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Educational Resources
Personalized medicine is an emerging practice of medicine that uses an individual's genetic profile to guide decisions made in regard to the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of disease.
… Genome-Wide Association Studies (GWAS), Pedigree, Pharmacogenomics, Genetic Variation, Gene … Personalized …
Event
The 2020 - 2022 Class of ISCC-PEG Scholars provided virtual presentations of the genomics education projects in which they were involved during their two years of participation in the program. Their ISCC-PEG Mentors provided introductions.
… 1:20 p.m.  Discussion 1:20 - 1:30 p.m. Utilizing Germline Pharmacogenomics to Optimize Chemotherapy Katherine Robinson, Pharm.D. Clinical Pharmacogenomics Fellow University of Pittsburgh School of … Pharm.DFCCP, BCPS Director, PGY2 Residency in Clinical Pharmacogenomics St. Jude Children's Research Hospital 1:30 - …
For Health Professionals
Essential genomics competencies, practice guidelines, and curricular resources for a variety of health professions.
… risk in an adult Hispanic female: Larissa  Cardiovascular/Pharmacogenomics: Arrhythmia evaluation and cytochrome P450 … and Vaccines: Ethan and his mother, Dai  Pediatric Pharmacogenomics: Opioid adverse reaction management of an African American child: Stephanie  Psychiatric/Pharmacogenomics: CYP2C19 testing in a Caucasian female for …
For Health Professionals
The ISCC-PEG Project Groups have developed resources, presentations for national meetings, and published articles and abstracts.
… World Psychiatric Association Regional Conference Using Pharmacogenomics in Practice Pharmacogenomics 2023 Presentation American College of … and University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy ISCC-PEG Pharmacogenomics Learning Series Pharmacogenomics 2023 …
Careers and Training
NHGRI provides funding to support the development and implementation of modules aimed at providing healthcare professionals with genomic medicine training.
… … Project Title:  Test2Learn: Modular multidisciplinary pharmacogenomics education. Lead Investigator for Project: … University have partnered together to develop an online pharmacogenomics education program. The goal is to train … nurses, genetic counselors, etc) to integrate pharmacogenomics into routine clinical care. The program will …
Fact Sheets
Genetics refers to the study of genes and their roles in inheritance. Genomics refers to the study of all of a person's genes (the genome).
… such as certain forms of cancer. Pharmacogenetics and Pharmacogenomics The terms "pharmacogenetics" and "pharmacogenomics" are often used interchangeably in … HER2. (See: Genetics, Disease Prevention and Treatment ) Pharmacogenomics is similar to pharmacogenetics, except that …
For Patients and Families
​Genetic research is creating new ways for people to take action and prevent disease and new ways to treat disease through personalized medicine.​ ​
… For more information about Pharmacogenetics and Pharmacogenomics go to: Frequently Asked Questions About Pharmacogenomics What is pharmacogenetics? [ghr.nlm.nih.gov] …
Healthcare Provider Genomics Education Resource
An FAQ designed to help healthcare professionals understand the diverse landscape of direct-to-consumer (DTC) genetic testing and the benefits and limitations of these tests.
… Drug Administration (FDA) approved the first DTC-GT for pharmacogenomics. Consumers will likely have access to … to do if the patient already has the test results.  The Pharmacogenomics Knowledgebase ( PharmGKB ) is a searchable … Some pharmacists have specialized training in clinical pharmacogenomics. … DTC-GT Raw Data, Third-Party …
MINC
Establishing stakeholder partnerships paves the way for developing an action plan for your clinical setting.
… Family History Snapshot Pedigrees Beaumont Health System: Pharmacogenomics Beaumont Health System: Genetics & Genomics … Genomics Intro Cancer Genetics Overiew Fox Chase PA: Pharmacogenomics and Evidence-Based Practice Module Genetics … Stroke Awareness Month (May) Texas Health Presbyterian: Pharmacogenomics Univ Kansas: Education Series Univ Kansas: …
Staff
Dr. Simona Volpi is a program director in the Division of Genomic Medicine at the National Human Genome Research Institute.
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… Analysts program at NHGRI. Her research interest includes pharmacogenomics, promoting access to genomic medicine and … joined Vanda Pharmaceuticals as the Associate Director for Pharmacogenomics. She was responsible for managing a team of …