Pharmacogenomics Education Program
Pharmacogenomics Education Program 
Description: Program Description: The field of genomics and its scientific discoveries are developing at a dazzling pace. Pharmacogenomics has a promising potential to increase the response rate of drug therapy and decrease the events of adverse drug reactions. It may help us focus on safe and effective drug management to provide personalized medicine by delivering therapy with the right drug at the right dose to the right patient. Currently, however, pharmacogenomics education materials are not readily available to healthcare professionals. Furthermore, there appears to be a gap between healthcare providers’ knowledge and the expectations of patients regarding pharmacogenomics testing. The “Pharmacogenomics Education Program: Bridging the Gap between Science and Practice” (PharmGenEd) is an evidence-based pharmacogenomics education program designed for pharmacists and physicians, pharmacy and medical students, and other healthcare professionals. The program team at UCSD Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences is collaborating with national pharmacy and medical associations (e.g., the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, the American College of Clinical Pharmacy, the American Medical Assocation, the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, the American Pharmacists Association) to promote the PharmGenEd educational campaign to more than 100,000 pharmacists, physicians, and Healthcare Professionals.
The objective of the proposed PharmGenEd program is to increase awareness about current knowledge of the validity and utility of pharmacogenomic tests and the potential implications of benefits and harms from use of the tests. The program team will work closely with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and incorporate Evaluation of Genomic Applications in Practice and Prevention (EGAPP) Working Group recommendations. Specifically, proposal aims are to: 1) Develop a two-module educational curriculum focusing on pharmacogenomics primer concepts and clinical applications in concentrated therapeutic areas; 2) Disseminate the educational curriculum to pharmacists and physicians, pharmacy and medical students, and other healthcare professionals using live and online methods, including web-based virtual communities with “pubcasts” (publication and videocast); and 3) Evaluate outcomes and processes of the education program in different audience groups and delivery methods.
The program core members are UCSD faculty members: Grace M. Kuo, PharmD, MPH (Principal Investigator/Program Director); Kelly C. Lee, PharmD, BCPP; Joseph D. Ma, PharmD; James R. Halpert; PhD, Philip E. Bourne, PhD; Palmer W. Taylor, PhD; and Theodore Ganiats, MD. Consultants include Karen S. Hudmon, DrPH, MS, RPh (Purdue University) and Magnus Ingelman-Sundberg, PhD (Karolinska Institute in Sweden).
We welcome healthcare professionals, academicians, and researchers to join this virtual community. We will send updates and news to group members and use this platform for group discussions. Pharmacogenomics educational materials will be posted via the SciVee website and linked to our program websites (see web address listed below).
Acknowledgment: This project is funded by the CDC Grant No. IU38GD00070 ($1,047,991) from 2008 to 2011. The program contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of CDC.
The objective of the proposed PharmGenEd program is to increase awareness about current knowledge of the validity and utility of pharmacogenomic tests and the potential implications of benefits and harms from use of the tests. The program team will work closely with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and incorporate Evaluation of Genomic Applications in Practice and Prevention (EGAPP) Working Group recommendations. Specifically, proposal aims are to: 1) Develop a two-module educational curriculum focusing on pharmacogenomics primer concepts and clinical applications in concentrated therapeutic areas; 2) Disseminate the educational curriculum to pharmacists and physicians, pharmacy and medical students, and other healthcare professionals using live and online methods, including web-based virtual communities with “pubcasts” (publication and videocast); and 3) Evaluate outcomes and processes of the education program in different audience groups and delivery methods.
The program core members are UCSD faculty members: Grace M. Kuo, PharmD, MPH (Principal Investigator/Program Director); Kelly C. Lee, PharmD, BCPP; Joseph D. Ma, PharmD; James R. Halpert; PhD, Philip E. Bourne, PhD; Palmer W. Taylor, PhD; and Theodore Ganiats, MD. Consultants include Karen S. Hudmon, DrPH, MS, RPh (Purdue University) and Magnus Ingelman-Sundberg, PhD (Karolinska Institute in Sweden).
We welcome healthcare professionals, academicians, and researchers to join this virtual community. We will send updates and news to group members and use this platform for group discussions. Pharmacogenomics educational materials will be posted via the SciVee website and linked to our program websites (see web address listed below).
Acknowledgment: This project is funded by the CDC Grant No. IU38GD00070 ($1,047,991) from 2008 to 2011. The program contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of CDC.
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Dr. Magnus Ingelman-Sundberg presents his recent paper on "Pharmacogenomic biomarkers for prediction of "severe adverse drug reactions" published in the New England Journal of Medicine on Feb 2008.
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The presentation is divided into several sections as outlined by the powerpoint slide. In this module we will include the basic concepts of pharmacogenomics, ethical, legal, social issues, and a brief introduction of the PharmGenEd program. For survey click here If you are a pharmacist...
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PharmGenEd™: Bridging the Gap Between Science and Practice. This video provides a brief introduction about the CDC-funded pharmacogenomics education program, PharmGenEd(TM). The PharmGenEd faculty team at UCSD explains the different components about the program and the importance of learning...
