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
January 26, 2021
Past Events
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 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