Translating Diagnostics to Clinical Care: The BBI Platform

Description

Most diagnostic testing innovation is not patentable. This can make it hard for clinicians and researchers to translate diagnostic ideas from the bench to the bedside without expert help. This interactive session will describe the Brotman Baty Institute for Precision Medicine’s Clinical Applications of Research in Emerging Technology (CARET) Unit, which is specifically designed to provide this help. The BBI CARET unit helps clinicians and researchers partner with laboratories at the University of Washington, Seattle Children’s Hospital, and the Fred Hutchison Cancer Research Center to develop clinical diagnostics tests. Session participants will be able to identify major barriers to translate ideas into clinical diagnostic tests and explain how partnering with a clinical laboratory director can help overcome those barriers.

Schedule of activities

• 11:30 am – 11:45 am:   Registration and check in (lunch provided)
• 11:45 am –   1:00 pm:   Seminar

Learning objectives

By the end of this session, you will be able to:

• Identify two major barriers to translate ideas into clinical diagnostic tests
• Develop two strategies for overcoming barriers to translating diagnostics to clinical care
• Determine two optimal sources for assistance with different clinical diagnostics development situations

Please note room change: this event will now take place at UW Medicine South Lake Union in the Orin Smith Auditorium. We apologize for any inconvenience.