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GfK will deliver a major presentation about patient perspectives on personalized medicine at thePharmaceutical Business and Intelligence Research Group (PBIRG) Annual General Meeting, taking place May 19 to 22 in Naples, Florida.

Gavin Erickson, Principal Consultant at GfK Bridgehead, will lead the session, titled Shifting the Paradigm: Patient Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviors Hold the Key for Personalized Medicine. Erickson will review key aspects of the personalized medicine phenomenon, such as:

With hundreds of new biologic agents in development today, the coming tide of targeted therapies and companion diagnostics creates both opportunities and challenges for the industry, said Erickson. Patient-centric information can help manufacturers, clinicians, policy makers and payers understand the implications of personalized medicine, as we move away from one size fits all sales and marketing strategies.

Erickson has over 17 years of experience in the healthcare field, with deep knowledge of coding, coverage and payment for both Medicare and commercial health insurance. His fields of expertise include global health economics and reimbursement, hospital contracting and data analytics in the diagnostic, medical device and pharmaceutical, and commercial health plan space.

In addition, GfKs Sara Doran, Senior Research Director on GfKs Health team, will present a poster on GfKs Novel Approach to Navigating the Web of Complex Treatment Regimens. The poster focuses on a new specialty medicine market entrant, offering a clear understanding of fit versus adoption, how to illustrate complex regimen changes over time, and what drives adoption of one regimen over another.

Dorans 11 years of research experience include both US and global custom projects, with deep quantitative expertise. She has managed strategic and tactical research studies with physicians, patients and caregivers and has worked on an array of research methodologies.

GfK is sponsoring the PBIRG Opening Reception on May 19 at 7:00PM PBIRG conference attendees can visit the companys booths (# 27/28); in addition, GfK Bridgehead has authored a feature article on personalized medicine in the Spring 2013 PBIRG Perspective.

About GfK

GfK is one of the worlds largest research companies, with more than 12,000 experts working to discover new insights into the way people live, think and shop, in over 100 markets, every day. GfK is constantly innovating and using the latest technologies and the smartest methodologies to give its clients the clearest understanding of the most important people in the world: their customers. In 2012,GfKs sales amounted to EUR 1.51 billion.

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GfK to Share Insights on Personalized Medicine, Complex Treatment Regimens At PBIRG Annual Meeting