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Learning from scaling up ultra-rapid genomic testing for critically ill children to a national level

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posted on 2021-01-01, 00:00 authored by S Best, Helen BrownHelen Brown, S Lunke, C Patel, J Pinner, C P Barnett, M Wilson, S A Sandaradura, B McClaren, G R Brett, J Braithwaite, Z Stark
In scaling up an ultra-rapid genomics program, we used implementation science principles to design and investigate influences on implementation and identify strategies required for sustainable “real-world” services. Interviews with key professionals revealed the importance of networks and relationship building, leadership, culture, and the relative advantage afforded by ultra-rapid genomics in the care of critically ill children. Although clinical geneticists focused on intervention characteristics and the fit with patient-centered care, intensivists emphasized the importance of access to knowledge, in particular from clinical geneticists. The relative advantage of ultra-rapid genomics and trust in consistent and transparent delivery were significant in creating engagement at initial implementation, with appropriate resourcing highlighted as important for longer term sustainability of implementation. Our findings demonstrate where common approaches can be used and, significantly, where there is a need to tailor support by professional role and implementation phase, to maximize the potential of ultra-rapid genomic testing to improve patient care.

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Journal

npj Genomic Medicine

Volume

6

Issue

1

Article number

5

Pagination

1 - 9

Publisher

Nature Publishing Group

Location

London, Eng.

ISSN

2056-7944

eISSN

2056-7944

Language

English

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C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal

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