, PraisenfornMasteringnPharmacogenomics
“Thenauthorsnhavenannexceptionalnabilityntonmakengeneticsnandngenomicsnaccessiblentonnurses,nandnthis
ntextnonnpharmacogenomicsnisnnonexception.nNursesninneverynsettingnwillnfindnapplicationsntontheirnown
nwork.”
–
HeathernSkirton,nPhD,nRGN,nRGCn ProfessornofnAppliednHealthn
Genetics,nPlymouthnUniversityn(UK)
ChairnofnthenEuropeannBoardnofnMedicalnGenetics
“Thisnbooknisnannessentialnresourcenfornhealthcarenprovidersnasnwenfast-
forwardntonaffordablengenense-
nquencingnfornidentifying,nunderstanding,nandntreatingnindividualsnbasednonnthenmerger/convergence
n ofntherapeuticntreatmentnandnpersonalizedngeneticninformation.nThisnisncriticalnreadingnfornthosenalr
eadynpracticingnandnteachingnandnrequirednreadingnfornthosenpreparingntonlaunchntheirncareersnasnprof
essionalnclinicians.”
–
AnnettenWysocki,nPhD,nRN,nFAANn AssociatenDeannfornResearchnandnProfessor,n
UniversitynofnMassachusettsnAmherstn FormernScientificnDirectornofnNationalnIns
titutenofnNursingnResearchn(NINR)nandn ProjectnManagernofnthenSummernGenetic
snInstitutenatnNINR
“MasteringnPharmacogenomics:nAnNurse’snHandbooknfornSuccessnisnannexcellentnresourcenexplainingn
thenfundamentalsnofntailorednmedicine.nThenstrengthnofnthenbooknisninnthenclaritynwithnwhichncomplexn
conceptsnarenpresented,naidednbynfeaturesnsuchnasnnurse-centeredncasenexamplesnandnend-of-chapter
summaries.nThisnbooknisnanneasy-to-
read,naccessiblenvolume,nmakingnitnan“mustnhave”nfornthenlibrarynofneverynlevelnofnnurse,nfromnstudentn
tonadvancednpractice.”
–
BernicenColeman,nPhD,nACNPn NursenScientist,nNursenPractitioner,nHeartnTransplantation,nMe
chanicalnAssistnDevicenProgramsn NursingnEducationnandnHeartnInstitute,nCedars-
SinainMedicalnCenter
“Wenarenatnanpointninntimenwherenwenhavenancriticalnmassnofnknowledgenaboutntheneffectnofngenomicnva
riabilitynonnhealth.nCurrentnandnfuturenhealthcarenprovidersnneedntonhavenanbasicnunderstandingnofnphar
macogenomicsnandnbenablentonusenthisninformationntoninformnpracticenandncommunicatenwithnpa-
ntients.nMasteringnPharmacogenomics:nAnNurse’snHandbooknfornSuccessncoversnthenbasicnsciencenconte
ntnneededntonunderstandnthencurrentnsciencenofnpharmacogenomicsnbutnhasnthenaddednvaluenofnprovidin
gnreal-
lifenapplicabilitynofncrucialnconcepts.nThenbooknisnextremelynwellnorganized,ndiscussesnimportantnphar
macogenomicsnconceptsnwithinnspecificnpopulations,naddressesnkeynethicalnconsiderations,nandnprovide
sn onlinen resourcesn thatn willn helpn ton keepn then contentn currentn forn then reader.n Educatorsn ofn fu-
nturenhealthcarenproviders,ncurrentnhealthcarenproviders,nandnstudentsnwillnallnbenefitnfromngaining
annunderstandingnofnpharmacogenomicsnthroughnthenpatient-
centerednapproachnusedninnMasteringnPharmacogenomics:nAnNurse’snHandbooknfornSuccess.”
–
,YvettenP.nConley,nPhDn ProfessornofnNursingnandnHumannGenetics,n
UniversitynofnPittsburgh
, “Authorednbynexpertsninntheirnfield,nthisnbooknprovidesnanwealthnofncurrentnandnwell-referencednphar-
nmacogenomicsnmaterial.nItnwillnbeninvaluablentonthengrowingnnumbernofnhealthcarencoursesnrequiringn
studentsntonstudyngenomics.nReadersnarenprovidednwithnantextncoveringnthennecessarynbiologicalnframe
-nwork.nHowever,nthenuniquenessnofnthisnbooknisnthatnitnretainsnitsnpracticenfocusnonnreal-worldnhealth-
n carenapplications.”
