Foundations in Personalized Health Care Course

Our Foundations in Personalized Health Care course (MDCRC 6150) starts on January 11th. This survey course is designed to introduce participants to many facets of the field of personalized health care including pharmacogenomics, ethical and legal issues, economics, campus resources for personalized health, and approaches to personalized health across multiple disciplines. We have an outstanding line up of speakers and topics this year as you can see in the syllabus below.  This course is offered through the Program in Personalized Health, the Master of Science in Clinical Investigation program, and the Center for Clinical and Translational Science.  Students may register for the course for academic credit and we offer CME credit. We also encourage faculty, staff, and the public to attend the sessions on a drop in basis.  Please join us for this exciting and unique course offering.

Day:  Monday
Time:  5:30-7:00pm
Room:  HSEB 4100B

Syllabus 2016
    •    Session 1, January 11: The Utah Genome Project
    •    Course and Graduate Certificate Overview; UUHSC Goals and Key Initiatives Joshua Schiffman, MD (Pediatrics; Oncology)
    •    Human Genetics in Medicine Lynn Jorde, PhD (Human Genetics; Utah Genome Project)
    •    About the Utah Genome Project and Research Highlights Deb Neklason, PhD (Medicine / Genetic Epidemiology; Utah Genome Project)

    •    January 18: Holiday – No class

    •    Session 2, January 25: Ethical, Legal and Social Issues in Personalized Health Care
    •    Confidentiality and Privacy Concerns in the Practice of Personalized Health Leslie Francis, PhD, JD(Philosophy, Law)
    •    Personalized Healthcare: Promises and Perils James Tabery, PhD (Philosophy; Internal Medicine / Pediatrics)
    •    Ethical Implications of Genomics Jeff Botkin, MD, MPH (Pediatrics/Medical Ethics/Pediatric Ethics)

    •    Session 3, February 1: Personalized Risk Assessment and Prevention
    •    Family History Wendy Kohlmann, MS, CGC (Genetic Counseling Shared Resource; Huntsman Cancer Institute)
    •    Personalized Prenatal Care Michael Varner, MD (OB-GYN/Maternal-Fetal Medicine)
    •    Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Testing Vickie Venne, MS, CGC (VA Genomic Medicine Service)

    •    Session 4, February 8: Aligning Clinical & Research Service Lines to Support PHC I
    •    Obesity, Diabetes & Metabolism Tim Graham, MD (Medicine; Biochemistry; Nutrition)
    •    Prenatal Diagnosis Nancy Rose, MD (Obstetrics and Gynecology/Maternal-Fetal Medicine)
    •    Behavioral Personalized Healthcare Bryan Gibson, DPT, PhD (Biomedical Informatics; Physical Therapy)

    •    February 15: Holiday – No class

    •    Session 5, February 22: Aligning Clinical & Research Service Lines to Support PHC II
    •    Pediatric Oncology Joshua Schiffman, MD (Pediatrics; Oncology)
    •    Developing an undiagnosed disease program at the University of Utah and Primary Children's Hospital, Lorenzo Botto, MD (Pediatrics)
    •    Opportunities for personalized care in craniofacial and oral medicine, Rena D'Souza MS, PhD, DDS(Dentistry)

    •    Session 6, February 29: Pharmacogenomics and Companion Diagnostics
    •    Pharmacogenomics Mark Munger, PharmD (Pharmacotherapy)
    •    Pharmacogenomics and Clinical Diagnostics Gwen McMillin, PhD (Pathology)

    •    Session 7, March 7: Personalized Health: Outside the Box
    •    Citizen Science Matt Might, PhD (School of Computing)
    •    The role of gaming in personalized healthcare TBD
    •    Hemp oil for epilepsy in Utah: Realistic "personalized" healthcare or just a smoke screen? Francis Filloux, MD (Pediatrics; Neurology)
    •    March 14: Spring Break – No class

    •    Session 8, March 21: Central Resources for Personalized Health Care at the University of Utah
    •    Center for Clinical and Translational Science Willard Dere, MD (Program in Personalized Health/CCTS/Internal Medicine)
    •    Phenotyping Core David Viskochil, MD, PhD (Pediatrics/Pediatric Genetics)
    •    ARUP Laboratories Karl Voelkerding, MD (ARUP Laboratories; Pathology)

    •    Session 9, March 28: Personalized Health Care Across the Disciplines
    •    Personalized Lifestyle Medicine Robin Marcus, PT, PhD, OCS
    •    Overview Wendy Chapman, PhD (Biomedical Informatics)
    •    Communicating Genomic Information Kim Kaphingst, ScD (Communications)

    •    Session 10, April 4: Affordable Personalized Health Care
    •    Implications of personalized medicine for medical care expenditures and attendant value Norman Waitzman, PhD (Economics)
    •    Cost Effectiveness Research and Affordable Care Diana Brixner, RPh, PhD (Pharmacotherapy; Pharmacotherapy Outcomes Research Center)
    •    Personalized Health Care and Public Health Stephen Alder, PhD (Division of Public Health; Department of Family and Preventive Medicine)

    •    Session 11, April 11: Health Care Transformation / Health System Innovation / Population Science
    •    Delivering Population Health: Primary Care Michael Magill, MD (Family & Preventive Medicine; University of Utah Health Care Community Clinics; University Health Plan)
    •    Optimizing Acute Care Robert Glasgow, MD (Surgery)
    •    Utah Population Database Ken Smith, PhD (Family and Consumer Studies; UPDB)

    •    Session 12, April 18: The Future of Personalized Health Care – A Panel Discussion with Health Sciences Leaders
    •    Emily Coonrod, PhD
    •    Larry Meyer, MD, PhD
    •    Diana Brixner, RPh, PhD
    •    Will Dere, MD
    •    Lance Pflieger

    •    Session 13, April 25: Careers in Personalized Health Care - Open Discussion
    •    Emily Coonrod, PhD
    •    Diana Brixner, PhD, RPh
    •    Joshua Schiffman, MD

CME Notes
Accreditation: The University of Utah School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Nondiscrimination and Disability Accommodation Statement: The University of Utah does not exclude, deny benefits to or otherwise discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, veteran’s status, religion, gender identity/expression, genetic information or sexual orientation in admission to or participation in its programs and activities.  Reasonable accommodations will be provided to qualified individuals with disabilities upon request, with reasonable notice.  Requests for accommodations or inquiries or complaints about University nondiscrimination and disability access policies may be directed to the Director, OEO./AA, Title IX/Section 504/ADA Coordinator, 201 S Presidents Circle, RM 135, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, 801-581-8365 (Voice/TTY), 801-585-5746 (Fax).

For more information, contact:
Emily Coonrod, PhD
Manager, Program in Personalized Health
Vice President of Health Sciences Research Unit, University of Utah School of Medicine
2160 EIHG
801-585-2268
emily.coonrod@hsc.utah.edu