Erin Turbitt

Jul 27, 2023 | mdpi.com | Erin Turbitt |Chris Jacobs |Alison McEwen

Open AccessEditorialbyErin Turbitt 1,*, Chris Jacobs 1,2 and Alison McEwen 1 1Discipline of Genetic Counselling, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, NSW 2007, Australia2School of Health Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey GU2 7XH, UK*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed. J. Pers. Med.

Jun 21, 2023 | nature.com | Stephanie White |Erin Turbitt |Kathy Tucker |Alison McEwen |Megan Best

AbstractGenetic counselling and testing have utility for people with palliative care needs and their families. However, genetic and palliative care health professionals have described difficulties initiating palliative-genetic discussions. Between March and July 2022, we received n = 73 surveys (6% response rate) from genetic and palliative care health professionals in Australia and New Zealand that assessed and compared barriers and facilitators.