Addressing a Public Health Crisis: Applications for COVID-19 Antibody Testing

Date: Monday, Jul 27, 2020

Description: COVID-19 antibody testing plays a critical role in the public health response to this pandemic, including helping to determine prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 infection in the community or population of interest; providing information to assist in surveillance program efforts, and implement disease mitigation. During this presentation the presenters discuss commercial lab and public health collaborations, including current COVID-19 initiatives, explain the basis for serology tests for COVID-19 and recommendations for use, describe the utility of antibody testing in seroprevalence surveillance, and containment.

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

• Discuss commercial lab and public health collaborations, including current COVID-19 initiatives 
• Explain the basis for serology tests for COVID-19 and recommendations for use 
• Describe the utility of antibody testing in seroprevalence surveillance and containment

Authors:

Kapoor, Hema, MD SM, D(ABMM)
Senior Medical Director
Infectious Diseases & Immunology and Global Diagnostics Network
Quest Diagnostics, Secaucus, New Jersey  

Meyer III, William A., PhD, D(ABMM), MLS(ASCP)CM
Director, Medical Science Liaison, Infectious Diseases/Immunology
Technical Director- Quest Diagnostics, East Region
Baltimore, Maryland  

Wohlgemuth, Jay G., M.D.
Chief Medical Officer
Senior Vice President, Research & Development and Medical
Quest Diagnostics, San Juan Capistrano, California