Dr. Yvonne Bombard (IMAGE)

St. Michael's Hospital

Dr. Yvonne Bombard

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"When you start to open the Pandora's box to find one thing you did want to know about your genome, you might find more than you bargained for," said Dr. Yvonne Bombard, a scientist at the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael's Hospital, who has led the creation of the Genomics ADvISER. "Clinical guidelines recommend that clinicians engage in shared decision-making with patients about receiving secondary findings before sequencing. With existing constraints on genetic counselors' time, there is a need for less resource-intense ways to provide education and decision-making support."

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