Precision Medicine
Precision medicine is "an emerging approach for disease treatment and prevention that takes into account individual variability in genes, biomarkers, DNA - things in your blood and tissues. environment, and lifestyle for each person." It can help with diagnosis and more accurately predict which treatment and prevention strategies for a particular disease will work for certain groups of people.
AiArthritis Position Statement On Precision Medicine
Biomarker testing helps identify patients that are most likely to benefit from specific targeted therapies, potentially avoiding costly and ineffective treatments that could cause harm.
Patient Written Glossary of Terms
Frequently, everyday terms when navigating a diagnosis of an AiArthritis Disease—such as "payer"—can lead to confusion. Therefore, we have developed a glossary to assist!
Discover Patient Perspectives On Precision Medicine.
The Patient-Instructed Video Library
The Patient-Instructed Video Library was created to help our community gain a deeper understanding of critical issues that affect access to health care. The goals of this initiative are to educate, inspire fellow patients to share their experiences, and empower our community to take action in addressing access-related challenges.
About Precision Medicine (FULL VIDEO): Kerry's Perspective
Kerry, AiArthritis Volunteer and person living with Sarcoidosis and various other AiArthritis diseases, explaining the definition of Precision Medicine, the benefits of having it part of our rheumatology therapy, and why patients should care.
About Precision Medicine (FULL VIDEO): Tiffany's Perspective
Tiffany, AiArthritis CEO and person living with non-radiographic Axial Spondyloarthritis, explaining the definition of Precision Medicine, the benefits of having it part of our rheumatology therapy, and why patients should care.
What is Precision Medicine? (Kerry's Perspective)
Kerry, AiArthritis Volunteer and person living with Sarcoidosis and various other AiArthritis diseases, explaining the definition of Precision Medicine.
Main Benefits of Precision Medicine: Why Should You Care? (Kerry's Perspective)
Kerry explains what patients should understand about the benefits of supporting efforts to have Precision Medicine as part of our treatment plan in rheumatology. It gives us hope that we could be diagnosed sooner and even find treatments that work best (or worse) before actually having to try and fail a bunch.
Main Benefits of Precision Medicine: Why Should You Care? (Tiffany's Perspective)
Tiffany emphasizes the importance of integrating Precision Medicine into rheumatology treatment plans. By focusing on biomarkers (blood, tissues, DNA) and recognizing subgroups within diagnoses, we can expedite diagnoses, pinpoint patients with more aggressive diseases, predict treatment responses without trial and error, and reduce healthcare costs when patients achieve remission.
Precision Medicine Patient Story: Abby's Perspective
Abby shares her thoughts on precision medicine. By getting on the right treatment from the start, it prevents further joint damage during the trial period of new medications. With precision medicine, remission becomes a more attainable goal, promising a brighter future for those battling these conditions
Precision Medicine Patient Story: Tiffany's Perspective
Tiffany shares her personal experience with precision medicine. Early diagnosis and personalized treatments are crucial in achieving remission, a word rarely heard in our community. With precision medicine, Tiffany finds hope in knowing that she can be matched with treatments tailored to her specific subgroup, potentially leading her towards remission and preventing future comorbidities like Alzheimer's and dementia.
Precision Medicine Patient Story: Deb's Perspective
Deb, an AiArthritis volunteer and person living with Rheumatoid Arthritis, shares her thoughts on precision medicine and its impact on autoimmune diseases. With 40 years battling rheumatoid arthritis, she reflects on the numerous medications tried and the time invested. The promise of precision medicine excites her, envisioning a future where a simple blood test can pinpoint the most effective treatments, saving time, money, and needless suffering
Precision Medicine Patient Story: Brittany's Perspective
Brittany, a person living with Psoriatic Arthritis and AiArthritis Volunteer, reviews her journey through her treatment history. She points out each medication that she had taken, how long she had taken them, and how long each of them was effective. She goes through what each medication specifically does and shows the pattern of what medications actually works. She rounds it up by pointing out a blood test could have cut the trial and error time by years.
Learn More By Exploring Our Video Library
Did you know that access to healthcare and treatments is frequently tied to policies like government healthcare systems and insurance companies? Recognizing these influences and sharing YOUR experiences with legislators to illustrate the need for policy change is crucial!
Share Your Precision Medicine Experience
Would you share your experience with us? We’d like to hear how you navigated challenges in obtaining healthcare or treatments. What obstacles did you face, and how have they shaped your journey? Your insights could be invaluable to others in similar situations.
Class Is In Session! Precision Medicine
About The Classroom: Lead instructors, including our CEO Tiffany, who has non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis (nr-axSpA) and is a former award-winning college instructor, will collaborate with Class Discussion Leaders living with our diseases to host engaging webinars and AiArthritis Voices 360 Talk Show segments.
Precision Medicine Class: Precision Medicine can expedite diagnosis, identify the treatment that will work best for you, & more. But access to biomarker testing is often limited to cancer. Learn how you can help improve our access!
How To Get More Involved!
Ready to deepen your involvement? Share experiences to support our fight for change with AiArthritis—join us for co-writing letters, virtual Field Trips, or become an inaugural AiAdvocate in our policy leadership program!
Join the Knowledge = Empowerment Program
A virtual, patient-led classroom approach designed to help patients understand legislative issues affecting treatment access and connect them with opportunities to advocate for change.
#WTHellth?!
Share your frustrations with the healthcare system using #WTHellth. Prefer privacy? Submit a written rant anonymously through AiArthritis’ RANT! program, selecting the #WTHellth category.
