Antimicrobial Resistance – Diagnostic Solutions Workshop

Professor Mark Wilcox (Co-investigator), University of Leeds was an invited speaker and presented 'The clinical need for better antimicrobial resistance related diagnostics’ the opportunity to meet and discuss what type of diagnostics are needed to manage the challenge of antimicrobial resistance. It allowed the sharing of knowledge between practitioners and industrial partners developing infection diagnostic point of care devices. Key industrial perspectives were provided by the British In Vitro Diagnostics Association. NICE led discussions on the challenge of AMR and what types of diagnostics are needed to manage the challenge of AMR.