respond to Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Test Results?
Abstract
In this case, a primary care physician is presented with direct-to-consumer genetic test results and asked to provide counseling and order follow-up diagnostics. In order to deal effectively with this situation, we suggest physicians need look no further than the practice principles that guide more routine clinical encounters. We examine the rationale behind 2 major clinical ethical considerations: (1) physicians have obligations to help their patients achieve reasonable health goals but are not obligated to perform procedures that are not medically indicated; and (2) primary care physicians do not need to know everything; they just need to know how to get their patients appropriate care.
- PMID:
- 30242811
- DOI:
- 10.1001/amajethics.2018.812
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