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The Union World Conference on Lung Health 2024

The Union World Conference on Lung Health 2024

12–16 November 2024 Bali, Indonesia In Person

Thousands of lung health experts, including researchers, scientists, health professionals, doctors, civil society, affected communities, government officials, nurses and students from around the world will attend #UnionConf2024.

We look forward to sharing knowledge and learning from each other at this Conference where everyone comes together, as we strive for a healthier world for all, free from tuberculosis and lung diseases.

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FIND's presence

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Monday, 11 November 2024
Side event08:00 – 17:00Accelerating the application of TB genomics in Asia-Asia PGI Stakeholders WorkshopAyodya Resort Nusa Dua BaliAnita Suresh
Swapna Uplekar
Side event09:00 – 17:00High-level meeting on tuberculosis (by invitation only)Ifedayo Adetifa
Morten Ruhwald
Tuesday, 12 November 2024
Side-event10:00Towards a TB-free world: new tools summit 2024Gamelan Ballroon, Sofitel Bali Nusa DuaSophia Georghiou
Morten Ruhwald
Workshop10:30 – 13:30WS08 Decoding TB drug resistance: A deep dive into the updated WHO TB mutation catalogueNusantara 3Anita Suresh
Swapna Uplekar
Side-event10:30 – 18:40Global TB Caucus, Future in Motion: 2024 Asia Pacific TB Forum (by invitation only)Ifedayo Adetifa
Adam Penn-Nicholson
Morten Ruhwald
Kavindhran Velen
Wednesday, 13 November 2024
Oral Abstract Session09:20 – 10:50OA04-129-13 Enhancing paediatric TB specimen collection and diagnosis: Insights from a multi-state intervention in IndiaJakarta AAakshi Kalra
Oral Abstract Session14:20 – 15:50OA07-157-13 Managing TB infection among household contacts of people with TB under JEET project, India, 2021-2024OrchidAakshi Kalra
Symposium16:10 – 17:40SP13 Going beyond Xpert and Truenat towards a new class of low complexity molecular technologies: WHO TB diagnostic guidelines updateNusantara 2Sarabjit Chadha
Satellite Session18:00 – 19:30SS04 China’s innovations contribute to End TB targetsHibiscusMorten Ruhwald
Thursday, 14 November 2024
Satellite Session08:00 – 09:00SS07 New advances in TB diagnosis: From diagnosing latent TB with IGRA testing to implementing targeted sequencing for drug-resistant TBJakarta ASwapna Uplekar
Oral Abstract Session09:00 – 10:00Next-generation diagnostics to find the missing millionsSingarajaKavindhran Velen
Oral Abstract Session09:20 – 10:50OA13-201-14 Parameters for optimal ventilation beyond air changes per hour (ACPH) for planning interventions to reduce air-borne infection risk: Experiences from India’s drug-resistant TB centresFrangipaniTarak Shah
Satellite Session12:30 – 14:00SS09 Closing the gaps in testing for drug-resistant TBJakarta AMorten Ruhwald
Paper Posters13:20 – 14:20PP16-947-14 Enhancing access to prevention and care services for TB and co-morbidities for vulnerable populations through an integrated community-based approach in IndiaMangupura Printed Posters 6Akhil Soman Thekke Purakkal
Community Connect15:15 – 16:15CCSA009 Targeted next-generation sequencing: Why should communities care?AuditoriumAnita Suresh
Oral Abstract Session16:10 – 17:40OA29-336-14 Diagnostic accuracy of LiquidArray MTB-XDR VER1.0 for the detection of TB and second-line drug resistanceJakarta BMargaretha de Vos
Friday, 15 November 2024
Satellite Session12:30 – 14:00SS12 - Interactive panel discussing active case finding to ensure all communities, urban and rural, receive an accurate diagnosis with minimal disruption. Presentation. Perspectives from Diagnostics Innovation partnerJakarta BMorten Ruhwald
Oral Abstract Session14:20 – 15:50OA41 Cutting-edge sequencing technologyJakarta ASophia Georghiou
Oral Abstract Session16:10 – 17:40OA45 One step ahead in TB diagnosisOrchidMorten Ruhwald
Symposium16:10 – 17:40SP25 Programmatic implementation of targeted next-generation sequencing for drug-resistant TB detectionJakarta BAnita Suresh
Saturday, 16 November 2024
Paper Posters08:15 – 09:15PP31-1083-16 Comparison of targeted next-generation sequencing to line probe assays: Findings from the Seq&Treat studyMangupura Printed Posters 1Rebecca Colman

Toward a TB-free world: new tools summit

 

When: 12 November 2024

Where: Gamelan Ballroom, Sofitel Bali Nusa Dua, Indonesia

Join the Stop TB Partnership New Tools Working Groups for a day dedicated to TB research and development of new tools to prevent, diagnose, and treat TB ahead of the 2024 Union World Conference on Lung Health.

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