Family History Gets a Boost
Authors: Alfred O. Berg
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2012)

Editorials21 February 2012Family History Gets a BoostAlfred O. Berg, MD, MPHAlfred O. Berg, MD, MPHFrom University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98105.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-156-4-201202210-00012 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail Count me a skeptic when it comes to genetic technologies in primary care practice—and my skepticism is not ill-informed. I was the founding chair of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Evaluation of Genomic Applications in Practice and Prevention (EGAPP) Working Group and chaired the National Institutes of Health State-of-the-Science Conference on family history (1). The EGAPP group has yet to identify a genomic test that is ready for general use in primary care clinical practice, and the National Institutes of Health conference found the evidence base supporting systematic collection of extensive family history to be very thin indeed. ...References1. Berg AO, Baird MA, Botkin JR, Driscoll DA, Fishman PA, Guarino PD, et al. National Institutes of Health State-of-the-Science Conference Statement: family history and improving health. Ann Intern Med. 2009;151:872-7. [PMID: 19884615] LinkGoogle Scholar2. Qureshi N, Armstrong S, Dhiman P, Saukko P, Middlemass J, Evans PH, et al; ADDFAM (Added Value of Family History in CVD Risk Assessment) Study Group. Effect of adding systematic family history enquiry to cardiovascular disease risk assessment in primary care. A matched-pair, cluster randomized trial. Ann Intern Med. 2012;156:253-62. LinkGoogle Scholar3. Evaluation of Genomic Applications in Practice and Prevention Working Group. EGAPP Working Group Recommendations. Atlanta: Evaluation of Genomic Applications in Practice and Prevention Working Group; 2011. Accessed at www.egappreviews.org/recommendations/index.htm on 18 January 2012. Google Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: Alfred O. Berg, MD, MPHAffiliations: From University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98105.Disclosures: Disclosures can be viewed at www.acponline.org/authors/icmje/ConflictOfInterestForms.do?msNum=M12-0060.Corresponding Author: Alfred O. Berg, MD, MPH, University of Washington, Box 354696, Seattle, WA 98195; e-mail, aberg@uw.edu. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoEffect of Adding Systematic Family History Enquiry to Cardiovascular Disease Risk Assessment in Primary Care Nadeem Qureshi , Sarah Armstrong , Paula Dhiman , Paula Saukko , Joan Middlemass , Philip H. Evans , and Joe Kai , for the ADDFAM (Added Value of Family History in CVD Risk Assessment) Study Group* Adding Systematic Family History Enquiry to Cardiovascular Disease Risk Assessment: Clinical Utility in Primary Care Nadeem Qureshi , Paula Dhiman , and Joe Kai Metrics Cited byThe KinFact Intervention – A Randomized Controlled Trial to Increase Family Communication About Cancer HistoryAddition of a Novel, Protective Family History Category Allows Better Profiling of Cardiovascular Risk and Atherosclerotic Burden in the General Population. The Asklepios StudyAdding Systematic Family History Enquiry to Cardiovascular Disease Risk Assessment: Clinical Utility in Primary CareNadeem Qureshi, DM, Paula Dhiman, MSc, and Joe Kai, MD 21 February 2012Volume 156, Issue 4Page: 315-316KeywordsElectronic medical recordsGeneticsHealth care qualityHealth information technologyInformation technologyIntent to treat analysisMedical risk factorsQuality improvementRisk assessmentsRisk management ePublished: 21 February 2012 Issue Published: 21 February 2012 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2012 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...