Médecins Sans Frontiéres (MSF) at the 45th Union World Conference on Lung Health Barcelona, Spain, 28 October–1 November 2014 msfaccess.org/TBUnion2014 Please join MSF for the following events at the 45th Union World Conference on Lung Health _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ MSF SYMPOSIUM Changing the status quo in TB drug and regimen R&D Session N.00218 Room 114, Centre de Convencions Internacional de Barcelona (CCIB) Friday 31 October, 14.30 – 16.30 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ MSF CO-SPONSORED WORKSHOP Practical aspects of microbiological diagnostic evaluation in childhood TB Organizers: ANRS, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, MSF, NIAID, Stellenbosch University Session N.00273 Room 115, CCIB Wednesday 29 October, 09.00 - 12.30 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ MSF CO-SPONSORED FILM SCREENING Acclaimed documentary TB: Silent Killer and panel discussion Organizers: MSF, Stop TB Partnership, The Union Speakers: Lucica Ditiu, Executive Secretary of the Stop TB Partnership Ignacio Monedero, TB /HIV and MDR-TB Consultant of The Union Busisiwe Beko, TB Counsellor, MSF South Africa Sharonann Lynch HIV & TB Policy Advisor MSF Access Campaign Hotel Diagonal Zero (across from the CCIB: Plaça de Llevant s/n) South America Meeting Room Thursday 30 October, 16.15 – 17.30 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ COMMUNITY CORNER ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS Drug registration: how to accelerate new & repurposed Group 5 drugs into markets and into bodies Speaker: Christophe Perrin, Jennifer Furin, Wim Vandevelde, NTP representatives Exhibition booths 49 + 51, Exhibition Area, CCIB Friday 31 October, 15.00 Experience and enablers for decentralized DR-TB management Speakers: Jennifer Hughes and Busisiwe Beko Exhibition booths 49 + 51, Exhibition Area, CCIB Saturday 1 November, 10.15 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ABSTRACTS Oral abstract presentations (room information not available at time of publication): Issues administering oral second-line medication to children with multi-drug resistant TB G Brigden et al. Ref: OAP-201-30 Thursday 30 October, 12.45-14.15 Page 1 Last updated 24 October Médecins Sans Frontiéres (MSF) at the 45th Union World Conference on Lung Health Barcelona, Spain, 28 October–1 November 2014 msfaccess.org/TBUnion2014 Discrepancies between Xpert MTB.RIF rifampicin resistant results and confirmatory tests E Ardizzoni et al. Ref: OAP-245-30 Thursday 30 October, 12.45 – 14.15 rpoB mutations not detected by phenotypic and genotypic DST methods in a population with high MDR-TB burden E.Ardizzoni et al. Ref : OAP-315-31 Friday 31 October, 12.45 – 14.15 Reduced tuberculosis notification and trends in gender disparities during large scale-up of TB/HIV care in rural Swaziland (2009-2013) Bernhard Kerschberger et al. Ref: OAP-301-31 Friday 31 October, 12.45 – 14.15 Treatment outcomes in a large cohort of patients with drug-resistant tuberculosis co-infected with the HIV. MDR-TB management: new approaches Mathieu Bastard Ref: OAP-340-31 Friday 31 October, 12.45 to 14.15 Poster presentations (all presentations take place in the poster area): Hypokalaemia and elevation of serum creatinine in patients with RR-TB treated with kanamycin and capreomycin in Khayelitsha Jenny Hughes Ref: PD-725-30 Thursday 30 October, 10.15 – 11.15 Added value of including Xpert MTB/RIF in an algorithm to diagnose smear-negative tuberculosis in a HIV prevalent resource-constraint setting. Diagnostic evaluation of TB: what does and doesn't work Helena Huerga Ref: PD-650-30 Thursday 30 October, 10.15 to 11.15 Lab-monitored drug AEs in patients undergoing treatment for DR-TB in Khayelitsha, South Africa Jenny Hughes Ref: PD-728-30 Thursday 30 October, 10.15 – 11.15 Assessment of bacterial load quantitation by Xpert®MTB/RIF to predict the smear microscopy grade of TB patients in a rural lab network in Swaziland George Obregon Boltan Ref: PD-542-30 Thursday 30 October, 10.15-11.15 Community-based MDR-TB treatment supervision is associated with improved treatment outcomes in rural Swaziland Bernhard Kerschberger et al. Ref: PD-959-31 Friday 31 