| Title |
Planning for the Future of Epidemiology in the Era of Big Data and Precision Medicine
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|---|---|
| Published in |
American Journal of Epidemiology, December 2015
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| DOI | 10.1093/aje/kwv228 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Muin J. Khoury |
| Abstract |
We live in the era of genomics and big data. Evaluating the impact on health of large-scale biological, social, and environmental data is an emerging challenge in the field of epidemiology. In the past 3 years, major discussions and plans for the future of epidemiology, including with several recommendations for actions to transform the field, have been launched by 2 institutes within the National Institutes of Health. In the present commentary, I briefly explore the themes of these recommendations and their effects on leadership, resources, cohort infrastructure, and training. Ongoing engagement within the epidemiology community is needed to determine how to shape the evolution of the field and what truly matters for changing population health. We also need to assess how to leverage existing epidemiology resources and develop new studies to improve human health. Readers are invited to examine these recommendations, consider others that might be important, and join in the conversation about the future of epidemiology. |
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| Country | Count | As % |
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| United States | 19 | 30% |
| Canada | 3 | 5% |
| United Kingdom | 3 | 5% |
| France | 2 | 3% |
| Spain | 2 | 3% |
| Sweden | 2 | 3% |
| India | 2 | 3% |
| Italy | 2 | 3% |
| Austria | 1 | 2% |
| Other | 7 | 11% |
| Unknown | 20 | 32% |
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| Members of the public | 37 | 59% |
| Scientists | 15 | 24% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 7 | 11% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 3 | 5% |
| Unknown | 1 | 2% |
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| Country | Count | As % |
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| Japan | 1 | <1% |
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 129 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Student > Ph. D. Student | 26 | 20% |
| Researcher | 22 | 17% |
| Student > Master | 10 | 8% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 10 | 8% |
| Professor | 8 | 6% |
| Other | 31 | 24% |
| Unknown | 24 | 18% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Medicine and Dentistry | 42 | 32% |
| Social Sciences | 10 | 8% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 8 | 6% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 6 | 5% |
| Computer Science | 6 | 5% |
| Other | 27 | 21% |
| Unknown | 32 | 24% |
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