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

Please join us for our first expert panel event with Health Canada in this series. This is a bilingual event, and it will be translated live for English and French participants. ​​​

Moderators:​

• Sue Horton, PhD, FCAHS, FRSC, Co-chair, Lancet Commission on Diagnostics, Fellow, the Royal Society of Canada, Professor Emerita, University of Waterloo​
• 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​​

Please join us for this round table event with global experts and participate in the brief question-and-answer session at the end. Once you have registered for the event, you will receive an email confirmation with the Zoom information you will need to access this event.​