lunes, 19 de noviembre de 2012

Personalized Medicine Conference | PCPGM

Personalized Medicine Conference | PCPGM

November 28-29, 2012 Harvard Medical School, Boston, MAThe past few years have witnessed a revolution in the understanding of health and disease, brought on in large part by the sequencing of the human genome and the creation of a map of human genetic variation. Personalized medicine is the translation of this knowledge to patient care by using genetic and genomic information in diagnosis, prognosis and treatment. The goal of personalized medicine is to provide the right diagnosis and treatment to the right patient at the right time at the right cost. Already there are abundant examples that personalized medicine is poised to transform healthcare by offering the possibility of improved health outcomes and the potential to make healthcare more cost-effective.
The eighth annual Personalized Medicine conference will take place November 28-29, 2012 at The Joseph B. Martin Conference Center at Harvard Medical School in Boston. This year's two-day conference will once again bring the most current updates on Personalized Medicine and how recent experience may guide and inform the policies, plans and actions of stakeholders among government, academe and the private sector. Widely considered the premier event in the field, the conference attracts over 600 national and international thought leaders.
The conference reflects a distinctive collaboration of the Partners HealthCare Center for Personalized Genetic Medicine, Harvard Medical School and Harvard Business School. The alliance of these renowned academic enterprises presents an exceptional opportunity to address the integrating of medicine and business in facilitating personalized medicine.

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