In a chat on Twitter yesterday, users asked Stephen Kingsmore from the Center for Pediatric Genomic Medicine at Children's Mercy Hospital questions about genetics and genomics in a pediatric setting. The questions came from other healthcare professionals as well as parents and others. Some asked about how sequencing is being rolled out to help diagnose or treat sick kids.
.@UGCBioethics #genomechat We're focusing on very sick kids in NICU who need it most.
— Children's Mercy (@ChildrensMercy) October 31, 2013
Others, though, asked about whether physicians were ready to contend with genomic data.
.@kirkackerson #genomechat Yes - definitely. They are playing catch-up. ^SK
— Children's Mercy (@ChildrensMercy) October 31, 2013