Health tests on the high street: Convenient or confusing?

Delivered by a research team from the University of Birmingham, this webinar will provide you with the knowledge you need to confidently navigate at-home health tests and make informed decisions about your wellbeing.

From checking your vitamin levels to screening for cancer, self-test diagnostic kits are now sold in supermarkets and pharmacies across the UK. But are they reliable? Can they help you make better, more informed decisions about your health – or could they do more harm than good?

Join researchers from the NIHR Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre as they share findings from their latest study on direct-to-consumer diagnostic kits and discuss the potential opportunities tests present. This free public webinar will explore:

• Which self-tests may offer real value
• Which ones could lead to false reassurance, unnecessary anxiety, or added pressure on the healthcare system
• How to use self-tests to make informed choices about your health

Whether you’re curious about trying an at-home test or have already used one, this session will help you separate science from marketing.

Our experts

This webinar will be delivered by:

• Professor Jon Deeks – Professor of Biostatistics, University of Birmingham
• Dr Clare Davenport – Clinical Associate Professor, University of Birmingham
• Professor Alex Richter – Professor and Honorary Consultant in Clinical Immunology, University of Birmingham
• Bethany Hillier – Pre-Doctoral Research Fellow, University of Birmingham

This online talk is part of our free webinar series “Your health, our research: Short talks, big impact“