{"id":1149,"date":"2016-03-20T08:14:59","date_gmt":"2016-03-20T08:14:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.primarycaregenetics.org\/?page_id=1149"},"modified":"2022-07-17T17:14:10","modified_gmt":"2022-07-17T17:14:10","slug":"england-matthew-hoghton","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.primarycaregenetics.org\/?page_id=1149&lang=is","title":{"rendered":"England &#8211; Matthew Hoghton"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.primarycaregenetics.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/matt-prf.jpg\" alt=\"matt-prf\" width=\"130\" height=\"160\"\/>\u00c9g n\u00fdt \u00feess a\u00f0 vera heimilisl\u00e6knir og f\u00e1 a\u00f0 sinna f\u00f3lki me\u00f0 margskonar vandam\u00e1l, einkum \u00feroskavandam\u00e1l. S\u00ed\u00f0ustu 25 \u00e1rin hef \u00e9g or\u00f0i\u00f0 vitni a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed hva\u00f0 erf\u00f0afr\u00e6\u00f0i og n\u00fa s\u00ed\u00f0ast utangenaerf\u00f0afr\u00e6\u00f0i hefur mikil \u00e1hrif \u00ed starfi m\u00ednu en um \u00fea\u00f0 bil einn af hverjum 10 hefur vandam\u00e1l sem rekja m\u00e1 til erf\u00f0a.<\/p>\n<p>Heimilisl\u00e6knar eru \u00fej\u00e1lfa\u00f0ir \u00ed \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 finna einstaklinga sem eru me\u00f0 erf\u00f0avandam\u00e1l og taka \u00fe\u00e1tt \u00ed eftirliti og um\u00f6nnun \u00feeirra. Um lei\u00f0 er \u00fea\u00f0 hlutverk okkar a\u00f0 v\u00edsa \u00feeim sem \u00feess \u00feurfa \u00e1fram til s\u00e9rfr\u00e6\u00f0inga \u00ed erf\u00f0aheilbrig\u00f0is\u00fej\u00f3nustu.<\/p>\n<p>Heimilisl\u00e6knisfr\u00e6\u00f0in er a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed leyti s\u00e9rst\u00f6k a\u00f0 sj\u00faklingarnir eru l\u00e6knisins fr\u00e1 v\u00f6ggu til grafar en undanfari\u00f0 hefur \u00fea\u00f0 hugtak v\u00edkka\u00f0 og n\u00e6r n\u00fa fr\u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed fyrir getna\u00f0 \u2013 \u00fev\u00ed oft koma vandam\u00e1lin upp fyrir getna\u00f0 og n\u00e1 \u00fat yfir gr\u00f6f og dau\u00f0a.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I love being a GP as I have the opportunity to be involved a range of conditions particularly &nbsp;with people with learning disabilities after they were deinstitutionalized back into the community in 1990s in the UK.<\/p>\n<p>Over the past 25 years I am noticing the impact of genetics and epigenetics and the role they play in the day to day care of my patients and their families.<\/p>\n<p>The UK RCGP curriculum statement now estimates that at least one in ten of the patients seen in primary care has a disorder with a genetic component.<\/p>\n<p>As Gps we can use our skills to help identify patients with, or at risk of, a genetic condition, clinically help manage genetic conditions and communicate genetic information in an understandable manner.<\/p>\n<p>We often have to help patients to manage risks particularly when the guidelines fall short<\/p>\n<p>At the same time one of our key roles remains identifying patients and families who would benefit from being referred to appropriate specialist genetic services and to potential research studies<\/p>\n<p>I used to think of primary care covered everything \u201cCradle to Grave\u201d but now I realise I need to think the&nbsp; wider remit of \u201cSperm to Worm\u201d to include the incredible broadband range of services our patients, their families and carers need now and into the future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00c9g n\u00fdt \u00feess a\u00f0 vera heimilisl\u00e6knir og f\u00e1 a\u00f0 sinna f\u00f3lki me\u00f0 margskonar vandam\u00e1l, einkum \u00feroskavandam\u00e1l. S\u00ed\u00f0ustu 25 \u00e1rin hef \u00e9g or\u00f0i\u00f0 vitni a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed hva\u00f0 erf\u00f0afr\u00e6\u00f0i og n\u00fa s\u00ed\u00f0ast utangenaerf\u00f0afr\u00e6\u00f0i hefur mikil \u00e1hrif \u00ed starfi m\u00ednu en um \u00fea\u00f0 bil einn af hverjum 10 hefur vandam\u00e1l sem rekja m\u00e1 til erf\u00f0a. Heimilisl\u00e6knar eru \u00fej\u00e1lfa\u00f0ir \u00ed \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 finna einstaklinga sem eru me\u00f0 erf\u00f0avandam\u00e1l og taka \u00fe\u00e1tt \u00ed eftirliti og um\u00f6nnun \u00feeirra. 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