106 - Pandemic Preparedness Through a Diagnostic Lens

Friday, October 18, 2024

8:00 AM – 9:00 AM US PT

Location: 502 A

All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated.

CME Credits: Maximum of 1 hours of AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
MOC Credits: Maximum of 1 hours of MOC Credit
CNE Credits: Maximum of 1 hours of ANCC Credit
ACPE Credits: ACPE 1 knowledge-based contact hours of pharmacy CE
ACPE Number: JA0007082-9999-24-002-L01-P
PACE Credits: Maximum of 1 of PACE contact hours
CE Broker: Maximum of 1 CE broker credit hours

Moderator(s)

Nira Pollock, MD, PhD (she/her/hers)

Co-Director, Infectious Diseases Diagnostic Lab/Associate Professor of Pathology and Medicine, HMS
Boston Children's Hospital
Boston, MA, United States

Faculty(s)

CD

Claudia Denkinger, MD

Division for Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, University Hospital Heidelberg
Heidelberg, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany
Jasmine Chaitram, MPH

Acting Principal Deputy Director Office of Laboratory Systems and Response
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Atlanta, GA, United States

Disclosure(s):

Nira R. Pollock, MD, PhD: No financial relationships to disclose

Claudia M. Denkinger, MD: No financial relationships to disclose

Jasmine Chaitram, MPH: No financial relationships to disclose

Learning Objectives:

At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:

explain the ffx-dx template protocol for focused end user validation of a first in-house developed test (ihdt) for molecular detection of pathogen x and early use to characterize pathogen x kinetics and optimal diagnostic sampling strategies;
describe the ongoing development and goals of a national laboratory response system, building on lessons learned from covid-19.

Presentations:

8:00 AM – 8:30 AM US PT

Leveraging the WHO FFX-Dx protocol to drive rapid diagnostic development and deployment
Speaker: Claudia M. Denkinger, MD – Division for Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, University Hospital Heidelberg
8:30 AM – 9:00 AM US PT

National Response Testing Framework for Partner Coordination
Speaker: Jasmine Chaitram, MPH – U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention