VALUE-Dx course, Madrid, 2 to 3 April 2019

The first VALUE-Dx Course followed the VALUE-Dx Kick-Off meeting in Madrid, from 2 to 3 April 2019. Approximately 70 participants attended the course over a day and a half where 16 experts from the VALUE-Dx consortium presented in 11 sessions. The VALUE-Dx consortium comprises of experts from varying disciplines and sectors, with extensive knowledge in methods, approaches, and insight in their respective fields. As VALUE-Dx requires close collaborations needed to collectively accomplish the objectives, the VALUE-Dx Course offers the opportunity to bring them together in order to share knowledge and cover the key disciplines involved in the project.

These presentations served as introductory sessions to the various disciplines represented in the VALUE-Dx consortium.


Antibiotics to treat Community-acquired Lower Respiratory Tract Infections: mechanism of action, spectrum, epidemiology resistance.
S.Malhotra (Antwerp, Belgium)
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The science behind rapid diagnostics development for CA-LRTI
T. Bachmann (Edinburgh, United Kingdom)
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Systematic reviews of diagnostic study
M. Leeflang (Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
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Introduction in health economics
T. van Asselt (Groningen, The Netherlands)
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Health economics of diagnostics
S. van der Pol (Groningen, The Netherlands)
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Diagnostic development and its link to pharma
J. Villacian (Janssen Pharmaceutica)
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Using qualitative methods to explore the implementation of diagnostics in primary care
S. Tonkin Crine (Oxford, Unided Kingdom) , S. Anthierens (Antwerp, Belgium)
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Use of machine learning to develop algorithm: advantages and limitations for clinical practice
A. Górska (Verona, Italy)
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Adaptive Clinical Trial design and process
Chris Butler (Oxford, Unided Kingdom), B. Saville (Berry Consultants)
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VALUE-Dx communication workshop
M. Hoste(Antwerp, Belgium), D. Pazzola (Antwerp, Belgium)
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