The Union World Conference on Lung Health brings together researchers, practitioners, advocates, policymakers and communities from around the world to share knowledge, exchange ideas and accelerate progress in lung health.
Schedule of Events
EGPAF is a proud member of the SMART4TB Consortium, which will give five presentations at the Union conference this year:
- Oral Abstract Thursday, Nov 19 9:15-10:45 am Europa II* Multi-country external validation of WHO Treatment Decision Algorithms for PTB in high-risk children
- Oral Abstract Thursday, Nov 19 2:15-3:45 pm Americas III* Accuracy of swab-based near point-of-care diagnostic platforms for pulmonary tuberculosis in children
- Oral Abstract Thursday, Nov 19 2:15-3:45 pm Americas III Diagnostic equivalence of single- and multi-channel near-point-of-care platforms for the MiniDock® MTB Test: a multicentre paired study in Uganda and the Philippines
- Oral Abstract Friday, Nov 20 9:15-10:45 am Oceania IV/V Mixed methods evaluation of diagnostic performance and preferences for self-collected tongue swabs for tuberculosis compared to healthcare worker-collected tongue swabs in five high-burden countries
- Symposia Friday, Nov 20 2:15-3:45 pm Segovia III/IV Bridging the paediatric TB treatment gap: towards optimized dosing, shorter regimens, and child-friendly formulations
*Denotes EGPAF contribution
Meet the Delegation
Nilesh Bhatt
Director, Global Clinical Research
Lauren Greenberg
Senior Research Officer
Esther Turunga
Sr. Manager, Clinical Trials Pharmacy & Global Supply Chain