Special Seminar for Genetic Medicine
| Numbering Code | P-PUB01 8N017 LJ90 | Year/Term | 2022 ・ Intensive, First semester | |
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| Number of Credits | 2 | Course Type | Lecture | |
| Target Year | Professional degree students | Target Student | ||
| Language | Japanese | Day/Period | Intensive | |
| Instructor name | KOSUGI SHINJI (Graduate School of Medicine Professor) | |||
| Outline and Purpose of the Course |
[Basic information] Class date and time: Mainly in the first semester (please check the exact start date and time) Classroom: First clinical auditorium Level: Advanced Staff in charge: Shinji Kosugi, Takahito Wada, Takeshi Nakajima, Takahiro Yamada, Masako Torishima, Akiko Yoshida [Course overview] Lectures designed to check the fundamentals of genetic counseling learned in the first year, and to acquire advanced knowledge at the same level as doctors. |
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| Course Goals | Having a complete understanding of the basics of human genetics, and being able to have an accurate discussion with doctors. | |||
| Schedule and Contents |
[1st lecture] 4/12 Tuesday 1st period [Nakajima] “Basics of Clinical Genetics and Genetic Counseling /Mendelian Genetics” Learn about inheritance and genetic terms [2nd lecture] 4/12 Tuesday 2nd period [Nakajima] “About Genetic Testing” Learn about genetic testing for hereditary diseases [3rd lecture] 4/13 Wednesday 1st period [Wada] “How to Draw Family Trees and Estimation of Genetic Risks” The standard method for drawing family trees and methods of estimating genetic risk [4th lecture] 4/13 Wednesday 2nd period [Wada] “Genetic Counseling for Congenital Malformation Syndromes” Genetic counseling for major congenital malformation syndromes [5th lecture] 4/15 Friday 1st period [Yamada] “Genetic Counseling for Cytogenetics and Chromosomal Abnormalities” The basics of cytogenetics and genetic counseling for chromosomal abnormalities [6th lecture] 4/15 Friday 1st period [Yamada] “Prenatal Care and Genetic Counseling” A look at actual practices of prenatal genetic testing and genetic counseling [7th lecture] 4/19 Tuesday 1st period [Wada] “Genetic Counseling for Hereditary Neurological Disorders” A look at genetic counseling for major hereditary neurological disorders [8th lecture] 4/19 Tuesday2nd period [Yamada] “Assisted Reproductive Technology and Genetic Counseling” A look at assisted reproductive technologies and genetic counseling, targeting medical conditions such as infertility and infecundity [9th lecture] 4/20 Wednesday 2nd period [Kosugi] “Guidelines for Genetic Medicine” [10th lecture] 4/20 Wednesday 3rd period [Kosugi] “Pharmacogenetics” [11th lecture] 4/20 Wednesday 4th period [Nakajima] “Genetic counseling for hereditary cancers” Learn about major hereditary tumors and their genetic counseling [12th lecture] 4/21 Thursday 3rd period [Torishima] “Medical Communication in the Context of Genetic Counseling (1)” The basics of medical communication, including “empathic understanding,” “minimum attitude required for interpersonal assistance,” and “attitudes and words that inhibit communication” [13th lecture] 4/21 Thursday 4th period [Yoshida] “Medical Communication in the Context of Genetic Counseling (2)” Specific communication methods in the context of genetic counseling [14th lecture] 4/25 Monday 3rd period [Wada] “The Ever-Evolving Genetic Medicine” "Wishes from Marfan Syndrome Patient Support Groups" [15th lecture] 4/23 Monday 4th period [Wada] “Genetic Counseling in Practice” A look at actual genetic counseling practiced in clinics [16th lecture] 5/2 Monday 2nd period [Wada/Kawasaki] “Final Test” Written test |
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| Evaluation Methods and Policy |
Comprehensive evaluation of tests, reports, attendance, and other activities. [Passing grade] A score of at least 60 out of 100 points on the written test 60 points or more: Pass 59 points or less: Fail |
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| Course Requirements |
Available only for the Division of Medical Science (Master’s Program). Requires a basic understanding of molecular biology and molecular genetics. |
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| Study outside of Class (preparation and review) | Instructions will be given accordingly | |||
| Textbooks | Textbooks/References |
Thompson & Thompson Genetics in Medicine (2nd Ed.), , (Medical Science International), ISBN:978-4-89592-875-5 • Genetic Counseling Manual (Nankodo) Revised 3rd Edition, , (Nankodo), ISBN:978-4-524-26667-8 Clinical genetics text note, , (The Japan Society of Human Genetics), ISBN:978-4-787-82316-8 |
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| References, etc. |
Iden Igaku e no Shotai (“Invitation to Medical Genetics”) Revised 5th Edition, , (Nankodo), ISBN:978-4-524-26562-6 New Clinical Genetics, Dian Donnai and Andrew Read, (MEDSI), ISBN:978-4-89592-574-7 |
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| Related URL | GeneReviews | |||
