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Description
eHealth Week 2017 Malta. May 10-12
This time it's personal! Data Management & Analytics towards Personalised Medicine and Improved Public Health Policy
Speaker
Tom Fowler, Director of Public Health and Deputy Chief Scientist, Genomics England
Prof. Marion Bennie, Professor of Pharmacy, University of Strathclyde and Co-lead, Farr Institute@Scotland Pharmacoepidemiology Program
Dr. Charles Gutteridge, Clinical Engagement Lead EMEA, SNOMED International
Moderation: Dr. Claudia Pagliari, Senior Lecturer in Primary Care, Programme Director MSc in Global eHealth, University of Edinburgh, Scotland
Description
At the crossroads of eHealth, genomics and Big Data, the rise of Personalised Medicine is unarguably one of the most revolutionary approaches to clinical healthcare of our time. This session will explore barriers and enablers to the exchange and use of health information in the context of Personalised Medicine and will look at how public health, health systems and health policy must adapt to harness the future of diagnostics and individually tailored therapies.