title: Pilot study of pharmacist-assisted delivery of pharmacogenetic testing in a primary care setting.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe the rationale and design of a pilot program to implement and evaluate pharmacogenetic (PGx) testing in a primary care setting.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  Several factors have impeded the uptake of PGx testing, including lack of provider knowledge and challenges with operationalizing PGx testing in a clinical practice setting.
  
  
  METHODS
  We plan to compare two strategies for the implementation of PGx testing: a pharmacist-initiated testing arm compared with a physician-initiated PGx testing arm. Providers in both groups will be required to attend an introduction to PGx seminar. Anticipated results: We anticipate that providers in the pharmacist-initiated group will be more likely to order PGx testing than providers in the physician-initiated group.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Overall, we aim to generate data that will inform an effective delivery model for PGx testing and to facilitate a seamless integration of PGx testing in primary care practices.
authors.affiliation: Duke University Center for Applied Genomics & Precision Medicine, 304 Research Drive, Box 90141 Durham, NC 27708, USA.
authors.forename: Susanne B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Haga
authors.forename: Nancy M Allen
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: LaPointe
authors.forename: Alex
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.forename: Shelby D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Reed
authors.forename: Rachel
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mills
authors.forename: Jivan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Moaddeb
authors.forename: Geoffrey S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Ginsburg
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010595:Pharmacists; D010597:Pharmacogenetics; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011320:Primary Health Care
keywords: clinical utility; pharmacist support; pharmacogenetic testing; pharmacogenetics; primary care