Meetings/Events - POCTRN
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics (RADxsm) initiative was formed to accelerate the development, validation, and commercialization of innovative point-of-care and home-based tests, as well as improvements to clinical laboratory tests, that can directly detect SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.
Meetings/Events
This section lists upcoming meetings, past meetings, and relevant assets from each of the POCTRN centers.
Upcoming Events
CORE Response: Empowering Communities to Effectively Respond to the Evolving Pandemic in the U.S. and Overseas
Speaker
Matthew O'Connell
Chief Operating Officer, Business Operations
CORE Response
Past Events
RADx Pooling Task Force: Pooling Overview, Key Development Challenges for Central Laboratories and Point of Care (POC) Solutions, Regulatory Guidance for Pooling, and Implementation Examples
Speakers
Wolfgang Krull
RADx Portfolio Executive
CIMIT Accelerator Executive
Pam Miller
Radx Team Lead
Clair O'Donovan, PhD
RADx Team Lead
Erika A. Tyburski
RADx Regulatory Core
Director of Operations, Atlanta Center for Microsystems Engineered Point of Care Technologies (ACME POCT)
Ethan Burke MD, MP
Chief Public Health Officer UnitedHealth Group
When:
June 15, 2021
2PM, ET
COVID-19 Vaccines: How did we get here and where are we going?
Speaker
Anna P. Durbin, MD
Professor, International Health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
When:
June 1, 2021
2PM, ET
A Year of RADx Tech
Moderator
Steven Schachter, MD
RADx Chief
Speakers
The authors of each paper will present 2-3 minute highlights of their important work:
When:
May 18, 2021
2PM EDT
Acceleration of Sustainable K-12 School Re-openings for In-person Learning
Speaker
Mara G. Aspinall
Managing Director, Health Catalysts Group
Professor of Practice, Biomedical Diagnostics
Arizona State University
When:
April 20, 2021
3PM EDT
Global View of COVID-19: A Pan-African Perspective
Moderator
Rob Murphy, MD
Professor of Infectious Diseases and Biomedical Engineering, co-PI of the Center for Innovation in Point-of-Care Technologies for HIV/AIDS at Northwestern University (C-THAN)
Panelists
Sade Ogunsola, MBChB, PhD
Professor of Microbiology, former Vice Chancellor, University of Lagos-Nigeria, Steering Committee Member, African Center for Disease Control
Grant Theron, PhD
Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Stellenbosch University, South Africa
When:
April 6, 2021
2:00PM ET
Emergence of SARS-CoV-2 Variants and Impact on IVD Testing
Speakers:
Richard Creager, PhD
Co-Founder & Partner, NaviDx LLC
Eric Lai, PhD
Ex-SVP at Takeda Pharmaceutical and Head of R&D at Gen-Probe Diagnostics
When:
March 23, 2021
2:00 PM ET
Returning to In-Person Instruction for K-12 Schools: Strategic Vision and Tactical Tools
Moderator:
Nancy Gagliano, MD, MBA
RADx Tech, Core Lead, Large-Scale Deployment
Speakers:
Neha (Kanade) Cramer, MPH
COVID-19 Response
Lead, Schools Unit | Community Guidance Team
Community Intervention & Critical Populations Task Force (CICPTF)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Susan M. Moreira, MBA
RADx Tech Team Leader – Education
Manuel Kingsley, MBA
RADx Tech Team Leader – Implementation
When:
March 9, 2021, 2:00PM ET
The Epidemiology of COVID-19
Speaker:
Carolyn Williams PhD
Chief, Epidemiology, BSP
Division of AIDS
NIAID-NIH
When:
February 23, 2021 2:00PM ET
Rebuilding Trust in Air Travel: Using Alternative Data to Help Airports Respond to COVID-19
Speaker:
Tim Rich
Co-Founder and Chief Data Officer at The Convergence Collective
When:
February 9, 2021
A Path to In-Person Instruction: On-Campus Pooling in a Pod Testing for COVID-19
Speakers:
Suzanna Jemsby
Head of School, Washington International School
Dr. Ethan Berke
Chief Public Health Officer, UnitedHealth Group
When:
January 26, 2021
Innovation During the Pandemic: Personal Protection Testing Booths for COVID-19
January 12, 2021, 2:00PM ET
RADx Tech Webinar Series: University of Illinois’ Multimodal Approach - Mitigation of SARS-CoV-2 Transmission at a Large Public University
December 8, 2020
RADx Tech Webinar Series: Delivering New COVID-19 Technologies to Close the Testing Gap in the US Market
Session 2: RADxsm Tech Portfolio of Technologies
October 20, 2020, 2:00PM EST
Session 3: Closing the Testing Gap: A Panel Discussion on the Emerging Innovative Technologies and their Impact on Current Testing Challenges
October 27, 2020, 2:30PM EST (Please Note Change in Start Time)
RADx Tech Webinar Series: Delivering New COVID-19 Technologies to Close the Testing Gap in the US Market
Session 2: RADxsm Tech Portfolio of Technologies
October 20, 2020, 2:00PM EST
Session 3: Closing the Testing Gap: A Panel Discussion on the Emerging Innovative Technologies and their Impact on Current Testing Challenges
October 27, 2020, 2:30PM EST (Please Note Change in Start Time)
RADx Tech Webinar Series: Delivering New COVID-19 Technologies to Close the Testing Gap in the US Market
Session 1: How RADxsm Tech Will Address the Unmet US Market COVID-19 Testing Needs
October 13, 2020
Harnessing Novel Data Sources and Technologies for the Study of Social Determinants of Health in Heart, Lung, Blood, and Sleep Disorders
September 29-20, 2020
RADx Tech COVID19 Webinar Series: As the Coronavirus Pandemic Unfolds...
