STM publisher Springer will launch a new book series in collaboration with the European Association for Predictive, Preventive and Personalised Medicine (EPMA). The first volume in the series Healthcare Overview: New Perspectives will be published at the end of 2012. Approximately three books will be published each year.
The new series Advances in Predictive, Preventive and Personalised Medicine will provide an overview of multidisciplinary aspects of advanced biomedical approaches and innovative technologies in healthcare. Topics will focus on cost-effective management of healthcare tailored to the individual, and innovative strategies for standardisation of healthcare services.
The books will also include new guidelines for medical ethics, innovative approaches to early and predictive diagnostics, targeted prevention in healthy individuals, and healthcare economy and marketing. Dr. Olga Golubnitschaja of the University of Bonn (Germany) is the editor of the book series.
The mission of the EPMA is to raise awareness and recognition of predictive, preventive and personalised medicine among healthcare stakeholders, governmental institutions, educators, funding bodies, patient organizations and in the public domain. Among its responsibilities are providing and disseminating up-to-date information and educational materials on predictive and personalised medicine and targeted preventive measures, encouraging the adequate allocation of resources in this area and promoting high-quality research in the field. The Society's official journal, The EPMA Journal, is published by BioMed Central, an open access publisher in the Springer group.
