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 known as "personalized medicine" is an innovative approach to tailoring disease prevention and treatment that takes into account differences in people's genes, environments, and lifestyles. The goal of precision medicine is to target the right treatments to the right patients at the right time (US FDA). Pharmacogenomic testing, also known as Pharmacogenetic testing or simply PGx testing, has emerged as a companion tool for informing the prescribing of certain medications alongside established strategies. It utilizes genetic information as a surrogate marker of a person's ability to process and respond to medications. This information can be used to inform medication selection and dosing, reducing the number of trials needed to choose a suitable medicine.
The PRECISE CARE Hub aims to provide support and educate healthcare practitioners, patients, and the public about precision medicine initiatives in Canada, as well as conduct clinical research studies. The Hub primarily aims to identify immediate and long-term strategies to better support healthcare providers and patients in utilizing pharmacogenomic-supported prescribing. We are currently co-developing pharmacogenomics educational materials collaborating with partners.
The PRECISE CARE Hub aims to provide support and educate healthcare practitioners, patients, and the public about precision medicine initiatives in Canada, as well as conduct clinical research studies. The Hub primarily aims to identify immediate and long-term strategies to better support healthcare providers and patients in utilizing pharmacogenomic-supported prescribing. We are currently co-developing pharmacogenomics educational materials collaborating with partners.
If you want to know more or have questions about pharmacogenomic testing, please do not hesitate to contact us at: [email protected]
We currently provide the following services through PRECISE CARE HUB:
We currently provide the following services through PRECISE CARE HUB:
- Education Support – Conducting seminars and workshops.
- Research Support - Conducting clinical research, collaborating with partners for pharmacogenomics infrastructure development, and serving as the site for recruitment for national and international research studies.
- Patient-Oriented Research Support – Supporting through our PRECISE CARE HUB Advisory Councils that will embody the CIHR’s guiding principles on patient engagement in research, which include inclusiveness, support, mutual respect, and co-building. This will ensure that patient and public partners are at the forefront of the development of precision medicine initiatives.
Founder & Director:
Abdullah Al Maruf, B.Pharm., M.Pharm, PhD (University of Manitoba)
Research Pharmacist & Collaborator:
Anju Sareen, BSc (Pharm) (University of Manitoba)
Manager, Steele's Apothecary
Research Assistants:
Grace Pilkey, PharmD Student (University of Manitoba)
Abdullah Al Maruf, B.Pharm., M.Pharm, PhD (University of Manitoba)
Research Pharmacist & Collaborator:
Anju Sareen, BSc (Pharm) (University of Manitoba)
Manager, Steele's Apothecary
Research Assistants:
Grace Pilkey, PharmD Student (University of Manitoba)
Recruitment materials are prepared by Haley.
