Programme Symposia Friday 16 November

Thu,23May2013

Friday 16 November - Symposia

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Title of symposia Session(s) Coordinators
Friday, 16 November 2012:  08:00 - 10:00
19. State of the art on childhood TB treatment and diagnostics LH/TB Anneke   Hesseling (South Africa),
Sharon Nachman (USA)
20. Tuberculosis and diabetes collaborative activities: policy and practice TB Kerri Viney (New Caledonia),
Richard Brostrom (USA)
21. Saving lives in areas of conflict or disaster: partnering for results TB Morgan Richardson (USA),
Eliud Wandwalo (Tanzania)
22. Thinking out of the box: catalysing innovations and expansion of mHealth in TB care TB/NAPs Dennis Falzon (Switzerland),
Suvanand Sahu (Switzerland)
23. Former TB patients: effective community engagement - lessons learnt HIV/TB Carol Nawina Nyirenda (Zambia)
24. Advancing molecular diagnosis with a sustainable approach to impact patient care TB/Bact. Daniela M. Cirillo (Italy),
Michael Lademarco (USA)
25. NCDs and chronic respiratory diseases: global burden and response LH Chen-Yuan Chiang (Taiwan),
Guy Marks (Australia)
26. The importance of public policy on tobacco control: a global view TC Jesus Felipe Gonzalez Roldan (Mexico)
27. NGO and civil societies role in sustainable approaches for scaling up DR-TB programmes TB Grania Brigden (Switzerland)
 Friday, 16 November 2012:  14:30 - 16:30    
28. Advances in the treatment of MDR-TB: current recommendations, short course MDR-TB regimens, and new drugs TB Chen-Yuan Chiang (The Union),
C. Robert Horsburgh (USA)
29. Evaluation of tobacco control programmes: experiences to improve the effectiveness of resources used and sustainability TC Angela Jackson (UK)
30. Implementation and evaluation of TB contact investigation in high burden settings TB Naranzul Dambaa (Mongolia),
Cecily Miller (USA)
31. Best practice in the application of new technologies and innovations TB/NAPs Virginia Williams (Switzerland)
32. Nutritional support in the prevention of TB and WHO guidelines following TB diagnosis TB Joann McDermid (USA),
Knut Lonnroth (Switzerland)
33. Using geographic information systems TB Stella Van Beers (Netherlands)
34. Occupational health encouragement: a pathway to attaining sustainability LH Asma Elsony (Sudan),
Sara Hassanain (Sudan)
35. Ensuring sustainable surveillance, diagnosis, prevention and control of zoonotic tuberculosis ZTB Francisco Olea-Popelka (USA)

 

 

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