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> Science and Public Affairs Forum > > 'Testing times for medicine: genetics and the search for safer drugs' > Thursday 6 February 2003 > > Tests will soon be available to show how certain drugs are affected by > your genes. The benefits from these tests include helping prevent patients > suffering adverse reactions to the drugs and enabling the development of > more personalised medicines. But the NHS and regulatory authorities will > face a number of difficult decisions before making the tests and drugs > available, decisions which may even impact on the traditional > doctor-patient relationship. Who will decide whether the tests and > medicines are made available? Will they be available to all, or just to > those who can afford them? Should patients automatically have the right to > receive - or even refuse - a test? > > Join our panel of speakers, including Sir Michael Rawlins from the > National Institute for Clinical Excellence, Professor Robert Kerwin from > the Institute of Psychiatry, Dr Paul Martin from the University of > Nottingham and Chris Friend from the Genetic Interest Group to discuss the > implications of pharmacogenetics. > > The BA will publish a report on the SPA Forum, which will be submitted to > the Nuffield Council on Bioethics as part of its public consultation on > pharmacogenetics. The report will be available via the BA website at > www.the-ba.net <www.the-ba.net> . > > This event is organised by the BA and sponsored by the MRC. > > Please note that the event is free, but places must be booked in advance. > To reserve a place, please email [log in to unmask] or call 020 7973 3052. > > Date Thursday 6 February 2003 > Time 18.30 (doors open at 18:00) > Venue The Royal College of Physicians, 11 St Andrews > Place, Regent's Park, London NW1 4LE > Nearest tube Great Portland St, Regent's Park > Info [log in to unmask] / 020 7973 3052 > _________________________ > Craig Brierley > Science Communication Officer > the BA > 23 Savile Row > London W1S 2EZ > tel: 020 7973 3064 > fax: 020 7973 3051 > www.the-ba.net <http://www.the-ba.net/> > ********************************************************************** 1. To suspend yourself from the list, whilst on leave, for example, send an email to [log in to unmask] with the following message: set psci-com nomail 2. To resume email from the list, send the following message: set psci-com mail 3. To leave psci-com, send an email to [log in to unmask] with the message: leave psci-com 4. Further information about the psci-com discussion list, including list archive, can be found at the list web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/psci-com.html 5. The psci-com gateway to internet resources on science communication and science and society can be found at http://psci-com.org.uk **********************************************************************