Using Genetic Tests to Promote Health: Evidence and Values |
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| Air date: | Wednesday, June 02, 2004, 3:00:00 PM |
| Category: | Wednesday Afternoon Lectures |
| Description: | The concept of personalized medicine – tailoring health care to an individual’s genetic profile - represents a central promise of the Human Genome Project. Genetic information is already used to guide the management of some health risks. However, critics have questioned whether the model of personalized medicine can serve as the basis for broad changes in health care, citing inadequate evidence and theoretical limitations in the predictive value of genetic information. Over time, many evidence gaps will be closed. Important questions will remain: What level of risk is sufficient for health care action? What resources are needed for an effective response to genetic risk? Addressing these questions will require attention to the personal and societal values that inform preventive health care.
Wylie Burke NIH Director's Wednesday Afternoon Lecture Series |
| Author: | Wylie Burke, M.D., Ph.D., University of Washington |
| Runtime: | 60 minutes |
| Rights: | This is a work of the United States Government. No copyright exists on this material. It may be disseminated freely. |
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| CIT File ID: | 12057 |
| CIT Live ID: | 2629 |
| Permanent link: | http://videocast.nih.gov/launch.asp?12057 |