P601: Assessing patient experience with informed consent for genetic testing in the inpatient setting

Obtaining informed consent for genetic testing includes several critical components, such as educating patients on the nature of the genetic test, its limitations, benefits, the risk of a variant of uncertain significance (VUS), and the protections and limitations of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA). With the increased availability of genetic testing, physicians and providers with varying knowledge of medical genetics order genetic testing, including physicians, residents, advanced practice nurses and others.