Martin Dawes, MBBS, MD, FRCGP, CCFP, is the chief scientific officer and co-founder of GenXys Health Care Systems. Professor Dawes is a world expert in primary care who combines research and clinical practice with over 30 years of experience. He has directed the UK Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine in Oxford and was the head of family practice at McGill University and the University of British Columbia.
Contributor: The Case for Education and Clinical Decision Support With Pharmacogenetics
Prescribing is a complex process with multiple factors to consider on top of the 3 primary questions about effectiveness, harm, and cost. Pharmacogenetics has put this complexity under the spotlight and prompted educational programs and the development of new clinical decision support systems.