Rapid Testing & Screening: Lessons Learned to Better Prepare for Future Waves, Subsequent Pandemics, and the Future of Diagnostic Testing in Canada

Moderators:​ Sue Horton, PhD, FCAHS, FRSC, & Christine Leckie, Executive Director, Medical Devices Evaluation Bureau, Health Products and Food Branch, Health Canada​

Panellists:​

• Lisa Barrett, MD, PhD, FRCPC, Assistant Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Department of Pathology, Dalhousie University​
• Mel Krajden, O.B.C., MD, FRCP(c), Medical Director, BCCDC Public Health Laboratory, Medical Head, Hepatitis – Clinical Prevention Services, BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC)​
• Michael Mina, MD, PhD, Chief Science Officer, eMed​
• Mark Perkins, MD, Leader, Laboratory Networks, Infectious Hazards Management, WHO Health Emergencies Programme​
• Cédric Yansouni, MD, FRCPC, DTM&H, Associate Director, J.D. MacLean Centre for Tropical Diseases, Associate Professor, Divisions of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology, McGill University Health Centre​
• Math’ieya Alatini, COVID Coordinator, Yukon First Nations COVID Response​
• Kari Johnston, Communications Lead, Yukon First Nations COVID Response​​

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