The 4th Swiss Symposium in Point-of-Care Diagnostics will take place on Thursday, October 21, 2021 in Davos (GR), Switzerland.
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is considered "the most complex disease in our most complex organ". It is a major public health concern, with an estimated 50 million new victims annually worldwide and costs possibly exceeding 400 billion US$.
The morning keynote lecture will point out the current major problems in TBI diagnostics, give an overview on the state of the field and the possible future perspective.
"Biomarkers of traumatic brain injury - The biggest challenge of brain biomarker dagnostics ?"
Head of Torku Brain Injury Centre
University of Torku, Finland
"Detection of Blood Protein Biomarkers relevant to Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (mTBI): Towards a Point-of-Care Application"
Diagnostic Systems Research Group, Institute of Life Technologies
University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland (HES-SO Valais-Wallis)
More information about the Symposium: www.pocdx.ch