Will Precision Medicine Improve Public Health?

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PRECISION MEDICINE & PUBLIC HEALTH

Sign up for May 3 Webinar and debate

Tuesday, May 3, 2:00pm – 3:00pm EDT

The Precision Medicine and Population Health (PMPH) Interest Group in the Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences at the National Cancer Institute invites you to join Dr. Muin J. Khoury and Dr. Sandro Galea for the webinar, "Will Precision Medicine Improve Public Health?"

In this session Dr. Khoury and Dr. Galea will give opposing viewpoints on whether the field of public health will be accelerated and improved with the new era of precision medicine. Each speaker will present for 20 minutes, followed by a 20 minute portion for discussion and Q&A.

Muin J. Khoury, MD, PhD
Director, Office of Public Health Genomics, CDC
Senior Advisor, Division of Cancer Control & Population Sciences, NCI, NIH

Relevant publications:

• Precision Public Health for the Era of Precision Medicine
• A public health perspective on a national precision medicine cohort: balancing long-term knowledge generation with early health benefit
• The Shift From Personalized Medicine to Precision Medicine and Precision Public Health: Words Matter!

Sandro Galea, MD, MPH, DrPH
Dean & Robert A. Knox Professor
Boston University
School of Public Health

Relevant publications:

• Public Health in the Precision-Medicine Era
• Aspirations and Strategies for Public Health
• The Precision Medicine Chimera

To get the most out of your participation, review these articles and come with your questions and comments for discussion.

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