ETHICS
Ethical Considerations for Precision Medicines: Emerging Ethical, Legal and Social Concerns Related to Trends in Precision Medicine

Kevin E. Noonan
Partner
McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

Mercedes K. Meyer
Attorney
Banner Witcoff
Precision medicine offers many potential advancements in patient care. However, these advanced therapies raise several ethical, legal and social concerns.
- Understanding the significance of the choice of law for precision medicine research
- Appreciating the complexities associated with informed consent
- Use of data
- Disclosure of results
- Advancing the health of underserved populations through genomics and precision medicine
- Addressing major health disparities based on race, ethnicity, sex, disability, socioeconomic status, etc.
- The ethics of access