WORKSHOP 3: Pharmacogenomic education: Where are we now and how can we improve?
Tracks
Track 3
Sunday, December 1, 2024 |
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM |
Eureka Room 3 |
Details
Poor knowledge and confidence in pharmacogenomics are key barriers to implementation. Education of researchers and healthcare professionals is required to enhance appropriate use of pharmacogenomics in drug development and clinical practice. However, the current progress ,optimal education approach, and the educational opportunities available in the Asia-Pacific region are unclear.
This interactive forum aims to report on current approaches to educating university students, healthcare professionals and the community about pharmacogenomics across Asia Pacific and to identify gaps and opportunities to improve education initiatives in gaining knowledge, confidence, and competence in the implementation of pharmacogenomics. Outcomes from this workshop will form the basis of a position statement (endorsed by ASCEPT, APSA and APFP) on the status of pharmacogenomics education in the region and guide future opportunities to improve pharmacogenomics educational activities to help bridge the knowledge and competence gap.
The anticipated audience is education professionals, experimental pharmacologists, researchers and clinicians currently involved or interested in the delivery of pharmacogenomics education, consideration of pharmacogenomic during drug development or implementation of pharmacogenomics into clinical practice.
Speaker
Dr Sophie Stocker
Senior Lecturer
The University of Sydney
Building knowledge and confidence in pharmacogenomics – evaluation of a pharmacy module
Biography
Dr Stocker, a Senior Lecturer at the School of Pharmacy, Sydney University, also holds an Honorary Senior Hospital Scientist appointment in the Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology at St Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney, Australia. Dr Stocker received her PhD from the University of Sydney and performed postdoctoral studies at the University of New South Wales and the University of California San Francisco. Dr Stocker joined the Ethnopharmacology group at GlaxoSmithKline in 2012 and then the Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology at St Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney in 2015. In 2020, Dr Stocker joined the School of Pharmacy at the University of Sydney.
Dr Stocker’s research focuses on understanding variability in response to medicines and how this can be managed to optimise patient care. Her research program involves the application of clinical pharmacology, ethnopharmacology, pharmacogenomics, pharmacometrics, implementation science, health service delivery and qualitative research to optimise medicine use in several therapeutic areas including anti-infectives, gout, diabetes and transplant medicine. She is internationally recognised for implementation of precision dosing software and other precision medicine approaches.
Dr Stocker has co-authored more than 120 papers and holds several committee positions in national and international societies. She has gained recognition of leadership internationally (Victor Armstrong Young Investigator Award, 2022), and nationally (CERTARA Young Investigator and the APSA Emerging Leader Award, 2020).
Mr Senthil Lingaratnam
Director of Pharmacy
Peter Maccallum Cancer Centre
Development of an evidence-based pharmacogenomics education and implementation program for pharmacists working in cancer care
Biography
Senthil Lingaratnam is the Director of Pharmacy at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre. He has a masters in public health and is currently undertaking a part-time PhD in personalised medicine strategies in cancer care at Monash University with Prof Carl Kirkpatrick as his supervisor.
Bronwyn Terrill
Genomics Education and Consumer Involvement Lead
Genomics Education
Developing and delivering genetics-focused educational interventions for public and professional audiences
Biography
Bronwyn Terrill is a genomics educator, researcher and communicator at Garvan Institute of Medical Research and Australian Genomics, and a conjoint lecturer at UNSW Sydney. Bronwyn is trained in science and has postgraduate qualifications in science education, scientific and technical writing and science communication. Bronwyn has extensive experience developing genetics-focused resources, programs and campaigns for public and professional audiences in the UK, US and Australia. She has been involved in education and health research since 2015 spanning public genetic literacy, genomics education of health professionals, and public expectations of personal genomics. She is currently an investigator on studies implementing genomic medicine on a national scale, genomic screening in newborns and young people, and the use of artificial intelligence in genetic diagnosis. As a practitioner-researcher, Bronwyn has co-authored peer-reviewed publications on the development and evaluation of learning materials in genomics and shifts in clinical practice with genomic testing.
Prof Nuala Helsby
School of Medical Sciences, University of Auckland
Pharmacogenomic principles in the context of drug development
Biography
Dr Nuala Helsby (FBPhS) is an associate professor in Pathology at the University of Auckland. Her research focus is on understanding how both inherited and environmental factors influence the safe and effective use of drugs. Nuala has more than 30 years of experience in the field of drug metabolism and pharmacogenetics (orcid.org/0000-0001-6570-5368). She teaches extensively in the Biomedical Science and Pharmacology programmes and also serves on a number of NZ-based grant assessment panels.
Chair
Kellie Charles
HREC Member
The University of Sydney
Alison Shield
Associate Professor In Pharmacy
University of Canberra