Personalized respiratory medicine: exploring the horizon, addressing the issues. Summary of a BRN-AJRCCM workshop held in Barcelona on June 12, 2014

Alvar Agustí, Josep Maria Antó, Charles Auffray, Ferran Barbé, Esther Barreiro, Jordi Dorca, Joan Escarrabill, Rosa Faner, Laura I. Furlong, Judith Garcia-Aymerich, Joaquim Gea, Bertil Lindmark, Eduard Monsó, Vicente Plaza, Milo A. Puhan, Josep Roca, Juan Ruiz-Manzano, Laura Sampietro-Colom, Ferran Sanz, Luis SerranoJames Sharpe, Oriol Sibila, Edwin K. Silverman, Peter J. Sterk, Jacob I. Sznajder

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Abstract

This Pulmonary Perspective summarizes the content and main conclusions of an international workshop on personalized respiratory medicine coorganized by the Barcelona Respiratory Network ( www.brn.cat ) and the AJRCCM in June 2014. It discusses (1) its definition and historical, social, legal, and ethical aspects; (2) the view from different disciplines, including basic science, epidemiology, bioinformatics, and network/systems medicine; (3) the bottlenecks and opportunities identified by some currently ongoing projects; and (4) the implications for the individual, the healthcare system and the pharmaceutical industry. The authors hope that, although it is not a systematic review on the subject, this document can be a useful reference for researchers, clinicians, healthcare managers, policy-makers, and industry parties interested in personalized respiratory medicine
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)391-401
JournalAmerican journal of respiratory and critical care medicine
Volume191
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2015

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