TRANSPERS NEWSLETTER Summer 2021: New Deputy Director | TRANSPERS Study Top Citation in Genetics in Medicine | Aducanumab Controversy conta.cc/3ezdOyM

Congratulations to our colleague, Deborah Marshall, on the being awarded a CIHR grant to lead National Cohort Training Program for their Health System Impact Fellows.

Congrats to colleagues Sarah Wordsworth and James Buchanan - 100,000 Genomes Pilot on Rare-Disease Diagnosis in Health Care — Preliminary Report | NEJM nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…

TRANSPERS seeks applicants for Assist./Assoc. Prof. in Health Services Res. with relevant expertise (e.g., economics, health policy, financing/payment). Possible 1-2 years of start-up support to enable applicant to develop and obtain funding. Apply online aprecruit.ucsf.edu/JPF03666

Our study w/ Julia Trosman TRANSPERS VTC GEECS and CSER collaborators published in Genetics in Medicine on why payers are less likely to cover genome v. exome sequencing and what evidence needs to be developed to move forward authors.elsevier.com/a/1eA773vlFUuq…

Do you have any news on the economics of genomics & precision medicine #EconGenomics? Let us know about your paper, presentation, events, grants, collaboration opportunities, etc Tell us via [email protected] & we'll tweet it in our weekly compilation

Early initiation of ultra-rapid genomic testing can offer substantial economic and personal benefits. Congrats to Ilias Goranitis and Team on their economic evaluation of rapid and ultra-rapid genomic testing in critically ill infants and children!

Congrats to GEECS members, @JeroenPJansen, and Kathryn A Phillips PhD on their publication using CEAs to assess health equity impact in underrepresented populations.

Congratulations to Dr. Deborah A Marshall Research Team and colleagues - very important recently funded work on the socioeconomic impact of living with rare disease. news.ucalgary.ca/news/ucalgary-…

There is a need for a centralized database of PM Utilization. Our scoping review on the utilization of Precision Medicine with real-world data finds registries and claims data common sources with 2/3rd of cancer studies. UCSF_TRANSPERS MDPI mdpi.com/2075-4426/12/4…

Congrats to GEECS Affiliate @tara_lavelle and the team CEVR on their just published CE of #exome and #genome sequencing. First-line GS may be the most cost-effective strategy for diagnosing infants with suspected genetic conditions. gimjournal.org/article/S1098-…

GEECS Members convened in sunny San Diego for their annual meeting Tuesday, Sept. 27 where they shared info on their ongoing studies and discussed possible new GEECS projects.

Important work from TRANSPERS Colleague Dr. Deborah A Marshall Research Team - SOLVE Framework will improve the accuracy and certainty associated with value-based assessments of genomic sequencing in diagnosing rare diseasehttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1098360021053831

In case you missed our newsletter last week, take a look. We touch on Key Fall Conferences & Launch of a New Policy Journal - Health Affairs Scholar. conta.cc/3g9srNf

Happy New Year! We are excited to share with you some TRANSPERS news! conta.cc/3WHU7Zq

FANTASTIC #career opportunity for senior #health #economist. ARPA-H is undoubtedly an exciting place to be & offers fast-paced and rewarding work! arpa-h.gov/careers/work-w…

Don't miss out on the world's largest gathering of users and producers of health services research, #ARM24! Learn more about it and submit an abstract here: academyhealth.org/page/2024-arm-…

UCSF Open Rank Professor Health Policy UCSF_TRANSPERS UCSF IHPS. Join world-class university/top policy centers. Grant-supported research; addl support for PT role Asst Dir Research & for teaching/service; start-up funds. Flexible, hybrid. aprecruit.ucsf.edu/JPF04788

UCSF hiring Researcher/Asst Dir UCSF_TRANSPERS. Join world-class university/ highly regarded center on policy & precision medicine. Focus on research & mgmt; non-faculty (salaried); can lead grants/PI status if qualified. Flexible, hybrid. aprecruit.ucsf.edu/JPF04787

Paving the path for implementation of clinical genomic sequencing globally - Are we ready? #HAScholar, Health Affairs, UCSF_TRANSPERS academic.oup.com/healthaffairss…