The Center for Individualized Medicine Grand Rounds lecture series is designed to highlight the latest in scientific discovery and innovation in translating Individualized Medicine to meet current and future patient needs.  The audience will consist of staff physicians and researchers, residents and fellows, genetic counselors, and allied health staff. Grand Rounds is scheduled the second Thursday of every month and is webcast to locations throughout the Mayo Clinic enterprise, reaching hundreds of individuals in Rochester, Minnesota; Jacksonville, Florida and Scottsdale, Arizona. 

Objectives:

1. Explain practical applications of genomics and pharmacogenomics for individualizing patient care.

2. Define strategies to overcome obstacles to implementing genomic sequencing for patient care.

3. Describe new and emerging technologies that promote individualized care for patients.

4. Discuss ethical, legal, and social issues arising from the translation of individualized medicine into the clinical practice and the promotion of molecular, cellular, and genomic medicine research.

Judith A. Blake, MD
Professor
The Jackson Laboratory
Bar Harbor, Maine

'From Data to Knowlege in Biomedical Science'
 

Mayo Clinic College of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Mayo Clinic College of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.