Covid-19 Testing: Insights from User Discussions on COVID-19 Testing in Non-Traditional Settings
September 15, 2020
RADx Tech COVID19 Webinar Series: As the Coronavirus Pandemic Unfolds...
Covid-19 Testing: Moving from Clinical Settings into the Community
September 1, 2020
RADx Tech COVID19 Webinar Series: As the Coronavirus Pandemic Unfolds...
Returning to Normal Activities: A Modeling Tool to Assist in Planning
August 18, 2020 2:00PM ET
RADx Tech COVID19 Webinar Series: As the Coronavirus Pandemic Unfolds...
Regulatory Affairs on the RADx Frontlines: Perspective from a Point-of-Care Technology Research Center
August 4, 2020 2:00PM ET
RADx Tech COVID19 Webinar Series: As the Coronavirus Pandemic Unfolds...
User Centered Design for Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics for COVID-19
July 21, 2020, 2:00PM ET
Webinar: Rapid Acceleration of the Diagnosis of COVID-19: New Technologies for the Re-opening of Businesses and Schools
July 10, 2020 12:00PM CT/1:00PM ET
RADx Tech COVID19 Webinar Series: As the Coronavirus Pandemic Unfolds...
The Challenges of COVID-19 / SARS-CoV-2 Diagnostics
July 7, 2020, 2:00PM EDT
CAPCaT: Big Company Little Company Strategic Partnerships Showcase Event
RADx-UP Funding Opportunities and Webinar
June 25 at 2:00 pm EDT and July 1 at 3:00 pm EDT
Webinar - Institute for Global Health Seminar Series: Innovations in COVID-19 Diagnostic Testing
Friday, May 1, 2020
12:00PM-1:00pm
GLUE Lecture Series: Establishing a Viable Business Model for your Medical Device
Monday, Feb. 24
12:15 - 1:15 pm
GLUE Lecture Series: Channeling your Inner MacGyver. Engineers and physicians working together to creatively and effectively address clinical needs in low resource settings.
Wednesday, Dec. 4
12:15 - 1:15 pm
IEEE EMB HI-POCT Conference
November 20-22, 2019
Keynote Speakers & Sessions' Agenda Announced!
Keynote speakers include:
- Defining and Solving Unmet Medical Needs: A Clinical Perspective
- Mira Irons, MD – American Medical Association
- The Promise of Point of Care Technologies
- Geoffrey Ling, MD PhD – Johns Hopkins University
- Case Studies – The Long & Winding Road from Tech Development to Patients
- Rosalind Picard, PhD – Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- David Alland, MD – Rutgers University
Visit the website for full details.
The Promise of the Next Generation of Wearables
November 12, 2019
50th Union World Conference on Lung Health
Ending the Emergency: Science, Leadership, Action
30 October - 2 November 2019
Presentations by C-THAN funded Investigator and pilot project awardee, Dr. Jerry Cangelosi.
Webinar: Clinical Trials - Information To Help You Plan Your Next Steps
Wednesday, October 30, 2019, 2PM
Webinar: Point of Care Tests - How Can We Learn What Clinicians and Patients Want?
August 27, 2019, 2PM
GLUE Lecture Series: Tales from the ICU
July 22, 2019 - 12:15 - 1:15PM
Webinar: Understanding the FDA - Accelerating the Pathway to Approval for Point-of-Care Technologies
May 28, 2019 - 2PM
Northwestern Biomedical Engineering Department Seminar Series 2019: Climate Change is Increasing TB Transmission - And What Can Be Done About It
May 23, 2019 4-5PM
Webinar: Ensuring Success of Point of Care Technologies with a Systems Engineering Approach
March 12, 2019
Cambridge HealthTech Institute's 8th Annual Point of Care Diagnostics Conference
Exploring the Role of Rapid Diagnostics in Personalized Medicine
March 11-13, 2019
2019 CUGH Conference
March 8 - 10, 2019
C-THAN Annual Symposium
January 21-24, 2019, Cape Town, South Africa
This section lists upcoming meetings, past meetings, and relevant assets from each of the POCTRN centers.
