Objectives:

1. Explore the      role of informatics in the development of personalized or precision      medicine.
2. Discuss the      benefits and challenges of implementing personalized or precision      medicine.
3. Discuss the      impact of population and public health initiatives and their relationship      to personalized or precision medicine.
4. Examine how      personalized or precision medicine can impact data collection and storage.

Resources

• Read "Acute Pain Management in Patients With Drug Dependence Syndrome," by Quinlan and Cox, from Pain Reports (2017).
• Read "Precision Medicine Enters the Next Era of Human-Machine Partnerships," by Dimond, from Health Management Technology (2018).
• Read "The Forthcoming Era of Precision Medicine," by Gamulin, from Acta Medica Academica, (2016).
• Read "Unbroken HIT Advancement in 2018," by Wider, from Health Management Technology (2018).
• Read "Precision Lifestyle Medicine: A New Frontier in the Science of Behavior Change and Population Health," by Ma, Rosas, and Lv, from American Journal of Preventive Medicine (2016).
• Read Chapter 15 in Health Informatics: An Interprofessional Approach.
• Read "Technology and Telemedicine Advancements in Healthcare Boosting Improved Patient Care," from PR Newswire (2017).
• Read "Unbroken HIT Advancement in 2018," by Wider, from Health Management Technology (2018).
• Read "Acute Pain Management in Patients With Drug Dependence Syndrome," by Quinlan and Cox, from Pain Reports (2017).

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Discussions

Discussion 1

Discuss how informatics and data collection help to create better systems that incorporate new technologies and care delivery models. Other than within the field of personalized medicine, how do you see informatics supporting innovation in health care?

Discussion 2

Discuss how personalized medicine can create an environment where patients feel comfortable self-reporting and how personalized medicine can aid the provider in creating a trusting relationship. Explain how a Christian worldview could guide interactions with patients using personalized medicine.

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Assignment

Personalized or Precision Medicine Presentation

The purpose of this assignment is to examine the importance of informatics and evolving trends in personalized or precision medicine.

As a health informaticist, create a 10-slide presentation to your clinical staff discussing the following:

1. Discuss the      role of personalized or precision medicine and the advantages and      disadvantages of personalized or precision medicine in the delivery of      health care.
2. Discuss how      the fields of personalized or precision medicine and informatics have      mutually affected one another.
3. Discuss the      importance of creating personalized or precision medicine applications      that collect accurate data and how those data are communicated to various      locations and providers.
4. Describe      how personalized or precision medicine supports the aging population and      population heath.
5. Describe      current gaps and challenges in personalized or precision medicine and      informatics. How could the future of health informatics evolve over time      to respond to those gaps?