Symposium Agenda

Morning Session: Overview of urinary tract infections (UTIs) Diagnosis in UK Clinical Practice

Clinicians working on the front-line of the NHS lay out the current clinical practice for urinary tract infections (UTIs) and the difficulties with diagnosis and treatment.

10.30 - 11.00 Registration and Refreshments

11.00 - 11.25 Opening Remarks

Daniel Berman, Longitude Prize Lead to introduce Symposium Chair - Dr Oliver van Hecke, NIHR Clinical Lecturer, University of Oxford & practicing GP, Tower Hamlets, London

11.25 - 11.55 Patient experiences of UTIs

This session will explore presentation of UTIs in the UK clinic and shortcomings in the current pathways of care.

11.55 - 12.25 Microbiology and antibiotic resistance of UTI in the UK

This session will explore the microbiology of UTIs in the UK and uncover where there are the greatest issues with antibiotic resistance.

Dr Annie Joseph, Consultant Microbiologist and Lead for Diagnostic and Antimicrobial Stewardship, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

12.25 - 13.15 Current diagnostic pathways for UTIs in the NHS

This session will address the multiple different clinical pathways for UTIs in the UK and highlight where diagnostic tests are currently used and where new tests could be integrated.

Associate Professor Gail Hayward, GP researcher, University of Oxford and Deputy Director, NIHR Community Healthcare MedTech and IVD Cooperative
Professor Peter Wilson, Consultant Microbiologist, University College London (UCL) Hospitals Foundation Trust
Mr Marco Motta, Pharmaceutical Advisor, NHS Kernow Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG)
Dr Dawne Garrett, Professional lead for older people and dementia care, Royal College of Nursing

13.15 - 14.00 Lunch and Networking

Exhibition of Longitude Prize prototypes

Afternoon Session: State-of-the-art for point-of-care (POC) UTI diagnostics

14.00 - 14.45 Panel discussion: What does good look like for point-of-care (POC) UTI diagnostics in the NHS?

This session will explore what clinicians are looking for from a point-of care diagnostic test both in terms of functionality and cost.

Panel Moderator – Professor Till Bachmann, Longitude Prize Judging Panel

14:45 - 16.30 Longitude Prize Competitor Technology Showcase

In this session, competitors in the Longitude Prize will present their innovations for evaluation by attendees and the panel.

Introduction to session - Professor Till Bachmann, Longitude Prize Judging Panel

Pitch 1: Astrego Diagnostics (Sweden), Longitude Prize Team
Pitch 2: Module Innovations (India), Longitude Prize Team
Pitch 3: ID Genomics (USA), Longitude Prize Team
Pitch 4: 123 USW (UK), Longitude Prize Team

Comments from Panel & Audience

16.30 - 16.45 Closing remarks

Symposium Chair - Dr Oliver van Hecke, NIHR Clinical Lecturer, University of Oxford & practicing GP, Tower Hamlets, London

Developing POC diagnostics for UTIs: addressing clinical need in the UK