The Clinical Impact of Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) on Pharmacy Practice
Track:
Education Sessions (CE)
Program Code: 291-L01
Date: Monday, December 9, 2013
Time: 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM EST
Location:
W203 C, Level 2
PRESENTER:
Justin Balko
PROGRAM CHAIR:
Casey Williams
Describe ongoing national efforts and resources to advance NGS-based techniques into practice.
Discuss barriers to implementing NGS applications in
clinical practice.
Identify strategies and techniques for pharmacists to participate in the introduction of NGS-based clinical decision making at their practice site.
Summarize available evidence for the evolving role of NGS-based clinical decision making in cancer, cardiovascular disease, infectious disease, and other genetic diseases.