Session Chair Profile
Ph.D., PHARM.D., Associate Professor; Director, PGx Center of Excellence, University of Pittsburgh
Biography
Dr. Philip Empey is the Associate Director of the Institute for Precision Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh and UPMC and an Associate Professor in the School of Pharmacy. He directs the Pharmacogenomics Center of Excellence and leads the PreCISE-Rx and Test2Learn teams to implement pharmacogenomics clinical, research, and educational initiatives. As a clinician-scientist, Dr. Empey conducts NIH-funded clinical and translational research aimed at understanding the mechanisms of the variability in drug response to improve medication-related outcomes in critically-ill patients.
Session Abstract – PMWC 2022 Silicon Valley
Track Chairs:
Philip Empey, UPitt
Stuart Scott, Stanford
Pharmacists have long recognized that using unique patient characteristics to guide pharmacotherapy decision-making can improve drug response and mitigate drug-associated risks. Age, weight, and dietary habits were among the first patient-specific characteristics used to individualize pharmacotherapy. As technologies advanced, analytic tools that measure surrogate markers of liver and renal function, together with drug concentrations in biological fluids, were adopted to optimize therapeutic regimens. Cutting-edge genomic technologies are now being integrated into patient care for the selection of targeted therapies and identification of those at increased risk of poor pharmacotherapy outcomes. We’re excited to bring together experts who are advancing pharmacogenomics at scale through cutting edge clinical implementation, research, and education.
- Keynote: The Future Of PGx
- Julie Johnson, University of Florida - Payment and Policy Landscape for PGx
- Sara Rogers, American Society of Pharmacovigilance
- PGx Research and Discovery
- Todd Skaar, Indiana University
- PGx Innovative Industry Solutions
- Jeffrey A. Shaman, Coriell Life Sciences
- Cassie Hajek, Helix
- Gillian Bell, Genome Medical
- Cindy Kosinski, 23andme
- Key Resources for PGx
- Kelly E. Caudle, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
- Michelle Whirl-Carillo, Stanford
- Clinical Laboratory PGx Considerations
- Ulrich Broeckel, MCW
- Stuart Scott, Stanford
- Victoria Pratt, Optum Genomics - Lessons from Frontline PGx Clinical Services
- Mark H. Dunnenberger, Northshore University HealthSystem
- Lucas Berenbrok, UPitt
- Sony Tuteja, UPenn
- Burns Blaxall, The Christ Hospital Health Network - Translational PGx Implementation Programs
- Philip Empey, UPitt
- Julie A. Johnson, Uinversity of Florida
- Laura Ramsey, Cincinnati Children's Hospital
- Nita A. Limdi, UAB
- PMWC Showcase
- Jose Estabil, Cipherome
