The New York State SARS-CoV-2 Testing Consortium: Regional Communication in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic, caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, created an unprecedented need for comprehensive laboratory testing of populations, in order to meet the needs of medical practice and to guide the management and functioning of our society. With the greater New York me...
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| author | James M. Crawford MD, PhD Maria E. Aguero-Rosenfeld MD Ioannis Aifantis PhD Evan M. Cadoff MD Joan F. Cangiarella MD Carlos Cordon-Cardo MD Melissa Cushing MD Aldolfo Firpo-Betancourt MD Amy S. Fox MD Yoko Furuya MD Sean Hacking MD Jeffrey Jhang MD Debra G. B. Leonard MD, PhD Jenny Libien MD, PhD Massimo Loda MD Damadora Rao Mendu MD Mark J. Mulligan MD Michel R. Nasr MD Nicole D. Pecora MD Melissa S. Pessin MD, PhD Michael B. Prystowsky MD, PhD Lakshmi V. Ramanathan PhD Kathleen R. Rauch BSN, RN Scott Riddell PhD Karen Roach MPH Kevin A. Roth MD, PhD Kenneth R. Shroyer MD, PhD Bruce R. Smoller MD Steven L. Spitalnik MD, PhD Eric D. Spitzer MD, PhD John E. Tomaszewski MD Susan Waltman Esq Loretta Willis BSN, RN, CPHQ, CCM Zeynep Sumer-King MS |
| author_facet | James M. Crawford MD, PhD Maria E. Aguero-Rosenfeld MD Ioannis Aifantis PhD Evan M. Cadoff MD Joan F. Cangiarella MD Carlos Cordon-Cardo MD Melissa Cushing MD Aldolfo Firpo-Betancourt MD Amy S. Fox MD Yoko Furuya MD Sean Hacking MD Jeffrey Jhang MD Debra G. B. Leonard MD, PhD Jenny Libien MD, PhD Massimo Loda MD Damadora Rao Mendu MD Mark J. Mulligan MD Michel R. Nasr MD Nicole D. Pecora MD Melissa S. Pessin MD, PhD Michael B. Prystowsky MD, PhD Lakshmi V. Ramanathan PhD Kathleen R. Rauch BSN, RN Scott Riddell PhD Karen Roach MPH Kevin A. Roth MD, PhD Kenneth R. Shroyer MD, PhD Bruce R. Smoller MD Steven L. Spitalnik MD, PhD Eric D. Spitzer MD, PhD John E. Tomaszewski MD Susan Waltman Esq Loretta Willis BSN, RN, CPHQ, CCM Zeynep Sumer-King MS |
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| description | The COVID-19 pandemic, caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, created an unprecedented need for comprehensive laboratory testing of populations, in order to meet the needs of medical practice and to guide the management and functioning of our society. With the greater New York metropolitan area as an epicenter of this pandemic beginning in March 2020, a consortium of laboratory leaders from the assembled New York academic medical institutions was formed to help identify and solve the challenges of deploying testing. This report brings forward the experience of this consortium, based on the real-world challenges which we encountered in testing patients and in supporting the recovery effort to reestablish the health care workplace. In coordination with the Greater New York Hospital Association and with the public health laboratory of New York State, this consortium communicated with state leadership to help inform public decision-making addressing the crisis. Through the length of the pandemic, the consortium has been a critical mechanism for sharing experience and best practices in dealing with issues including the following: instrument platforms, sample sources, test performance, pre- and post-analytical issues, supply chain, institutional testing capacity, pooled testing, biospecimen science, and research. The consortium also has been a mechanism for staying abreast of state and municipal policies and initiatives, and their impact on institutional and laboratory operations. The experience of this consortium may be of value to current and future laboratory professionals and policy-makers alike, in dealing with major events that impact regional laboratory services. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8663148cdd3a4b7291170a116ac88ffb2023-02-02T17:20:08ZengElsevierAcademic Pathology2374-28952021-05-01810.1177/23742895211006818The New York State SARS-CoV-2 Testing Consortium: Regional Communication in Response to the COVID-19 PandemicJames M. Crawford MD, PhD0Maria E. Aguero-Rosenfeld MD1Ioannis Aifantis PhD2Evan M. Cadoff MD3Joan F. Cangiarella MD4Carlos Cordon-Cardo MD5Melissa Cushing MD6Aldolfo Firpo-Betancourt MD7Amy S. Fox MD8Yoko Furuya MD9Sean Hacking MD10Jeffrey Jhang MD11Debra G. B. Leonard MD, PhD12Jenny Libien MD, PhD13Massimo Loda MD14Damadora Rao Mendu MD15Mark J. Mulligan MD16Michel R. Nasr MD17Nicole D. Pecora MD18Melissa S. Pessin MD, PhD19Michael B. Prystowsky MD, PhD20Lakshmi V. Ramanathan PhD21Kathleen R. Rauch BSN, RN22Scott Riddell PhD23Karen Roach MPH24Kevin A. Roth MD, PhD25Kenneth R. Shroyer MD, PhD26Bruce R. Smoller MD27Steven L. Spitalnik MD, PhD28Eric D. Spitzer MD, PhD29John E. Tomaszewski MD30Susan Waltman Esq31Loretta Willis BSN, RN, CPHQ, CCM32Zeynep Sumer-King MS33 Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Hempstead, NY, USA Department of Pathology, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA Department of Pathology, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA Department of Pathology, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY, USA Department of Pathology, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA Department of Pathology, Molecular and Cell-Based Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine, Mount Sinai Health System, New York, NY, USA Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA Department of Pathology, Molecular and Cell-Based Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine, Mount Sinai Health System, New York, NY, USA Department of