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<i>Objective:</i> To investigate the knowledge, professional involvement and confidence of Canadian nurses and physicians in providing genetic services for adult onset hereditary disease. <i>Methods:</i> 1,425 physicians and 1,425 nurses received a mailed questionnaire with reminders. The response rates were 50% (n = 543) and 79% (n = 975), respectively. <i>Results:</i> Forty-eight percent of physicians and 31% of nurses lacked formal education in genetics. Respondents reported being involved in caring for people at risk for adult onset hereditary disease. Their levels of confidence that they could perform tasks, such as counselling about predictive genetic tests, however, were lower than their levels of expectation that it would be important for them to provide these services. <i>Conclusions:</i> The expected roles and educational needs of Canadian nurses and physicians have broad areas of overlap suggesting the possibility of combined professional education programs and multiple ways of organizing teams to provide genetic services to people at risk for adult onset hereditary disease.

JCC holds the Sydney G Frankfort Chair in Family Medicine. JMG holds a Canada Research Chair in Health Knowledge Transfer and Uptake. Heather Howley provided research administrative support. Project funded by Canadian Institutes of Health Research Knowledge Translation Strategies grant KTS-62357. The Health Services Research Unit is funded by the Chief Scientist Office of the Scottish Government Health and Social Care Directorates. ; Peer reviewed ; Publisher PDF