–
CarolinenBenjamin,nPhD,nRGN,nRGCn GuildnResearchnFellow–
Health,nHeRMIn(HealthnResearchnMethodologynandn ImplementationnHub)
UKnRegisterednGeneticnCounsellor
n Hon.nResearchnFellownInLiverpoolnWomen’snNHSnFoundationnTru
st
“Thenauthorsnhavenannexceptionalnabilityntonmakengeneticsnandngenomicsnaccessiblentonnurses,nandnthis
ntextnonnpharmacogenomicsnisnnonexception.nNursesninneverynsettingnwillnfindnapplicationsntontheirnown
nwork.”
–
HeathernSkirton,nPhD,nRGN,nRGCn ProfessornofnAppliednHealthn
Genetics,nPlymouthnUniversityn(UK)
ChairnofnthenEuropeannBoardnofnMedicalnGenetics
“Thisnbooknisnannessentialnresourcenfornhealthcarenprovidersnasnwenfast-
forwardntonaffordablengenense-
nquencingnfornidentifying,nunderstanding,nandntreatingnindividualsnbasednonnthenmerger/convergence
n ofntherapeuticntreatmentnandnpersonalizedngeneticninformation.nThisnisncriticalnreadingnfornthosenalr
eadynpracticingnandnteachingnandnrequirednreadingnfornthosenpreparingntonlaunchntheirncareersnasnprof
essionalnclinicians.”
–
AnnettenWysocki,nPhD,nRN,nFAANn AssociatenDeannfornResearchnandnProfessor,n
UniversitynofnMassachusettsnAmherstn FormernScientificnDirectornofnNationalnIns
titutenofnNursingnResearchn(NINR)nandn ProjectnManagernofnthenSummernGenetic
snInstitutenatnNINR
“MasteringnPharmacogenomics:nAnNurse’snHandbooknfornSuccessnisnannexcellentnresourcenexplainingn
thenfundamentalsnofntailorednmedicine.nThenstrengthnofnthenbooknisninnthenclaritynwithnwhichncomplexn
conceptsnarenpresented,naidednbynfeaturesnsuchnasnnurse-centeredncasenexamplesnandnend-of-chapter
summaries.nThisnbooknisnanneasy-to-
read,naccessiblenvolume,nmakingnitnan“mustnhave”nfornthenlibrarynofneverynlevelnofnnurse,nfromnstudentn
tonadvancednpractice.”
–
BernicenColeman,nPhD,nACNPn NursenScientist,nNursenPractitioner,nHeartnTransplantation,nMe
chanicalnAssistnDevicenProgramsn NursingnEducationnandnHeartnInstitute,nCedars-
SinainMedicalnCenter
“Wenarenatnanpointninntimenwherenwenhavenancriticalnmassnofnknowledgenaboutntheneffectnofngenomicnva
riabilitynonnhealth.nCurrentnandnfuturenhealthcarenprovidersnneedntonhavenanbasicnunderstandingnofnphar
macogenomicsnandnbenablentonusenthisninformationntoninformnpracticenandncommunicatenwithnpa-
ntients.nMasteringnPharmacogenomics:nAnNurse’snHandbooknfornSuccessncoversnthenbasicnsciencenconte
ntnneededntonunderstandnthencurrentnsciencenofnpharmacogenomicsnbutnhasnthenaddednvaluenofnprovidin
gnreal-
lifenapplicabilitynofncrucialnconcepts.nThenbooknisnextremelynwellnorganized,ndiscussesnimportantnphar
macogenomicsnconceptsnwithinnspecificnpopulations,naddressesnkeynethicalnconsiderations,nandnprovide
sn onlinen resourcesn thatn willn helpn ton keepn then contentn currentn forn then reader.n Educatorsn ofn fu-
nturenhealthcarenproviders,ncurrentnhealthcarenproviders,nandnstudentsnwillnallnbenefitnfromngaining
annunderstandingnofnpharmacogenomicsnthroughnthenpatient-
centerednapproachnusedninnMasteringnPharmacogenomics:nAnNurse’snHandbooknfornSuccess.”
–
,YvettenP.nConley,nPhDn ProfessornofnNursingnandnHumannGenetics,n
UniversitynofnPittsburgh
, “Authorednbynexpertsninntheirnfield,nthisnbooknprovidesnanwealthnofncurrentnandnwell-referencednphar-
nmacogenomicsnmaterial.nItnwillnbeninvaluablentonthengrowingnnumbernofnhealthcarencoursesnrequiringn
studentsntonstudyngenomics.nReadersnarenprovidednwithnantextncoveringnthennecessarynbiologicalnframe
-nwork.nHowever,nthenuniquenessnofnthisnbooknisnthatnitnretainsnitsnpracticenfocusnonnreal-worldnhealth-
n carenapplications.”
–
CarolinenBenjamin,nPhD,nRGN,nRGCn GuildnResearchnFellow–
Health,nHeRMIn(HealthnResearchnMethodologynandn ImplementationnHub)
UKnRegisterednGeneticnCounsellor
n Hon.nResearchnFellownInLiverpoolnWomen’snNHSnFoundationnTru
st
