The Rapidly Changing COVID-19 Testing Landscape: Where We Are / Where We Are Going
NORTHFIELD, Ill.—The College of American Pathologists (CAP) hosts its first in a series of virtual media briefings featuring leading pathologists—the physicians on the frontlines of testing—offering straight talk on the latest in testing. Experts will also address where we are as schools have and will reopen, and athletes may or may not return to sport.
In August 2020, the CAP commissioned an Ipsos market research study with responses from 1,000 US consumers (age 18 to 65) to determine their understanding, attitudes and perceptions of COVID-19 testing, the role of medical professionals, and the primary sources of information they trust more.
Panelists will address the current testing landscape including:
- what tests are now available, what they tell us and are they reliable
- how supply shortages and Medicare cuts may impact access to testing
- practical solutions to solve testing challenges
- current state of schools and testing
- resource material for parents and others to help navigate testing on college and university campuses
Registration Information
Date: Tuesday, September 1, 2020
Time: 11 AM - 12 PM ET / 10 - 11 AM CT / 8 - 9 AM PT
Register: CAP Hosts Media Briefing on The Rapidly Changing COVID-19 Testing Landscape: Where We Are / Where We Are Going.
A link will be shared with registered attendees closer to the event day. Not sure if you can attend the live news conference? Register anyway and we'll share a link to the video recording with you after the event end.
Moderator/Panelist
- Valerie Fitzhugh, MD, FCAP
Associate Professor and Chair (Interim), Department of Pathology, Immunology and Laboratory Medicine, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Panelists
- Patrick Godbey, MD, FCAP
President, College of American Pathologists
Laboratory Director, Southeastern Pathology Associates and Southeast Georgia Health System
- Bobbi Pritt, MD, FCAP
Chair of the CAP’s Microbiology Committee
Professor of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology; Chair of the Division of Clinical Microbiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
- Emily Volk, MD, MBA, FCAP
President-elect of the College of American Pathologists
Senior VP of Clinical Services, University Health System and Assistant Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Texas Health, Long School of Medicine, San Antonio