36. Genomics-informed medicines optimisation with Vicky Chaplin & Paul Selby

Welcome to the first of two episodes of Talking Meds where we are going to be talking about Genomics-informed medicines optimisation!

As this may well be a phrase that is as unfamiliar to you as it was to me until recently, we have two guests to help explain what it is and why it is of great importance to us all, either as clinicians or patients.

Our first guest, Vicky Chaplin, is the Senior Clinical Lead for the Genomics Unit at NHS England, overseeing the multidisciplinary healthcare professional team and their associated workstreams. She is part of the Chief Pharmacist In England, David Webb’s Senior Leadership Team and Pharmacy Advisory Group – to ensure the work is coordinated across pharmacy and medicines developments across the NHS and government. 

Vicky has worked in various sectors of pharmacy in the NHS and has also worked as a Medical Advisor in the pharmaceutical industry. She is qualified as an independent prescriber, specialising in diabetes care. 

Joining Vicky is Paul Selby, a Consultant Pharmacist in Genomics, working at East Genomics. Paul has worked in several trusts, but developed his interest in genomics whilst looking after patients with rare and inherited diseases at Cambridge University Hospital Foundation Trust.

In this first episode we introduce the concept of genomics-informed medicines optimisation, and discuss what is happening at both National and Local level in the NHS on this.

PrescQIPP resources mentioned in this episode;

• Pharmacogenomics webinar series
• Clinical Masterclass - November 2023 - Pharmacogenomics: Is it time for implementation into clinical practice?

Other resources mentioned in this episode;

• Genomics in Pharmacy - Genomics Education Programme
• Spotlight: Clopidogrel pilot project
• UKCPA Genomics community
• CERSI-PGx - ADVANCING PHARMACOGENOMICS IN THE UK
• Dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase (DPD) deficiency - NHS England GeNotes
• NICE Early Value Assessment - Genedrive MT-RNR1 ID Kit for detecting a genetic variant to guide antibiotic use and prevent hearing loss in babies

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