IMPACT TB to participate in the UNION conference 2018

Everyone at IMPACT TB is looking forward to attending the 49th UNION World Conference on Lung Health to be held in The Hague, Netherlands between 24th & 27th October 2018. Our partner, the KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation, is proud to host this year’s edition. Many members of our team will be giving talks on their work or leading workshops so please come along to learn more about what we do and meet the team! Please get in touch if you would like more information. We look forward to seeing you there!

24th October 14:30-17:30
Workshop (Kilimanjaro 2)
Knut Lonnroth
How universal health coverage and TB responses combine to end TB: lessons learnt from country-level experiences

25th October 16:45-17:30
Oral presentation-symposium (Europe 110)
Max Caws
IMPACT-TB: building sustainable strategies for active TB case finding in Asia

Olivia Biermann
Evidence to action for elimination – understanding context for the development and implementation of active tuberculosis case finding policies

Discussion
Chair:Knut Lonnroth
Co-ordinator: Kerri Vinney
Evidence to action for elimination – understanding context for the development and implementation of active tuberculosis case finding policies

27th October

Oral Presentation-Symposium (Yangtze 2)
Bertie Squire
Overcoming gender inequity in TB by understanding the factors that drive men’s excess burden of disease
16:00-17:30

Oral Presentation (KWA Plenary Hall)
Bertie Squire
What are the real benefits for the patient and health system?
14:45-15:00

Oral Presentation (South America 70)
Luan Vo
Community-based active TB case finding to improve coverage of NTP services in Viet Nam
14:50-15:00

Oral presentation (South America 70)
Tom Wingfield
Final tuberculosis treatment outcomes of patients receiving a socio-economic support intervention: long-term follow-up from a randomized controlled trial in Peru
10:30-10:40

Oral Presentation (South America 70)
Rachel Forse
Integrated Health tool for nationwide scale-up of community-based TB services
14:50-15:10