163 - Lowering Barriers to Diagnostics Access to Reduce Health Inequities and Improve Outcomes

Tuesday, October 21, 2025

1:45 PM - 3:00 PM US ET

Location: Thomas B. Murphy Ballroom 1

CME Credits: Maximum of 1.25 hours of AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
MOC Credits: Maximum of 1.25 hours of MOC Credit
CNE Credits: Maximum of 1.25 hours of ANCC Credit
ACPE Credits: ACPE 1.25 knowledge-based contact hours of pharmacy CE
ACPE Number: JA0007082-9999-24-002-L01-P
PACE Credits: Maximum of 1 of PACE contact hours
CE Broker: Maximum of 1 CE broker credit hours

Moderator(s)

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Ritu Banerjee, MD, Ph.D (she/her/hers)

Professor
Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, TN, United States
Karissa Culbreath, PhD, D(ABMM) (she/her/hers)

Medical Director of Infectious Diseases and Associate Clinical Professor of Pathology
Tricore Reference Laboratories and University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center

Faculty(s)

Dina Greene, PhD

Clinical Professor
University of Washington
Jacinda Abdul-Mutakabbir, PharmD, MPH

Associate Professor of Clinical Pharmacy
University of California San Diego
La Jolla, CA, United States
Karissa Culbreath, PhD, D(ABMM) (she/her/hers)

Medical Director of Infectious Diseases and Associate Clinical Professor of Pathology
Tricore Reference Laboratories and University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center

Disclosure(s):

Ritu Banerjee, MD, Ph.D: Biomerieux/Biofire diagnositcs: Grant/Research Support

Karissa Culbreath, PhD, D(ABMM): Diasorin Molecular LLC: Advisor/Consultant

Dina Greene, PhD: Evergreene Labs: Ownership Interest; LetsGetChecked: Salary; PreventX: Advisor/Consultant

Jacinda Abdul-Mutakabbir, PharmD, MPH: No financial relationships to disclose.

Learning Objectives:

At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:

define barriers to diagnostic tests access;
describe the relationship between access to diagnostics and health outcomes;
discuss approaches to lowering barriers to diagnostic tests access.

Presentations:

1:45 PM - 2:10 PM US ET

Impact of Limited Access to Diagnostics on the Detection of AMR in Vulnerable Communities
Speaker: Jacinda Abdul-Mutakabbir, PharmD, MPH – University of California San Diego
2:10 PM - 2:35 PM US ET

Self-Collection to Improve Access to STI Testing
Speaker: Dina Greene, PhD – University of Washington
2:35 PM - 3:00 PM US ET

Use of Data Analytics to Promote Testing Access and Health Equity
Speaker: Karissa Culbreath, PhD, D(ABMM) (she/her/hers) – Tricore Reference Laboratories and University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center