Monday, December 7 at 16:00 GMT | 17:00 CET | 11:00 EST | 08:00 PST
Host-response testing is an emerging diagnostic approach that evaluates how the body's immune system responds to infection. Rather than detecting a specific pathogen, these tests assess host response biomarkers to provide additional insight into the likely cause of illness, helping support clinical assessment and diagnostic decision-making.
In this accredited webinar, clinical and laboratory experts will explore the scientific principles, current evidence, and practical considerations surrounding host-response testing for acute infection. Through both clinical and laboratory perspectives, attendees will gain insight into how host-response biomarkers may support diagnostic confidence, antimicrobial stewardship, and patient management, while also examining the operational and stewardship considerations required for successful implementation in emergency medicine and clinical microbiology settings.
Real-world experiences will be discussed, including potential clinical-use cases, laboratory workflow integration, result interpretation, diagnostic stewardship strategies, and factors healthcare organizations should consider when evaluating the clinical and economic value of host-response testing.
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Webinar details
- Cost: Free to attend
- Location: Online
- Duration: 60 minutes
- Instruction level: Intermediate
- Accreditation: P.A.C.E.® eligible
Registration is required to secure your place. If you register but cannot attend live, you will receive access to the on-demand recording once it becomes available.
Who should attend?
This event is perfect for:
- Clinical laboratory directors and managers
- Laboratory scientists, clinical microbiologists, and clinical chemists
- Pathologists and laboratory medicine physicians
- Infectious disease clinicians
- Emergency medicine and acute care clinicians involved in diagnostic testing decisions
- Diagnostic stewardship and antimicrobial stewardship professionals
- Laboratory quality, operations, and implementation leaders
What will this webinar cover?
- The role and current evidence for host-response testing in the evaluation of acute infection.
- How bacterial versus viral host-response results may support patient disposition, antibiotic stewardship, and diagnostic decision-making.
- Laboratory implementation considerations, including workflow integration, reporting, quality processes, and diagnostic stewardship practices.
- The practical opportunities and limitations associated with host-response technologies in acute care settings.
- Real-world experiences and considerations for adoption in clinical laboratories and healthcare systems.
Presenters
Edana Mann
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine & Senior Associate Clinical Director,
Johns Hopkins Hospital, Department of Emergency Medicine
Edana Mann is the senior associate clinical director of The Johns Hopkins Hospital’s emergency department and an assistant professor of emergency medicine.
Mann received her medical degree in 1997 from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. She completed her emergency medicine residency training at the Carolinas Medical Center. In 2000, Mann brought her talents to St. Agnes Healthcare in Baltimore as an emergency physician, and in 2002 she became the clinical director of the emergency department chest pain center — the only accredited chest pain center in Maryland at the time. In 2006, Mann began working in the emergency department at MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center, where she took on the role of director of clinical education in 2010. She was named associate chairman of the Franklin Square Department of Emergency Medicine in 2011. Mann is currently a fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians.
Mann received her medical degree in 1997 from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. She completed her emergency medicine residency training at the Carolinas Medical Center. In 2000, Mann brought her talents to St. Agnes Healthcare in Baltimore as an emergency physician, and in 2002 she became the clinical director of the emergency department chest pain center — the only accredited chest pain center in Maryland at the time. In 2006, Mann began working in the emergency department at MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center, where she took on the role of director of clinical education in 2010. She was named associate chairman of the Franklin Square Department of Emergency Medicine in 2011. Mann is currently a fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians.
Melissa Naiman, Ph.D.
Senior Director, Medical & Scientific Affairs - Acute Care,
Beckman Coulter Diagnostics
Melissa Naiman is a Senior Medical & Scientific Affairs Director for Beckman Coulter Diagnostics. She trained in chemistry and has a Ph.D. in Public Health with a research interest in technology adoption in healthcare settings. She spent her early career in an academic research center at the University of Illinois that developed medical devices and diagnostics, including identifying novel biomarkers for military health applications. Today she focuses on accelerating innovation in host-response-based diagnostic strategies targeting acute infection and sepsis management.
Lucy Lawrence
Science Editor
SelectScience