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California Initiative to Advance Precision Medicine Meetings

The California Precision Medicine Advisory Council holds meetings quarterly. The Council meets in person, alternating between Northern and Southern California. Under California’s current stay at home order, meetings are being held virtually.

Members of the public are invited to submit their comments and questions prior to or during each meeting by email or speaking during the public comment agenda item. Agendas will have at least one designated opportunity for public participation. Minutes posted with a Draft watermark have not been approved by the Council.

Upcoming conferences, webinars, talks, and other events related to precision medicine are also listed here. Inclusion in this list does not constitute an endorsement from CIAPM or OPR. Suggestions for events are welcome via email.

Thursday, February 25, 2021
California Precision Medicine Advisory Council Winter Meeting

11:00 - 1:00 p.m.

Registration and agenda will be posted no later than February 11, 2021.

Previous Meetings

Friday, November 20, 2020
California Precision Medicine Advisory Council Fall Meeting (Part 2)

10:00 - 12:00 p.m.

Tuesday, November 10, 2020
California Precision Medicine Advisory Council Fall Meeting (Part 1)

10:00 - 12:00 p.m.

Friday, August 28, 2020
CIAPM Expert Selection Committee Meeting

Part 1: 8:00 - 10:30 a.m. (Includes public comment)
Part 2: 11:30 - 1:30 p.m.

Must register in advance. Registration information in Agenda.

Closing remarks will be open to the public, estimated 1:25 pm. Join by Zoom or by phone: 888 475 4499; Meeting ID: 975 9461 9567.

Thursday, August 27, 2020
California Precision Medicine Advisory Council Summer Meeting (Part 2)

10:00 - 12:00 p.m.

Wednesday, August 26, 2020
California Precision Medicine Advisory Council Summer Meeting (Part 1)

3:00 - 4:00 p.m.

May 15, 2020
California Precision Medicine Advisory Council Spring Meeting (Part 2)

10:00 - 12:00 p.m.

May 12, 2020
California Precision Medicine Advisory Council Spring Meeting (Part 1)

2:00 - 4:00 p.m.

September 11, 2018
RFP Selection Committee Meeting

8:00 - 3:00 p.m.

January 25-27, 2021
Precision Medicine World Conference (PMWC) - COVID
Topics include: decoding the virus and scaling diagnostics; tackling COVID-19 within existing healthcare systems; building health data platforms that support COVID-19 focused health care; accommodating clinical trials; and developing functional vaccines and therapeutics. This PMWC will be virtual. Several members of CIAPM's network will be speaking or chairing, including CIAPM Co-Director Dr. Julianne McCall and California Precision Advisory Council members Dr. Keith Yamamoto (UCSF) and Dr. Bonnie Maldonaldo (Stanford).
  • Type: Virtual conference
  • Topics: Precision Medicine, COVID-19
  • Cost: Free
  • Audience: General through professional audiences, depending on the session
January 22 - March 19, 2021
Coffee and Science: Hot Topics in Social and Health Care Integration
A virtual bi-weekly series from the Social Intervention Research Evaluation Network (SIREN) at UCSF. The theme in the first quarter of 2021 is Awareness. All sessions begin at 9:30 PST.
  • Type: Webinar series
  • Topics: Clinical and social care; assessment
  • Cost: Free
  • Audience: Clinicians; paraprofessionals
  • January 22: To Scale or Not to Scale: Social Risk Screening and the US Health Care System, Anand Shah, MD and Stacy Lindau, MD, MAPP
  • February 5: The Intersection of Racism, Discrimination, and Social Risk Screening in Clinical Settings, Toyin Ajayi, MD and Monica Peek, MD, MPH
  • February 19: Understanding Patients' Perspectives on Social Risk Screening, Elena Byhoff, MD, MSc and David Schleifer, PhD
  • March 5: Building Accountability for Social Risk Screening into State Medicaid Programs, Sarah Desilvey, DNP, FNP-C and Michael Bailit, MBA
  • March 19: Social Risks vs. Social Needs: Assessing Patients' Interest in Assistance, Minal Patel, PhD, MPH and Emilia De Marchis, MD, MAS
June 16-18, 2021
Precision Medicine World Conference - Silicon Valley
Large conference with 7 tracks, over 400 speakers, and 90 exhibits.
  • Type: In-person Conference
  • Topics: Precision medicine
  • Cost: >$319
  • Audience: Professional

Access to Committee Meetings

Any person who wishes to request meeting materials in an alternative format, requires translation services, or needs any disability-related modification or accommodation, including auxiliary aids or services which would enable that person to participate at the meeting, must make that request at least seven calendar days prior to the meeting date by emailing Megan Varvais or calling 916-322-2318.