October, 10.15 – 11.15 Page 2 Last updated 24 October Médecins Sans Frontiéres (MSF) at the 45th Union World Conference on Lung Health Barcelona, Spain, 28 October–1 November 2014 msfaccess.org/TBUnion2014 Successful decentralization of TB care but high mortality among HIV co-infected patients in the rural Shiselweni region, Swaziland Bernhard Kerschberger et al. Ref: N.4049 Friday 31 October, 10.15 – 11.15 Epidemic levels of drug-resistant tuberculosis in HIV-infected patients in Metropolitan Mumbai, India Petros Isaakidis et al. Ref: PD-955-31 Friday 31 October, 10.15 – 11.15 Validation of thin layer agar assay for direct rifampicin and isoniazid drug susceptibility testing in rural Shiselweni – Swaziland (2012) George Obregon Boltan Ref: PD-820-31 Friday 31 October, 10.15 – 11.15 Perceptions, behaviour and experience of patients and practitioners in Karakalpakstan on the use of tuberculosis medication: a qualitative study Beverley Stringer Ref: PD-1169-01 Saturday 1 November, 12.45-13.45 Correlation of Mycobacterial load with CD4 cell count in TB/HIV co-infected patients-a study based in a rural area of Swaziland George Obregon Boltan Ref: PD-1074-01 Saturday 1 November, 12.45 – 13.45 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ OTHER MSF PRESENTATIONS Stop TB Partnership- Renewing the fight against TB. Grania Bridgen on MSF Access advocacy priorities for the next year (Register to attend) MSF presenter: Grania Brigden, TB Advisor, MSF Access Campaign Hotel Diagonal Zero Barcelona Monday 27 October, 09.00 World Health Organisation, Global Tuberculosis Symposium: MSF speaking on "Patient-centred models of care: pursuing the mandate Room 112, CCIB Tuesday 28 October, 09.00-17.00 New Diagnostic Working Group Annual Meeting (Open meeting) MSF presenter: Petra de Haas, Laboratory Advisor, MSF Room 212, CCIB Wednesday 29 October, 2014; 9-12.30 MSF/TAG Activist meeting: Brainstorming Session on TB in India - Engagement of Civil Society in DR-TB activism and the changing face of TB Care and Control MSF presenter: Shailly Gupta, Advocacy & Communication Officer Hotel Diagonal Zero Tuesday 28 October, 15.00 – 17.30 Page 3 Last updated 24 October Médecins Sans Frontiéres (MSF) at the 45th Union World Conference on Lung Health Barcelona, Spain, 28 October–1 November 2014 msfaccess.org/TBUnion2014 Presentation: MSF activities for PMDT implementation in the North Caucasus, Russian Federation (example of collaboration) MSF presenter: Animesh Sinha Room 113 Thursday 30 October, 17.00 -18.30 Treatment Action Group & Stop TB Partnership Symposium - Zero Accountability, MSF presenter: Sharonann Lynch, HIV/TB Policy Advisor, MSF Access Campaign Hotel Diagonal Zero Barcelona Thursday 30 October, 18.00-20.00 Symposium: Community Driven Psychosocial Support: Don’t Forget Medication Counselling! MSF presenters: Busisiwe Beko about the patient perspective on treatment literacy, counselling and adherence Petros Isaakidis about the importance of psychosocial support in the MSF Mumbai TB/HIV project Chaired by: Grania Brigden, TB Advisor, MSF Access Campaign Session NC00234 Room 117 Friday 31 October, 08.00 -10.00 Safe and effective BDQ treatment of DR-TB within the National BDQ Clinical Access Programme in SA, SA BCAP (oral presentation) Dr Ndjeka, with support from MSF South Africa Symposium 20 Room112 Friday 31 October, 08.00 – 10.00 Programmatic Implementation Of New Drugs For The Treatment Of MDR-TB The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the World Health Organization MSF presenter: Cathy Hewison, TB Advisor, MSF Hotel Diagonal Zero Barcelona Friday 31 October, 18.00 – 20.00 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ PRESS Press Conference to launch new MSF report Out Of Step: Deadly Implementation Gaps In The TB Response A survey of TB diagnostic and treatment practices in eight countries Panelists include: Grania Bridgen, TB Advisor, MSF Access Campaign Phillip du Cros, Head of Manson Unit, MSF UK Petros Isaakidis, Medical Epidemiologist/Senior Operational Research Fellow, MSF India Press Room 214, Mezzanine Level 2, the CCIB Thursday 30 October, 11.00 – 12.00 Page 4 Last updated 24 October
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