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Ethical considerations regarding classroom use of personal genomic information.

Parker, Lisa S and Grubs, Robin (2014) Ethical considerations regarding classroom use of personal genomic information. J Microbiol Biol Educ, 15 (2). 191 - 196. ISSN 1935-7877

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Abstract

Rapidly decreasing costs of genetic technologies-especially next-generation sequencing-and intensifying need for a clinical workforce trained in genomic medicine have increased interest in having students use personal genomic information to motivate and enhance genomics education. Numerous ethical issues attend classroom/pedagogical use of students' personal genomic information, including their informed decision to participate, pressures to participate, privacy concerns, and psychosocial sequelae of learning genomic information. This paper addresses these issues, advocates explicit discussion of these issues to cultivate students' ethical reasoning skills, suggests ways to mitigate potential harms, and recommends collection of ethically relevant data regarding pedagogical use of personal genomic information.


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Item Type: Article
Status: Published
Creators/Authors:
CreatorsEmailPitt UsernameORCID
Parker, Lisa Slisap@pitt.eduLISAP
Grubs, Robinrgrubs@pitt.eduRGRUBS
Centers: Other Centers, Institutes, Offices, or Units > Center for Bioethics and Health Law
Date: December 2014
Date Type: Publication
Journal or Publication Title: J Microbiol Biol Educ
Volume: 15
Number: 2
Page Range: 191 - 196
DOI or Unique Handle: 10.1128/jmbe.v15i2.856
Schools and Programs: School of Public Health > Human Genetics
Refereed: Yes
ISSN: 1935-7877
Date Deposited: 22 May 2015 21:59
Last Modified: 12 Oct 2017 17:55
URI: http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/id/eprint/24716

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