Precision Medicine Consult, Research, and Education Hub
We are currently seeking external funding to support activities of the PRECISE CARE HUB.
If you are interested in making a donation or provide partnership funding, please get in touch with us.
If you are interested in making a donation or provide partnership funding, please get in touch with us.
Precision medicine, sometimes referred to as personalized medicine, is an innovative approach to disease prevention and treatment that considers differences in an individual's genes, environment, and lifestyle. Its goal is to deliver the right treatment to the right patient at the right time. Pharmacogenomic testing (PGx), also known as pharmacogenetic testing, has emerged as an important tool for guiding medication prescribing alongside established clinical practices. By using genetic information to predict how individuals process and respond to medications, PGx testing can help inform medication selection and dosing, improving treatment effectiveness while reducing adverse drug reactions and the need for trial-and-error prescribing.
The PRECISE CARE Hub is dedicated to advancing precision medicine through education, collaboration, and clinical research. Our mission is to support healthcare practitioners, patients, and the public by increasing awareness and understanding of precision medicine initiatives in Canada while generating evidence to inform their implementation. Through collaborative partnerships, we develop and evaluate strategies that facilitate the integration of pharmacogenomics into routine clinical care. We are also co-developing evidence-informed pharmacogenomics educational resources with healthcare professionals, patients, and health system partners to support the responsible and equitable adoption of precision medicine.
The PRECISE CARE Hub is dedicated to advancing precision medicine through education, collaboration, and clinical research. Our mission is to support healthcare practitioners, patients, and the public by increasing awareness and understanding of precision medicine initiatives in Canada while generating evidence to inform their implementation. Through collaborative partnerships, we develop and evaluate strategies that facilitate the integration of pharmacogenomics into routine clinical care. We are also co-developing evidence-informed pharmacogenomics educational resources with healthcare professionals, patients, and health system partners to support the responsible and equitable adoption of precision medicine.
The PRECISE CARE Hub provides the following services to support the advancement of precision medicine in Canada:
If you want to know more or have questions about pharmacogenomic testing, please do not hesitate to contact us at: [email protected]
- Education and Training: Delivering seminars, workshops, and educational resources to enhance knowledge and build capacity in precision medicine and pharmacogenomics among healthcare professionals, trainees, patients, and the public.
- Research and Infrastructure Development: Supporting clinical and implementation research, fostering collaborative partnerships, contributing to pharmacogenomics infrastructure development, and serving as a recruitment site for national and international research studies.
- Patient and Public Partnership: Promoting meaningful patient and public involvement through the PRECISE CARE Hub Advisory Councils, guided by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) principles of inclusiveness, support, mutual respect, and co-building. By partnering with patients and the public throughout the research process, we help ensure that precision medicine initiatives are relevant, equitable, and responsive to the needs and priorities of the communities they serve.
If you want to know more or have questions about pharmacogenomic testing, please do not hesitate to contact us at: [email protected]
Founder & Director:
Abdullah Al Maruf, B.Pharm., M.Pharm, PhD
Consultant Pharmacists:
Anju Sareen, BSc (Pharm)
Katherine Taylor, BSc (Pharm)
Research Associate Nurse:
Laina McAusland, RN, MSc
Research Assistants:
Mahin Hasan, MS
Nuzhat Tabassum, BSc
Md. Abdul Aziz, BPharm, MPharm
Abdullah Al Maruf, B.Pharm., M.Pharm, PhD
Consultant Pharmacists:
Anju Sareen, BSc (Pharm)
Katherine Taylor, BSc (Pharm)
Research Associate Nurse:
Laina McAusland, RN, MSc
Research Assistants:
Mahin Hasan, MS
Nuzhat Tabassum, BSc
Md. Abdul Aziz, BPharm, MPharm
Recruitment materials are prepared by Haley.
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