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Toward Precision Healthcare: Context and Mathematical Challenges.

Caroline Colijn1, Nick Jones1, Iain G Johnston2

  • 1Department of Mathematics, Imperial College LondonLondon, UK; EPSRC Centre for Mathematics of Precision Healthcare, Imperial College LondonLondon, UK.

Frontiers in Physiology
|April 6, 2017
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Precision healthcare delivers tailored treatments by integrating individual data with social context. New mathematical frameworks are essential for robust, interpretable analysis to address complex challenges in this field.

Area of Science:

  • Healthcare Innovation
  • Biomedical Data Science
  • Mathematical Modeling

Background:

  • Precision medicine focuses on data-driven treatments for individuals.
  • Precision healthcare extends this to population-level approaches, incorporating social context.
  • Existing methods face challenges in handling data complexity and ethical considerations.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce and define "precision healthcare" as a bridge between individual and population-level care.
  • To highlight the need for advanced mathematical techniques in precision healthcare.
  • To emphasize the importance of robust, interpretable, and transparent analytical methods.

Main Methods:

  • Perspective piece analyzing challenges and opportunities in precision healthcare.
Keywords:
data sciencemathematical modelingprecision healthcareprecision medicineprecision public health

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  • Discussion of technical, scientific, policy, ethical, and social dimensions.
  • Case studies illustrating the application and requirements of precision healthcare approaches.

    • Main Results:

    • Precision healthcare necessitates a holistic approach, integrating individual data with broader social factors.
    • Current mathematical and data analysis techniques require enhancement to meet precision healthcare demands.
    • The development of new mathematical frameworks for modeling and data interpretation is crucial.

    Conclusions:

    • Achieving the vision of precision healthcare requires novel mathematical frameworks for data analysis and modeling.
    • Transparency, robustness, and adaptability are key characteristics for these new methodologies.
    • These advancements are vital for effective decision-making by practitioners and addressing policy/ethical concerns.