Upcoming Events
CORE Response: Empowering Communities to Effectively Respond to the Evolving Pandemic in the U.S. and Overseas
Speaker
Matthew O'Connell
Chief Operating Officer, Business Operations
CORE Response
Past Events
RADx Pooling Task Force: Pooling Overview, Key Development Challenges for Central Laboratories and Point of Care (POC) Solutions, Regulatory Guidance for Pooling, and Implementation Examples
Speakers
Wolfgang Krull
RADx Portfolio Executive
CIMIT Accelerator Executive
Pam Miller
Radx Team Lead
Clair O'Donovan, PhD
RADx Team Lead
Erika A. Tyburski
RADx Regulatory Core
Director of Operations, Atlanta Center for Microsystems Engineered Point of Care Technologies (ACME POCT)
Ethan Burke MD, MP
Chief Public Health Officer UnitedHealth Group
When:
June 15, 2021
2PM, ET
COVID-19 Vaccines: How did we get here and where are we going?
Speaker
Anna P. Durbin, MD
Professor, International Health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
When:
June 1, 2021
2PM, ET
A Year of RADx Tech
Moderator
Steven Schachter, MD
RADx Chief
Speakers
The authors of each paper will present 2-3 minute highlights of their important work:
When:
May 18, 2021
2PM EDT
Acceleration of Sustainable K-12 School Re-openings for In-person Learning
Speaker
Mara G. Aspinall
Managing Director, Health Catalysts Group
Professor of Practice, Biomedical Diagnostics
Arizona State University
When:
April 20, 2021
3PM EDT
Global View of COVID-19: A Pan-African Perspective
Moderator
Rob Murphy, MD
Professor of Infectious Diseases and Biomedical Engineering, co-PI of the Center for Innovation in Point-of-Care Technologies for HIV/AIDS at Northwestern University (C-THAN)
Panelists
Sade Ogunsola, MBChB, PhD
Professor of Microbiology, former Vice Chancellor, University of Lagos-Nigeria, Steering Committee Member, African Center for Disease Control
Grant Theron, PhD
Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Stellenbosch University, South Africa
When:
April 6, 2021
2:00PM ET
Emergence of SARS-CoV-2 Variants and Impact on IVD Testing
Speakers:
Richard Creager, PhD
Co-Founder & Partner, NaviDx LLC
Eric Lai, PhD
Ex-SVP at Takeda Pharmaceutical and Head of R&D at Gen-Probe Diagnostics
When:
March 23, 2021
2:00 PM ET
Returning to In-Person Instruction for K-12 Schools: Strategic Vision and Tactical Tools
Moderator:
Nancy Gagliano, MD, MBA
RADx Tech, Core Lead, Large-Scale Deployment
Speakers:
Neha (Kanade) Cramer, MPH
COVID-19 Response
Lead, Schools Unit | Community Guidance Team
Community Intervention & Critical Populations Task Force (CICPTF)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Susan M. Moreira, MBA
RADx Tech Team Leader – Education
Manuel Kingsley, MBA
RADx Tech Team Leader – Implementation
When:
March 9, 2021, 2:00PM ET
The Epidemiology of COVID-19
Speaker:
Carolyn Williams PhD
Chief, Epidemiology, BSP
Division of AIDS
NIAID-NIH
When:
February 23, 2021 2:00PM ET
Rebuilding Trust in Air Travel: Using Alternative Data to Help Airports Respond to COVID-19
Speaker:
Tim Rich
Co-Founder and Chief Data Officer at The Convergence Collective
When:
February 9, 2021
A Path to In-Person Instruction: On-Campus Pooling in a Pod Testing for COVID-19
Speakers:
Suzanna Jemsby
Head of School, Washington International School
Dr. Ethan Berke
Chief Public Health Officer, UnitedHealth Group
When:
January 26, 2021
Innovation During the Pandemic: Personal Protection Testing Booths for COVID-19
January 12, 2021, 2:00PM ET
RADx Tech Webinar Series: University of Illinois’ Multimodal Approach - Mitigation of SARS-CoV-2 Transmission at a Large Public University
December 8, 2020
RADx Tech Webinar Series: Delivering New COVID-19 Technologies to Close the Testing Gap in the US Market
Session 2: RADxsm Tech Portfolio of Technologies
October 20, 2020, 2:00PM EST
Session 3: Closing the Testing Gap: A Panel Discussion on the Emerging Innovative Technologies and their Impact on Current Testing Challenges
October 27, 2020, 2:30PM EST (Please Note Change in Start Time)
RADx Tech Webinar Series: Delivering New COVID-19 Technologies to Close the Testing Gap in the US Market
Session 2: RADxsm Tech Portfolio of Technologies
October 20, 2020, 2:00PM EST
Session 3: Closing the Testing Gap: A Panel Discussion on the Emerging Innovative Technologies and their Impact on Current Testing Challenges
October 27, 2020, 2:30PM EST (Please Note Change in Start Time)
RADx Tech Webinar Series: Delivering New COVID-19 Technologies to Close the Testing Gap in the US Market
Session 1: How RADxsm Tech Will Address the Unmet US Market COVID-19 Testing Needs
October 13, 2020
Harnessing Novel Data Sources and Technologies for the Study of Social Determinants of Health in Heart, Lung, Blood, and Sleep Disorders
September 29-20, 2020
RADx Tech COVID19 Webinar Series: As the Coronavirus Pandemic Unfolds...
