| 09:30 to 10:00 | Registration & Tea and Coffee | |||
| 10:00 to 10:10 | Welcome and Introduction |
Ciara Dangerfield (University of Cambridge) Maha Kaouri (Isaac Newton Institute) Carl Whitfield (University of Manchester) |
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| Session 1: How Does Asymptomatic Testing Reduce Transmission? SARS-CoV-2 In-Host Dynamics and Testing Technologies (Chair: Samuel Clifford (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine)) | 10:10 to 10:35 | The Development, Testing and Rollout of Lateral Flow Testing in the UK | Tim Peto (University of Oxford) |
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| 10:35 to 11:00 | Within-Host Viral Dynamics and Implications for Asymptomatic Testing | Timothy Russell (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine) | ||
| 11:00 to 11:25 | The Liverpool Mass Asymptomatic Testing Pilot Study and Measuring Sensitivity in the Real World | Girvan Burnside (University of Liverpool) |
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| 11:25 to 11:45 | Tea and Coffee Break (Posters) | |||
| Session 2: Learning from Setting Specific Examples. The Role of Testing in Controlling COVID-19 in Education, Healthcare, and Work Settings (Chair: Julia Gog (University of Cambridge)) | 11:45 to 12:10 | COVID-19 Testing Policies in Universities (Virtual) | Kirsty Joy Bolton (University of Nottingham), (University of Nottingham) |
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| 12:10 to 12:35 | Testing to Control Transmission in Hospitals | Stephanie Evans (Public Health England) | ||
| 12:35 to 13:00 | Testing and other Interventions in Social Care Settings | Ian Hall (University of Manchester), (Public Health England), (The Alan Turing Institute) |
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| 13:00 to 14:00 | Lunch (Posters) | |||
| Session 3: Challenges and Opportunities in Predicting the Impact of Asymptomatic Testing for Future Variants or Novel Infectious Diseases (Chair: Stephen Kissler (Harvard)) | 14:00 to 14:25 | Lessons Learnt from Research to Support Test, Trace and Isolate Policies in the UK during 2020-2021 | Elizabeth Fearon (University College London) |
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| 14:25 to 14:50 | COVID-19 Testing Protocols at School | Vittoria Colizza (INSERM) |
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| 14:50 to 15:15 | The Impact of Lateral Flow Testing in Schools and Analysing Impact of Sensivity of Contact Tracing | Michael Tildesley (University of Warwick) | ||
| 15:15 to 15:30 | Tea and Coffee Break (Posters) | |||
| Session 4: Panel Discussion and Q&A. Where are We Now with Testing as Restrictions and Interventions are Being Removed? (Chair: Carl Whitfield (University of Manchester)) | 15:30 to 16:30 | Panel Discussion and Q&A | ||
| 16:30 to 17:30 | Finish & Drinks/Networking Reception (Posters) |
