Overview
About the Event
The Forum on Advancing Diagnostic Excellence will organize and conduct a public virtual webinar to explore ways to improve rare disease diagnosis as well as the patient journey towards a timely and accurate diagnosis. Participants will discuss strategies within areas such as:
- Challenges and barriers faced by patients in their journey toward a timely and accurate diagnosis;
- The role of technologies and diagnostic innovations, including their development, implementation, and broad, inclusive access;
- Health professional education, care coordination, and interdisciplinary teamwork to reduce diagnostic delays;
- Policy and health system-level approaches to strengthening the diagnostic journey for patients with rare disease.
Date
Thursday, November 6, 2025Time
11-1 p.m. Eastern Time
Organizers
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM)