The Helix in the Labyrinth: Do We Need Genetic Health Services and Policy Research?

In Canada and elsewhere, targeted health services and policy research (HSPR) has been suggested as a means to clarify the health system implications of developments in genetics and genomics. But is such research really needed? We argue that substantial investments in basic genetic and genomic resear...

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Published in:Healthcare policy 2008-08, Vol.4 (1), p.30-38
Main Authors: Miller, Fiona Alice, Wilson, Brenda, Grimshaw, Jeremy, Battista, Renaldo, Blancquaert, Ingeborg, Carroll, June C., Rousseau, François, Slater, Barbara
Format: Article
Language:English
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Discussion and Debate
Genetics
Health care
Health policy
Health services
New technology
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Summary:In Canada and elsewhere, targeted health services and policy research (HSPR) has been suggested as a means to clarify the health system implications of developments in genetics and genomics. But is such research really needed? We argue that substantial investments in basic genetic and genomic research, coupled with persistent uncertainty about the health system implications of advances in these fields, justify the development of specialized HSPR in genetics and the sustained involvement of the wider HSPR community. Genetic health services and policy research will play a crucial role in informing decision-makers at all levels of the health system about whether and how to integrate developments in genetics, genomics and other complex new technologies.
ISSN:1715-6572
1715-6580
DOI:10.12927/hcpol.2008.20005