04 Precision Medicine – a New Thread

Question 1

What is precision medicine?

Answer 1

tailoring disease treatment or prevention strategies for an individual based on their genes, environment and lifestyle

Question 2

Applications of precision medicine

Answer 2

• Assess disease risk
• Prevent disease
• Early diagnosis of disease
• Targeted treatments
• Monitor treatment response

Question 3

What does effective medicine involve?

Answer 3

Patient values and preferences
Best evidence
Clinical expertise

Question 4

Factors for the treatment of patient

Answer 4

Patient values and preferences
Best evidence
Clinical expertise

Question 5

Why is precision medicine important?

Answer 5

It can improve patient outcomes and reduce side effects.

Question 6

As opposed to expert systems, how do modern medical artificial intelligence (AI) systems identify decision support rules using machine learning technology?

Answer 6

Learn rules from training data

Question 7

How can genetic data lead to personalised treatments of patients with congenital diseases?

Answer 7

Drug therapies tailored for the specific mutations could be chosen