Introduction to pharmacogenomics and its application in cardiology

About this event

This webinar will provide an introduction to pharmacogenomics and give examples of how genetic variation impacts on drug therapeutics.

Our expert speakers will share their practice experience of how pharmacogenomics is already making an impact on how we treat patients in cardiomyopathy with the drug Mavacamten. The webinar will also explore the future role of genetic testing in lipid management.

Aim

The aim of this webinar is to equip pharmacists with the knowledge & skills to interpret genetic testing results, and to use this to optimise pharmaceutical care for patients. The webinar will provide examples of the application of pharmacogenomics into practice in lipid and cardiomyopathy care.

Target audience

This webinar will be of particular benefit to pharmacists and pharmacy technicians from all settings who would like to learn about pharmacogenomics.

Pharmacists at early stages of their career will benefit from gaining an understanding on how pharmacogenomics affect their day-to-day care of patients who are taking medicines that require genetic testing and how to interpret these results. Advanced pharmacists can refresh their knowledge and use the experiences shared to implement practices and systems to facilitate the increasing advances in pharmacogenomics in clinical practice.

Learning outcomes

After this webinar, attendees should be able to:

• Discuss the role of pharmacy in pharmacogenomics, including patient perspectives.
• Discuss Familial Hypercholesterolaemia and describe pharmacogenomic effect on statins.
• Define the role of Mavacamten in the treatment of Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy including how CYP 2C19 phenotype impacts on management.

Booking information

Registration will close at midnight on 29 June 2025 or earlier if maximum capacity is reached. Should this event not reach its minimum number, the UKCPA reserves the right to cancel the webinar.

If you are not a member of UKCPA but wish to attend this event either as a guest or by applying for UKCPA membership in order to attend this webinar as part of your membership package, your guest account or membership application must be completed by 17 June 2025.  Please note that the administration and activation of membership or guest accounts can take up to 7 working days.

Access to the recording of this webinar and any slides made available by the speaker are released as a member benefit.  Guest account attendees are not eligible to access or receive the post event resources.  If you are a guest account holder and wish to access the recording and any resources, please upgrade to full UKCPA membership.