Precision Medicine: Decoding the Biology of Health and Disease
Learning Objectives:
Define Precision Medicine (PM) and showcase how PM transform traditional healthcare thinking and services.
Articulate underlying concepts and principles of PM, especially in cancer care
Highlight key discoveries and events leading to PM
Detail key barriers and challenges in implementing PM
Chapter Outline:
I. Introduction
II. Background: What Is PM?
III. Key Events in the History of PM
Survey of Human Genetics in Health Care
IV. Current Perspective
Genetic Data
V. Future Trends
Curating the Data
Access to the Data
Implementation of PM Findings
VI. Conclusion
Technology Review I:
Review on Big Data Analytics in Health Care
Introduction
Background
Definition and Basic Concepts
Sources
Tools
Analytical Techniques
Big Data Challenges
Discussion
Conclusion
Discussion Questions:
2-1 What key events trigger PM?
2-2 What are the underlying principles of PM? Discuss the appeal and challenges of adopting PM principles for patients as well as care providers.
2-3 What drives PM’s success or failure? How is PM changing the practice of traditional medicine?
2-4 What significance does PM have on personalizing cancer treatments for cancer patients?
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