The Center for Genomic Medicine aims to promote integration among the activities of researchers and faculty members from different scientific and disciplinary fields, fostering an interdisciplinary approach focused on innovation and knowledge transfer. The Center serves as a bridge between clinical medicine and basic sciences, recognizing that the application of genomics to clinical practice requires increasingly integrated expertise.
In this context, particular importance is attached to collaboration with bioinformatics and to the use of artificial intelligence in the interpretation of genomic data, as well as to interaction with psychology and the development of the soft skills required for effective physician-patient communication, particularly when dealing with complex diagnoses, advanced molecular testing, and clinical pathways requiring appropriate informed consent.
Within this new vision of medicine, the medical geneticist is progressively assuming the role of a “disease manager,” coordinating the diagnostic process and acting as a liaison among the various specialists involved in multidisciplinary boards, with the aim of integrating genomic, clinical, and individual information into patient management.
Address:
Via J.H. Dunant, 5 - 21100 - Varese (VA)
date/time interval:
(June 21, 2019 - )