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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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45th Union World Conference on Lung Health
Barcelona, Spain, 28 October–1 November 2014
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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
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45th Union World Conference on Lung Health
Barcelona, Spain, 28 October–1 November 2014
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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
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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
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Barcelona, Spain, 28 October–1 November 2014
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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
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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
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