Pathology, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY, USA Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Hempstead, NY, USA Department of Pathology, Molecular and Cell-Based Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine, Mount Sinai Health System, New York, NY, USA Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Robert Larner MD College of Medicine, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, USA Department of Pathology, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, Brooklyn, NY, USA Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA Department of Pathology, Molecular and Cell-Based Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine, Mount Sinai Health System, New York, NY, USA Department of Microbiology, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA Department of Pathology, Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, USA Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA Department of Laboratory Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA Department of Pathology, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY, USA Department of Laboratory Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA Hospital Association of New York, Renssaeler, NY, USA Department of Pathology, Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, USA Hospital Association of New York, Renssaeler, NY, USA Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA Department of Pathology, Renaissance School of Medicine, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, USA Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA Department of Pathology, Renaissance School of Medicine, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, USA Department of Pathology and Anatomical Sciences, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, in partnership with Kaleida Health Laboratories, Buffalo, NY, USA Greater New York Hospital Association, New York, NY, USA Hospital Association of New York, Renssaeler, NY, USA Greater New York Hospital Association, New York, NY, USAThe COVID-19 pandemic, caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, created an unprecedented need for comprehensive laboratory testing of populations, in order to meet the needs of medical practice and to guide the management and functioning of our society. With the greater New York metropolitan area as an epicenter of this pandemic beginning in March 2020, a consortium of laboratory leaders from the assembled New York academic medical institutions was formed to help identify and solve the challenges of deploying testing. This report brings forward the experience of this consortium, based on the real-world challenges which we encountered in testing patients and in supporting the recovery effort to reestablish the health care workplace. In coordination with the Greater New York Hospital Association and with the public health laboratory of New York State, this consortium communicated with state leadership to help inform public decision-making addressing the crisis. Through the length of the pandemic, the consortium has been a critical mechanism for sharing experience and best practices in dealing with issues including the following: instrument platforms, sample sources, test performance, pre- and post-analytical issues, supply chain, institutional testing capacity, pooled testing, biospecimen science, and research. The consortium also has been a mechanism for staying abreast of state and municipal policies and initiatives, and their impact on institutional and laboratory operations. The experience of this consortium may be of value to current and future laboratory professionals and policy-makers alike, in dealing with major events that impact regional laboratory services.https://doi.org/10.1177/23742895211006818 |
| spellingShingle | James M. Crawford MD, PhD Maria E. Aguero-Rosenfeld MD Ioannis Aifantis PhD Evan M. Cadoff MD Joan F. Cangiarella MD Carlos Cordon-Cardo MD Melissa Cushing MD Aldolfo Firpo-Betancourt MD Amy S. Fox MD Yoko Furuya MD Sean Hacking MD Jeffrey Jhang MD Debra G. B. Leonard MD, PhD Jenny Libien MD, PhD Massimo Loda MD Damadora Rao Mendu MD Mark J. Mulligan MD Michel R. Nasr MD Nicole D. Pecora MD Melissa S. Pessin MD, PhD Michael B. Prystowsky MD, PhD Lakshmi V. Ramanathan PhD Kathleen R. Rauch BSN, RN Scott Riddell PhD Karen Roach MPH Kevin A. Roth MD, PhD Kenneth R. Shroyer MD, PhD Bruce R. Smoller MD Steven L. Spitalnik MD, PhD Eric D. Spitzer MD, PhD John E. Tomaszewski MD Susan Waltman Esq Loretta Willis BSN, RN, CPHQ, CCM Zeynep Sumer-King MS The New York State SARS-CoV-2 Testing Consortium: Regional Communication in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic Academic Pathology |
| title | The New York State SARS-CoV-2 Testing Consortium: Regional Communication in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic |
| title_full | The New York State SARS-CoV-2 Testing Consortium: Regional Communication in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic |
| title_fullStr | The New York State SARS-CoV-2 Testing Consortium: Regional Communication in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic |
| title_full_unstemmed | The New York State SARS-CoV-2 Testing Consortium: Regional Communication in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic |
| title_short | The New York State SARS-CoV-2 Testing Consortium: Regional Communication in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic |
| title_sort | new york state sars cov 2 testing consortium regional communication in response to the covid 19 pandemic |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1177/23742895211006818 |
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