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. Output from the events will also be shared with our community and will form the basis of future activities, publications and events.

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

We will be sharing the outcomes from this discussion through the PCSIG LinkedIn Group. If you would like to be involved in the activities arising from these events, please leave a comment to the LinkedIn Group, or contact neil@pcsig.org

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