Your Views on Precision Medicine

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* 1. Which of the following best describes your job title?

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* 2. Which of the following best describes the field in which you currently work?

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* 3. How would you describe your workplace? (check all that apply)

Hospital

Physician's office

Academic setting

Research laboratory

Diagnostic laboratory

Public health laboratory

Reference laboratory

Core facility

Pharmaceutical company

Private laboratory

Other (please specify)

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* 4. Where do you see the most potential for personalized medicine development that directly affects clinical labs?

Liquid biopsy across multiple therapeutic groups beyond cancer for monitoring disease maintenance, such as cardiovascular, metabolism and autoimmunity

Companion diagnostic development for patient stratification for therapeutic intervention

Development of point of care assays and expanded roll of these types of assays in patient care decisions

Expanded use of established technology and assays for broader use

Other (please specify)

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* 5. Which of the following do you use/require for your diagnostic development/manufacturing programs? (check all that apply)

Human clinical cohorts for diagnostic assay development

Bulk human sera or plasma for calibrations/controls

Non-human biofluids for diluents or other controls

None of the above

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* 6. What is your biggest concern when considering a new technology? (check all that apply)

Ease of use

Hands-on time

Software

Specialized expertise/personnel needed

Automation

Relevant publications

Recommendations

Other (please specify)

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* 7. What do you consider the greatest challenge that precision medicine faces?

Cost/reimbursement

Patient privacy/informed consent

Results interpretation

Data storage

Standardized data collection

Data analysis

Demonstrating value

Communicating results to patients

Other (please specify)

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* 1. Which of the following best describes your job title?

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* 2. Which of the following best describes the field in which you currently work?

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* 3. How would you describe your workplace? (check all that apply)

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* 4. Where do you see the most potential for personalized medicine development that directly affects clinical labs?

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* 5. Which of the following do you use/require for your diagnostic development/manufacturing programs? (check all that apply)

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* 6. What is your biggest concern when considering a new technology? (check all that apply)

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* 7. What do you consider the greatest challenge that precision medicine faces?

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* 8. What trade shows have you attended / do you plan to attend in the future?