Asthma and Genomics

Resources

• Asthma's Future in Utah: How will genomics play a role? workplan (pdf)

• Workplan Priorities only (pdf) - One page list of the top priorities from the workplan

• Asthma Genomics Glossary

• Utah Asthma Plan (pdf)

• Asthma Genomics Newsletter (pdf)

• Utah Department of Health Asthma Program

• Asthma Genomics: Implications for Public Health (CDC Public Health Perspective)

• The Asthma Consultative Process: A Collaborative Approach to Integrating Genomics into Public Health Practice

• Pharmacogenomics: Drugs designed for you (Genetic Science Learning Center)

• Family Health History

• Ethical, legal, and social issues

2007 Asthma Genomics Workshop

The second annual asthma genomics workshop was held on June 7, 2007. The purpose of the workshop was to bring together stakeholders to discuss how genomics may impact asthma activities in Utah.

Powerpoint presentations from workshop

• Healthy Homes University Project by Karen Edwards, University of Washington Center for Genomics and Public Health

• Predisposition to Asthma Among the Utah Population by Craig Teerlink, University of Utah

• Genomics in the Clinic: A panel's perspective by Paul Eberle, Weber State University; Tad Jolley, Jolley's Pharmacies; and Wayne Cannon, Intermountain Healthcare

• Participant packet pdf

• Can genomics explain asthma disparities? New data reveal differences in asthma rates across Utah (News release)

Asthma's future in Utah: How will genomics play a role? 2006 Workshop

The Utah Asthma Taskforce and the Utah Department of Health Chronic Disease Genomics Program sponsored the first of it's kind, asthma genomics workshop on April 12, 2006. The purpose of the workshop was to bring together stakeholders to discuss how genomics may impact asthma activities in Utah. A state asthma genomics plan will be released in July 2006.

Powerpoint presentations from workshop

• Genomics Hype or Hope? by Marc S. Williams, Intermountain Healthcare Clinical Genetics Institute

• The Pharmacogenetics of Asthma Therapy by Wayne Anderson, GlaxoSmithKline

• Asthma, Genomics, and Family Health History by Paul G. Eberle, Weber State University

• Ethical, Legal, and Social Issues case scenarios (Newborn Screening and Employment) by Jeffrey Botkin, University of Utah and Paul Ray, Utah House of Representatives

***To order a free DVD of the presentations, send an email to genomics@utah.gov***

Workshop Summary

Speaker Bios

Background and History of the Workshop