Lectures and seminars Precision Medicine – We Generate New Knowledge While Providing Care

13-12-2024 10:00 am - 3:00 pm Add to iCal
Hybrid Venue: Sune Bergströms Aula, J3:07 i Solna Online: Connect to the event
Photo collage of pricision medicine
Photo collage of pricision medicine Photo: Karolinska Universitetssjukhuset

Welcome to a seminar with presentations by and with organizations that are currently working with precision medical approaches.

Please note that this event is held in Swedish!

The seminar focuses on

  • The importance of diagnostics for tailored treatment
  • Examples of how some organizations work with precision medicine
  • Cross-disciplinary work and navigating the intersection between research and care 

Preliminary Program 

Moderator: Petter Höglund, Professor of Immunology, Functional Head of Medical Diagnostics Karolinska

10:00 Welcome and Introduction of the Seminar

  • Examples of Precision Diagnostic Development

    Theranostics – See What You Treat and Treat What You See
    Beginner’s Guide to Onco-Theranostics with Radionuclide Treatments

    Rimma Axelsson, Professor of Nuclear Medicine, Karolinska Institutet

    Status of Establishing Genomic Analyses at Karolinska

    Valtteri Wirta, Acting Head of ME Clinical Genetics and Genomics, Director of Genomic Medicine Center Karolinska

  • Digital Infrastructure – Examples of Transformations Enabling Precision Medical Approaches

    Development of Data Management and IT to Support Care, Follow-up, and Research

    Patrik Georgii-Hemming, Chief Medical Information Officer

12:00 Lunch and Networking

13:00 

  • Newborn Screening with PKU Test

    The unique system that started in 1965 in Sweden with the disease phenylketonuria, and where today, thanks to new methods, we now actively screen for 26 different diseases, allowing for early treatment and dramatically changed prognosis.

    Rolf Zetterström, Pediatrician and Section Chief of the PKU Laboratory

  • Whole Genome Sequencing Identifies Rare Disease-Causing Mutations Linked to Tumor Type and Treatment

    Felix Haglund de Flon, Associate Professor, Deputy Chief Physician, ME Clinical Pathology and Cancer Diagnostics

14:30 Conclusion and Summary of the Day

Anna Wedell, Professor of Medical Genetics, specializing in Endocrine Diseases at Karolinska Institutet