Kerry Macaskill-Smith - Speaker

Synopsis

Putting Pharmacogenomics into the hands of the GP: Inspiration, technology, road less travelled and lessions learnt.

 

Biography

Dr Kerry Macaskill-Smith

Medical Director

Pinnacle Ventures

 

Kerry is the Medical Director for Pinnacle Ventures – the innovation arm for the Pinnacle Group. 

Kerry provides clinical oversight for all of the Ventures projects with a special focus on implementing Pharmacogenomics in New Zealand and supporting digital health solutions like Indici and Telehealth. She also works as a GP in one of NZ’s first Health Care Home sites which keeps her connected to the reality of primary care in New Zealand. 

She’s passionate about systems that work well for everyone involved and believes we have to change the way we are doing things if we want to have a functioning primary care system in the future – so is excited to be helping to lead that change. 

           

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Dr Kerry Macaskill-Smith


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