A New Era in Clinical Diagnostics: The Power of Self Sampling
Patient centric sampling approaches have the potential to revolutionize the process of sample collection for clinical diagnostics. This approach can facilitate the collection of samples in places away from clinical facilities, such as at home, or at a pharmacists. Further, these approaches can enable sampling for those that may have difficulty with routine venous sampling, such as children, the elderly, individuals with needle phobia and those with learning difficulties and can enable more regular timed sampling, if required. However, there are hurdles to overcome to enable effective adoption and realise these benefits.
To address this, the PCSIG hosted regional free to attend on-line workshops in Europe and North America, each in two parts:
- Part 1 – Each workshop focussed on reviewing technologies and identifying challenges specific to the region
- Part 2 – Examining potential solutions to the key challenges and setting-out an action plan to deliver them.
These live events were free to attend and open to all. They were recorded for later transmission through the PCSIG YouTube page. Also, see “Europe Focus” and “North America Focus” below for more details.
Output Summary
A summary of the output from the events is available for download, below.
Download the Report
PCSIG_DiagnosticsWorkshops2026_Summary
Next Steps (September 2026)
A webinar is scheduled for 22 September 2026 to discuss the next steps arising from the April / May 2026 Workshops, deliverables and timelines
On Line Workshops (April / May 2026)
Europe Focus
Speakers and Panelists
Vincent Molenaar (Greiner Bio-One International), John Fabule (PiCC United (Patient Involvement and Collaboration Community)), Joseph Burt (MHRA), Sharon Geaghan (IFCC and Stanford University School of Medicine), Timothy Woolley (Inuvi) and Rachel Carling (Synnovis).
Moderated by Neil Spooner (PCSIG)
European Events
Part 1: Recorded on April 16, 2026 (90 mins) – Reviewing technologies and identifying challenges
Watch the free on-demand recording of Part 1 (Europe) here
Part 2: Recorded on April 23, 2026 (60 min) – Examining potential solutions to the key challenges and setting-out an action plan to deliver them
Watch the free on-demand recording of Part 2 (Europe) here
North America Focus
Speakers and Panelists
Bradley Collier (LabCorp), John Fabule (PiCC United (Patient Involvement and Collaboration Community)), Marianela Perez-Torres (Division of Chemistry and Toxicology Devices, CDRH, FDA), Sharon Geaghan (IFCC and Stanford University School of Medicine) and Bryan Andrus (US Specialty Labs).
Moderated by Neil Spooner (PCSIG)
North American Events
Part 1: Recorded on April 30, 2026 (90 mins) – Reviewing technologies and identifying challenges
Watch the free on-demand recording of Part 1 (North America) here
Part 2: Recorded on May 7, 2026 (60 min) – Examining potential solutions to the key challenges and setting-out an action plan to deliver them
Watch the free on-demand recording of Part 2 (North America) here