Personalised medicine: a critique on the future of health care

Savard, J

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dc.contributor.author	Savard, J
dc.date.accessioned	2016-09-09
dc.date.available	2016-09-09
dc.date.issued	2013-01-01
dc.identifier.citation	Savard, J. (2013). Personalised medicine: a critique on the future of health care. Journal of bioethical inquiry 10(2): 197-203. First Online: 21 March 2013, DOI: 10.1007/s11673-013-9429-8; available online at http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11673-013-9429-8"	en_AU
dc.identifier.uri	http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11673-013-9429-8
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2123/15634
dc.description	postprint	en_AU
dc.description.abstract	In recent years we have seen the emergence of “personalised medicine.” This development can be seen as the logical product of reductionism in medical science in which disease is increasingly understood in molecular terms. Personalised medicine has flourished as a consequence of the application of neoliberal principles to health care, whereby a commercial and social need for personalised medicine has been created. More specifically, personalised medicine benefits from the ongoing commercialisation of the body and of genetic knowledge, the idea that health is defined by genetics, and the emphasis the state places on individual citizens as being “responsible for” their own health. In this paper I critique the emergence of personalised medicine by examining the ways in which it has already impacted upon health and health care delivery. Keywords Personalised medicine; Health care; Neoliberalism; Ontology; Epistemology; Ethics	en_AU
dc.language.iso	en	en_AU
dc.publisher	Springer	en_AU
dc.subject	Personalised medicine	en_AU
dc.subject	Health care	en_AU
dc.subject	Neoliberalism	en_AU
dc.subject	Ontology	en_AU
dc.subject	Ethics	en_AU
dc.subject	Epistemology	en_AU
dc.title	Personalised medicine: a critique on the future of health care	en_AU
dc.type	Article	en_AU
dc.type.pubtype	Post-print	en_AU