Certificate of Achievement
has completed the following course:
COVID-19: Diagnostics and Testing
FIND, the global alliance for diagnostics and African Society for Laboratory Medicine
This online course focused on diagnostics and testing for COVID-19. It provided information on the latest global recommendations on COVID-19 testing and up-to-date information on the performance of tests and how best to deploy them. It discussed testing strategies implemented by different countries to curb the pandemic. It also covered the need for independent evaluation of COVID-19 tests and technical guidance on implementing safe and reliable testing.
3 weeks, 3 hours per week
Cassandra Kelly-Cirino
Director of Emerging Threats
FIND, the global alliance for diagnostics
Transcript
Learning outcomes
- Identify different types of diagnostics for COVID-19 testing, explore their current use in the COVID-19 response to better understand how they can be implemented in your country
- Engage with your peers and learn how countries are scaling up testing capacity while exploring key considerations to inform your country planning and implementation
- Identify key technical and operational considerations for testing and how to apply them to your setting to ensure safe and quality-assured testing services
- Develop an understanding of global recommendations on use of COVID-19 diagnostics and testing strategies
Syllabus
- The current state of the COVID-19 pandemic and the role of diagnostics in the response
- The different types of diagnostic tests and their use in the COVID-19 outbreak
- The current recommendations on use of COVID-19 diagnostics and testing strategies
- How countries are establishing and scaling up COVID-19 testing, and key considerations for safety, quality and impact of diagnostic services
Issued on 10th May 2020
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