Educating FQHC Providers to Advance Pharmacogenomics and Research Participation in Diverse Settings

July 17, 2019

Target Audience

This program is designed for clinical providers and staff at a federally qualified health center

 

Learning Objectives

Objectives Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:

1. Recognize the availability of evidence-based guidelines that synthesize information relevant to genomic/pharmacogenomic

tests and selection of drug therapy (eg, clinical pharmacogenomics implementation consortium).

2. Appreciate the potential benefits, limitations, and risks of genetic testing/information for individuals.

3. Understand the influence (or lack thereof) of ethnicity in genetic polymorphisms and associations of polymorphisms with drug

Response.

4. Define common terms and nomenclature used in PGx.

5. Compare/contrast different PGx study designs.

6. Learn a step-wise decision-making process for the integration of PGx into clinical practice.

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 4.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
  • 4.00 Attendance
Course opens: 
07/17/2019
Course expires: 
12/31/2019
Event starts: 
07/17/2019 - 3:30pm EDT
Event ends: 
07/17/2019 - 8:00pm EDT
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East Liberty Family Health Care Center – Lincoln-Lemington
Pittsburgh, PA
United States

No members of the planning committee, speakers, presenters, authors, content reviewers and/or anyone else in a position to control the content of this education activity have relevant financial relationships with any entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services, used on, or consumed by, patients to disclose.

 

This activity has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™

Available Credit

  • 4.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
  • 4.00 Attendance
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