Covid-19 Testing: Insights from User Discussions on COVID-19 Testing in Non-Traditional Settings
September 15, 2020
RADx Tech COVID19 Webinar Series: As the Coronavirus Pandemic Unfolds...
Covid-19 Testing: Moving from Clinical Settings into the Community
September 1, 2020
RADx Tech COVID19 Webinar Series: As the Coronavirus Pandemic Unfolds...
Returning to Normal Activities: A Modeling Tool to Assist in Planning
August 18, 2020 2:00PM ET
RADx Tech COVID19 Webinar Series: As the Coronavirus Pandemic Unfolds...
Regulatory Affairs on the RADx Frontlines: Perspective from a Point-of-Care Technology Research Center
August 4, 2020 2:00PM ET
RADx Tech COVID19 Webinar Series: As the Coronavirus Pandemic Unfolds...
User Centered Design for Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics for COVID-19
July 21, 2020, 2:00PM ET
Webinar: Rapid Acceleration of the Diagnosis of COVID-19: New Technologies for the Re-opening of Businesses and Schools
July 10, 2020 12:00PM CT/1:00PM ET
RADx Tech COVID19 Webinar Series: As the Coronavirus Pandemic Unfolds...
The Challenges of COVID-19 / SARS-CoV-2 Diagnostics
July 7, 2020, 2:00PM EDT
CAPCaT: Big Company Little Company Strategic Partnerships Showcase Event
RADx-UP Funding Opportunities and Webinar
June 25 at 2:00 pm EDT and July 1 at 3:00 pm EDT
Webinar - Institute for Global Health Seminar Series: Innovations in COVID-19 Diagnostic Testing
Friday, May 1, 2020
12:00PM-1:00pm
GLUE Lecture Series: Establishing a Viable Business Model for your Medical Device
Monday, Feb. 24
12:15 - 1:15 pm
GLUE Lecture Series: Channeling your Inner MacGyver. Engineers and physicians working together to creatively and effectively address clinical needs in low resource settings.
Wednesday, Dec. 4
12:15 - 1:15 pm
IEEE EMB HI-POCT Conference
November 20-22, 2019
Keynote Speakers & Sessions' Agenda Announced!
Keynote speakers include:
- Defining and Solving Unmet Medical Needs: A Clinical Perspective
- Mira Irons, MD – American Medical Association
- The Promise of Point of Care Technologies
- Geoffrey Ling, MD PhD – Johns Hopkins University
- Case Studies – The Long & Winding Road from Tech Development to Patients
- Rosalind Picard, PhD – Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- David Alland, MD – Rutgers University
Visit the website for full details.
The Promise of the Next Generation of Wearables
November 12, 2019
50th Union World Conference on Lung Health
Ending the Emergency: Science, Leadership, Action
30 October - 2 November 2019
Presentations by C-THAN funded Investigator and pilot project awardee, Dr. Jerry Cangelosi.
Webinar: Clinical Trials - Information To Help You Plan Your Next Steps
Wednesday, October 30, 2019, 2PM
Webinar: Point of Care Tests - How Can We Learn What Clinicians and Patients Want?
August 27, 2019, 2PM
GLUE Lecture Series: Tales from the ICU
July 22, 2019 - 12:15 - 1:15PM
Webinar: Understanding the FDA - Accelerating the Pathway to Approval for Point-of-Care Technologies
May 28, 2019 - 2PM
Northwestern Biomedical Engineering Department Seminar Series 2019: Climate Change is Increasing TB Transmission - And What Can Be Done About It
May 23, 2019 4-5PM
Webinar: Ensuring Success of Point of Care Technologies with a Systems Engineering Approach
March 12, 2019
Cambridge HealthTech Institute's 8th Annual Point of Care Diagnostics Conference
Exploring the Role of Rapid Diagnostics in Personalized Medicine
March 11-13, 2019
2019 CUGH Conference
March 8 - 10, 2019
C-THAN Annual Symposium
January 21-24, 2019, Cape Town, South Africa