World TB Day Symposium 2021

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Mustapha Bah, Nurse Field Assistant, explains the next steps in a patient’s treatment, Fajara, MRC Unit The Gambia at LSHTM. — Credit: Louis Leeson/LSHTM

Join us on 24^th March for the 11^th World TB Day Symposium! The symposium, commemorating the day in 1882 when Dr Robert Koch announced his discovery of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, will be hosted virtually this year by the LSHTM TB Centre, in collaboration with UCL-TB. This event will highlight the current TB situation in the UK and around the world, state-of-the-art research, actors involved in managing control programmes and patient care, and the people and communities that TB affects.

On the day, four insightful and thought-provoking scientific sessions will cover experiences from the frontline in TB care and prevention, how to find the missing millions, the shifting paradigm of Mtb infection and TB disease and TB drug discovery. Speakers from LSHTM, UCL and research centres in Zambia, The Gambia and South Africa will share their experiences and recent advances in the field before engaging each other and the audience in a chaired panel discussion.

LSHTM/UCL World TB 2021 day is open for all, and aims to bring together the global TB community. We hope the sessions provide an opportunity for researchers, clinicians and people working on the TB front line to meet and discuss new findings.

Programme

08.45 - 09.50: Session 1 - Voices from the Front Line: Patient, Healthcare Provider, and Policy Maker Perspectives

Chair

Dr Toyin Togun (LSHTM)

Speakers

Tila Mainga (Zambart and LSHTM)
Dr Olumuyiwa Owolabi (MRC-LSHTM unit The Gambia)
Dr Amy Clarke (UCL)

Joining link

Watch session 1

10.00 - 10.45: Session 2 - How to Find the Missing Millions?

Chair

Dr Katharina Kranzer (LSHTM)

Speakers

Dr Lara Goscè (UCL)
Dr Palwasha Khan (LSHTM)
Professor Helen Ayles (Zambart)

Joining link

Watch session 2

11.00 - 11.55: Session 3 - Redefining the Mtb infection and TB disease paradigms

Chair

Professor Mahdad Noursadeghi (UCL)

Speakers

Dr Hanif Esmail (UCL)
Dr Jon Emery (LSHTM)
Dr Emily Wong (ARHI)
Professor Helen Fletcher (LSHTM)

Joining link

Watch session 3

13.15 - 14.05: Session 4 - Accelerating Drug Discovery & Development

Chair

Dr Dimitrios Evangelopoulos (UCL)

Speakers

Dr Dana Klug (UCL)
Dr Angela Crook (UCL)
Professor Anil Koul (LSHTM)

Joining link

Watch session 4

Recording links

Admission

Follow webinar links listed in the programme. Free and open to all. No registration required.

Contact

Events team

Where and when

Date

Wednesday 24 March 2021

Time

08:45 - 14:05

Date and time zone is UK

Admission

Follow webinar links listed in the programme. Free and open to all. No registration required.

Contact

Events team

Add to Calendar 2021-03-24 08:45:00 2021-03-24 14:05:00 World TB Day Symposium 2021 Join us on 24th March for the 11th World TB Day Symposium! The symposium, commemorating the day in 1882 when Dr Robert Koch announced his discovery of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, will be hosted virtually this year by the LSHTM TB Centre, in collaboration with UCL-TB. This event will highlight the current TB situation in the UK and around the world, state-of-the-art research, actors involved in managing control programmes and patient care, and the people and communities that TB affects. On the day, four insightful and thought-provoking scientific sessions will cover experiences from the frontline in TB care and prevention, how to find the missing millions, the shifting paradigm of Mtb infection and TB disease and TB drug discovery. Speakers from LSHTM, UCL and research centres in Zambia, The Gambia and South Africa will share their experiences and recent advances in the field before engaging each other and the audience in a chaired panel discussion. LSHTM/UCL World TB 2021 day is open for all, and aims to bring together the global TB community. We hope the sessions provide an opportunity for researchers, clinicians and people working on the TB front line to meet and discuss new findings. Programme 08.45 - 09.50: Session 1 - Voices from the Front Line: Patient, Healthcare Provider, and Policy Maker Perspectives Chair Dr Toyin Togun (LSHTM) Speakers Tila Mainga (Zambart and LSHTM) Dr Olumuyiwa Owolabi (MRC-LSHTM unit The Gambia) Dr Amy Clarke (UCL) Joining link Watch session 1 10.00 - 10.45: Session 2 - How to Find the Missing Millions? Chair Dr Katharina Kranzer (LSHTM) Speakers Dr Lara Goscè (UCL) Dr Palwasha Khan (LSHTM) Professor Helen Ayles (Zambart) Joining link Watch session 2 11.00 - 11.55: Session 3 - Redefining the Mtb infection and TB disease paradigms Chair Professor Mahdad Noursadeghi (UCL) Speakers Dr Hanif Esmail (UCL) Dr Jon Emery (LSHTM) Dr Emily Wong (ARHI) Professor Helen Fletcher (LSHTM) Joining link Watch session 3 13.15 - 14.05: Session 4 - Accelerating Drug Discovery & Development Chair Dr Dimitrios Evangelopoulos (UCL) Speakers Dr Dana Klug (UCL) Dr Angela Crook (UCL) Professor Anil Koul (LSHTM) Joining link Watch session 4 Recording links Watch session 1 Watch session 2 Watch session 3 Watch session 4 Events team Europe/London public

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