PMID- 25782463 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20161005 LR - 20161230 IS - 1476-4954 (Electronic) IS - 1476-4954 (Linking) VI - 29 IP - 6 DP - 2016 Mar TI - Obstetrician and gynecologists' population-based screening practices. PG - 875-9 LID - 10.3109/14767058.2015.1029910 [doi] AB - BACKGROUND: The ability to obtain genetic information can now be accomplished in far greater detail, and more quickly than in the past. It is important to understand obstetrician-gynecologists' (ob-gyns) screening practices as these changes occur. METHODS: Cross-sectional survey was performed by mailing paper surveys to Fellows of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and a subset of Fellows who belong to the Collaborative Ambulatory Research Network (CARN). RESULTS: Response rates were 57% for the CARN network. Almost all responders (92%) offer population-based genetic screening in the prenatal period and almost all (93%) conduct counseling prior to the provision of genetic testing. Almost all (92%) counsel patients when the result is positive, with 46% being the primary counselor and 55% calling the patient themselves. When results are negative, 73% counsel with 58% indicating they are the primary counselor and 17% call patients themselves. A total of 72% have received continuing medical education (CME) on genetics within 5 years, with 79% receiving CME at conferences and 21% receiving CME online. CONCLUSION: Ob-gyns have a large role in providing patients new genetic screening technologies. This role requires a significant knowledge base, some of which can be obtained by online modules; however, our study suggests online education is underutilized as a means for CME on genetic screening among ob-gyns. FAU - Jelin, Angie C AU - Jelin AC AD - a Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology , Medstar Washington Hospital Center , Washington , DC , USA . FAU - Anderson, Britta AU - Anderson B AD - b American College of Obstetrics and Gynecologists , Washington , DC , USA , and. FAU - Wilkins-Haug, Louise AU - Wilkins-Haug L AD - c Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology , Brigham and Women's Hospital , Boston , MA , USA. FAU - Schulkin, Jay AU - Schulkin J AD - b American College of Obstetrics and Gynecologists , Washington , DC , USA , and. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20150925 PL - England TA - J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med JT - The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians JID - 101136916 SB - IM MH - Cross-Sectional Studies MH - Education, Medical, Continuing MH - Genetic Counseling/*statistics & numerical data MH - Genetic Testing/*statistics & numerical data MH - Mass Screening/*statistics & numerical data MH - Obstetrics/*statistics & numerical data OTO - NOTNLM OT - CME OT - cystic fibrosis OT - genetics OT - prenatal OT - screening OT - survey EDAT- 2015/03/19 06:00 MHDA- 2016/10/07 06:00 CRDT- 2015/03/19 06:00 PHST- 2015/03/19 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2015/03/19 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2016/10/07 06:00 [medline] AID - 10.3109/14767058.2015.1029910 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2016 Mar;29(6):875-9. doi: 10.3109/14767058.2015.1029910. Epub 2015 Sep 25.