The University of East Anglia is offering free online course on Personalized Medicine and Pharmacogenetics. Personalized medicine and pharmacogenetics both promise exciting new developments in healthcare.
This course has been specially created for qualified clinicians with a role in prescribing medicines or managing patients undergoing treatments. This course will start on October 2, 2017.
Course At Glance
Length: 3 weeks
Effort: 3 hours/week
Subject: Personalized Medicine and Pharmacogenetics
Institution: UEA (University of East Anglia) and Futurelearn
Languages: English
Price: Free
Certificate Available: Yes
Session: Course starts on October 2, 2017
Providers’ Details
The University of East Anglia is an internationally renowned university providing top quality academic, social and cultural facilities to over 15,000 students from over 100 countries around the globe. We are ranked in the top 1% of universities in the world and proudly placed in the Top 20 institutions in the UK (18th Times Good University Guide 2015-16).
About This Course
Personalized medicine and pharmacogenetics both promise exciting new developments in healthcare. On this course you will explore their potential, taking a close look at the human genome, genome and exome sequencing, pharamcogenetics tests, a review of current best evidence and the use of personalized medicine in cancer therapy. Finally you will apply what you’ve learned to prescribing fluoropyrimidines (FU), enabling you to test your knowledge so you feel confident about applying it in your own discipline.
Why Take This Course?
This is a free online course. This MOOC will be offered with Video Transcripts in English. Applicants can get a verified certificate.
Learning Outcomes
Get to grips with Pharmacogenetics and personalized medicine, so you can make informed treatment decisions.
Requirements
This course has been specially created for qualified clinicians (general practitioners, oncologists, general physicians, pharmacists, nurse practitioners, clinical scientists) and scientists (biologists and bioinformaticians) with a role in prescribing medicines or managing patients undergoing treatments.
Instructors
Barbara Jennings
Barbara Jennings is a Norwich Medical School as part of the inaugural team in 2002; I am a Senior Lecturer and the academic lead for the Genetics Curriculum. My research spans pharmacokinetics and cancer genetics.
How To Join This Course
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