Diagnostics: Beyond the Lab

Closing the Gap: Improving healthcare in Remote Communities

Tue, 02 Jun 2026 11:00:00 GMT

In remote and underserved communities, access to timely diagnostics isn't a convenience — it's life-changing. Tanya Applegate and Stacey Foster-Rampant from the Kirby Institute share field-level insights on how point-of-care testing is reshaping health equity in Australia's most isolated regions, and what the rest of the world can learn from it.

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Can You Trust Your Test? The Science of Diagnostic Accuracy

Tue, 12 May 2026 11:00:00 GMT

External quality assessment exists for one reason: to make sure diagnostic tests perform as claimed. Simon Patton, CEO of EMQN, breaks down what diagnostic accuracy really means, what happens when labs fail proficiency testing, and why the science of quality assurance is more urgent than ever.

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From Fax Machines to Big Data: Modernizing Diagnostics in Canada.

Tue, 21 Apr 2026 13:09:13 GMT

Canada's diagnostic infrastructure has been caught between legacy systems and the demand for real-time data. James Yantzi, President of Seegene Canada, discusses the practical realities of modernizing diagnostic workflows — from interoperability challenges to the role of multiplex testing in driving meaningful change at scale.

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Molecular testing on the frontlines

Wed, 20 Mar 2024 11:00:46 GMT

On our 6th episode, Microbix teams up with experts from Cepheid Canada and Cepheid Australia about molecular POC (point of care) testing through the lens of those on the frontlines in Australia and in Canada, to large countries with remote communities and extreme climate challenges. Cepheid is the maker of the gene expert system, and a global leader in molecular diagnostics.

We're honored to host Dr. Steven Badman, Director of medical and scientific affairs with Cepheid in Australia, and Dr. Scott Sugden, Director of Medical Affairs with Cepheid here in Canada.

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Bridging Policy and Innovation for a Healthier Tomorrow

Tue, 24 Oct 2023 08:00:04 GMT

On this episode we discuss the current and emerging diagnostic technologies and how they are viewed by those in government who have to make the tough choices on where to spend health care dollars. What are the factors that go into spending money in the lab and beyond?

Joining us for this discussion is Christine Elliott, who served as deputy premier of Ontario and Minister of Health from 2018 to 2022, and Ivy Parks, President of BD Canada.

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Ensuring patient health through EQA (External Quality Assessment)

Wed, 26 Apr 2023 12:00:10 GMT

In this episode of Diagnostics: Beyond the Lab, we talk to three experts about the importance of proficiency testing and standards for those tests, Danielle Casey of the American Proficiency Institute in the U.S., Heidi Berghäll of Labquality in Finland and Daniel Taylor of Oneworld Accuracy in Canada.

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Self-collection and Test Accuracy in Infectious Diseases

Wed, 11 Jan 2023 13:00:05 GMT

In this episode of Diagnostics: Beyond the Lab we talk to Giorgio Triva, CEO and Strategic Project Manager Copan Group, based in Italy, about what his company and the work it has done to become a global leader in sample collection, transport and test accuracy for infectious diseases.

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Antimicrobial Resistance: A public health threat

Wed, 30 Nov 2022 10:30:25 GMT

Join us for episode 2 of Diagnostics: Beyond the Lab, hosted by Janet Silver from Syntax Strategic and Cameron Groome from Microbix Biosystems. Learn about antimicrobial resistance (AMR), one of the top 10 global public health threats, in this episode with the help of our expert guest, Colin Denver from SpeeDx.

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The Future of HPV Screening and Prevention

Wed, 16 Nov 2022 10:45:37 GMT

On this episode we discuss the Human papillomavirus or HPV, vaccines, testing and cervical cancer. What is HPV and what is the way forward for testing?

Joining us for this discussion is Larry Vaughan, director scientific affairs integrated diagnostic solutions at Becton Dickinson, one of the largest global medical technologies in the world, and Dr. Cathy Popadiuk, an OB-GYN at Memorial University in Newfoundland and Labrador, and a member of numerous committees at CPAC and other cervical cancer screening groups.

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