Health care in the U.S. is largely disease-oriented, reactive and sporadic.  Consequently, preventable chronic conditions are responsible each year for the majority of mortality, morbidity and costs.

Prospective Health Care (PHC) attempts to address these flaws of our current health care system by focusing on health promotion and disease prevention through increased patient responsibility and strategic health planning, which is based on personal health plans. Evolving advancements in genomics as well as other fields are helping to enhance the shift towards prospective medicine.

The Duke University Prospective Health Care Club invites you to its 4th Annual Prospective Health Care Conference on Wednesday, November 19, 4:30-6 pm, in Schiciano Auditorium (CIEMAS). The theme of the conference is “Prospective Health Care and the Individual.”  This year’s conference will focus on the individualistic mechanisms that PHC incorporates.

We are excited to announce that Dr. Ralph Snyderman, Chancellor Emeritus, Duke University will be our keynote speaker. Joining him will be Dr. Howard McLeod, Director of the UNC Institute for Pharmacogenomics and Individualized Therapy, and Mr. Mark Mead of the Carolina Center for Integrative Medicine.

Health care is an issue that impacts all of us. Come discover how you can make a difference in modern medicine’s revolution.