In 2016, the World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH) published its Forum Report on precision medicine “PRECISION MEDICINE - A GLOBAL ACTION PLAN FOR IMPACT”. Healthcare is undergoing a transformation, and it is imperative to leverage new technologies to generate new data and support the advent of precision medicine (PM). Recent scientific breakthroughs and technological advancements have improved our disease knowledge and altered diagnosis and treatment approaches resulting in a more precise, predictive, preventative and personalized health care that is customized for the individual patient. Consequently, the big data revolution has provided an opportunity to apply artificial intelligence and machine learning algorithms to mine such a vast data set. Additionally, personalized medicine promises to revolutionize healthcare, with its key goal of providing the right treatment to the right patient at the right time and dose, and thus the potential of improving quality of life and helping to bring down healthcare costs.

This policy briefing will look in detail at the issues surrounding continued development, sustained investment, risk factors, testing and approval of innovations for better strategy and faster process. The paper will serve as a policy bridge that is required to enhance a conscious decision among the powers-that-be in Qatar in order to find a way to harmonize multiple strands of activity and responsibility in the health arena. The end goal will be for Qatar to enhance public awareness and engagement and to integrate effectively the incredible advances in research into healthcare systems, for the benefit of all patients.

The PM policy briefing provides concrete recommendations on moving forward with PM initiatives in Qatar and internationally. Equally important, integration of PM within a primary care setting, building a coalition of community champions through awareness and advocacy, finally, communicating PM value, patient engagement/empowerment and education/continued professional development programs of the healthcare workforce.

Key recommendations for implementation of precision medicine inside and outside Qatar:

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   Create Community Awareness and PM Education Programs

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   Engage and Empower Patients

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   Communicate PM Value

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   Develop appropriate Infrastructure and Information Management Systems

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   Integrate PM into standard Healthcare System and Ensure Access to Care

PM is no longer futuristic. It is here. Implementing PM in routine clinical care does require some investment and infrastructure development. Invariably, cost and lack of expertise are cited as barriers to PM implementation. Equally consequential, are the curriculum and professional development of medical care experts.

Policymakers need to lead and coordinate effort among stakeholders and consider cultural and faith perspectives to ensure success. It is essential that policymakers integrate PM approaches into national strategies to improve health and health care for all, and to drive towards the future of medicine precision health.

2016年，世界健康创新峰会（WISH）发布了精准医疗论坛报告《精准医疗——影响力全球行动计划》。医疗保健正在经历变革，必须利用新技术生成新数据并支持精准医疗 (PM) 的出现。最近的科学突破和技术进步提高了我们的疾病知识，改变了诊断和治疗方法，从而为个体患者提供更精确、预测、预防和个性化的医疗保健。因此，大数据革命为应用人工智能和机器学习算法来挖掘如此庞大的数据集提供了机会。此外，个性化医疗有望彻底改变医疗保健，其主要目标是在正确的时间和剂量为正确的患者提供正确的治疗，从而提高生活质量并帮助降低医疗成本。

本政策简报将详细探讨围绕持续发展、持续投资、风险因素、创新测试和批准的问题，以实现更好的战略和更快的流程。该文件将充当政策桥梁，加强卡塔尔当权者之间的自觉决策，以便找到协调卫生领域多种活动和责任的方法。卡塔尔的最终目标是提高公众意识和参与度，并将令人难以置信的研究进展有效地融入医疗保健系统，造福所有患者。

总理政策简报提供了有关在卡塔尔和国际上推进总理举措的具体建议。同样重要的是，将 PM 纳入初级保健环境，通过意识和宣传建立社区倡导者联盟，最后，传达 PM 价值、患者参与/赋权以及医疗保健人员的教育/持续专业发展计划。

卡塔尔境内外实施精准医疗的主要建议：

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   创建社区意识和 PM 教育计划

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   吸引患者并赋予患者权力

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   传达 PM 值

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   开发适当的基础设施和信息管理系统

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   将 PM 纳入标准医疗保健系统并确保获得护理

PM 不再是未来主义的。是这里。在常规临床护理中实施 PM 确实需要一些投资和基础设施开发。成本和缺乏专业知识总是被认为是 PM 实施的障碍。同样重要的是医疗保健专家的课程和专业发展。

政策制定者需要领导和协调利益相关者之间的努力，并考虑文化和信仰观点以确保成功。政策制定者必须将 PM 方法纳入国家战略，以改善所有人的健康和医疗保健，并推动医学精准健康的未来。