Pharmacogenomics, Nursing Practice, and Education
Pharmacogenomics is an emerging practice area that uses genetic testing to inform drug selection and dosing. Although use of pharmacogenomic data is increasing in practice, challenges exist to widespread education and training of nurses in this area. This Webinar will review these challenges and provide resources and practical tips for nursing education in pharmacogenomics.
NOTE:This Webinar is open to everyone including non-members, communities of interest, practice representatives, and AACN member schools including deans, faculty, staff, and students
Webinar Speakers
Christina Aquilante, PharmD, FCCP
Associate Professor
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
University of Colorado, Aurora Campus
Christina Aquilante is an Associate Professor in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of Colorado Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at the Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora, Colorado. Dr. Aquilante received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2000. She then completed a pharmacy practice residency at Shands Hospital at the University of Florida. Following residency, she completed a post-doctoral fellowship in cardiovascular pharmacogenomics at the University of Florida. Dr. Aquilante's patient-oriented clinical research program is aimed at identifying genetic determinants of drug disposition, response, and adverse effects in cardiovascular and metabolic diseases. Her research has been continuously funded by the National Institutes of Health and/or the American Heart Association since 2006. Dr. Aquilante’s active clinical studies are focused on heart transplant recipients and patients with advanced heart failure. In addition to research, Dr. Aquilante is heavily involved in pharmacogenomics educational initiatives. In 2014, she developed and implemented an innovative, 2-credit,applied clinical pharmacogenomics course that is required for all Doctor of Pharmacy students at the University of Colorado. She also regularly gives educational clinical pharmacogenomics seminars to other health professional schools and community organizations in Colorado.
Kathleen Calzone, PhD, RN, FAAN
Senior Nurse Specialist, Research
Genetics Branch, Center for Cancer Research
National Cancer Institute
Kathleen Calzone is a Senior Nurse Specialist, Research in the Genetics Branch of the Center for Cancer Research at the National Cancer Institute. She is credentialed in genetics by the Genetic Nursing Credentialing Commission and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing. Dr. Calzone is a past president of the International Society of Nurses in Genetics and is co-chair of the Genetic/Genomic Nursing Competency Initiative which established the Essentials of Genomic and Genomic Nursing: Competencies, Curricular Guidelines, and Outcome Indicators, and the Genomic Nursing Science Blueprint. She is widely published in the field of genomics.
Cynthia (Cindy) Prows, MSN, APRN
Genetics Clinical Nurse Specialist
Division of Human Genetics
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Cynthia (Cindy) Prows is a genetics clinical nurse specialist at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center (CCHMC) and a Fellow in the American Academy of Nursing. Her career has focused on translation of genetic/genomic information and technology into clinical practice. With NIH and HRSA funding she created the Genetics Education Program for Nurses, which has been sustained over 15 years with registration fees and Divisional funds. Ms. Prows is a co-principal investigator or co-investigator on several pharmacogenomic related studies and has authored or coauthored a variety of pharmacogenomic articles for nursing and other healthcare audiences. Ms. Prows is a key collaborator on transdisciplinary groups including the Clinical Pharmacogenetics Implementation Consortium and the Electronic Medical Records and Genomics (eMERGE) Network’s Pharmacogenomics workgroup.