2021 Union World Conference on Lung Health (Union)
The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation looks forward to the upcoming Union World Conference on Lung Health (the Union), which will be taking place virtually October 19-22, 2021. EGPAF is looking forward to a critical exchange of leaders in clinical and political spheres centered around how we can collectively end lung disease. We’re excited to announce our sessions and input in these dialogues, in the below roadmap.
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Tuesday, October 19th
12:30-13:50 CET: Symposium Session SP-02 The ‘ABCs’ of scaling up 3HP in children
Maude Berset will present Implementing TPT for children: experiences from the CaP TB project in nine sub-Saharan African countries
12:30-13:50 CET: Oral Abstract Session OA-07 TPT regimens: safety first
Boris Tchounga will present Safety of the 3-month rifampicin–isoniazid TB preventive therapy in household child contacts
Wednesday, October 20th
11:30-12:50 CET: Oral Abstract Session OA-15 Strategies to find the missing millions
Lise Denoeud will present Integrating paediatric TB case detection at paediatric entry points in sub-Saharan Africa: results of the INPUT stepped-wedge cluster-randomised study
Thursday, October 21st
12:30-13:50 CET: Symposium Session SP-22 Models of care for children and adolescents affected by TB
Martina Casenghi will present Closing the paediatric TB detection gap: where can we find the missing children?
16:30-17:50 CET: Oral Abstract Session OA-24 Paediatric TB: the way forward
Martina Casenghi will present Improving access to bacteriological confirmation for children under five in nine sub-Saharan countries
Friday, October 22nd
11:30-12:50 CET: Martina Casenghi will co-chair Symposium Session SP-31 Closing the gap in paediatric TB case detection: improving bacteriological diagnosis and evidence-based TB treatment decision algorithms. At this event, Leonie Simo will also present Implementing sample collection procedures for pediatric TB diagnosis under programmatic conditions: experiences from CaP TB project in Cameroon
E-posters
Throughout the conference, e-posters will be available to viewers on-demand.
Decentralising Paediatric TB Detection Efforts Increases Case-finding in Nine sub-Saharan Countries (EP-34-431), presented by Martina Casenghi in e-poster group EP-34 TB in children and adolescents 2
Comparing Childhood TB Outcomes in Rural vs. Urban Settings during the CaP-TB Intervention in Cameroon: a Programmatic Outcome Evaluation (EP-34-434), presented by Boris Tchounga, also in the e-poster group EP-34 TB in children and adolescents 2
Effect of COVID-19 on pediatric tuberculosis diagnosis, treatment and prevention cascades in CaP TB supported facilities in Cameroon (EP-34-433), presented by Armel Zemsi in the e-poster group EP-34 TB in children and adolescents 2
Prevalence and characteristics of tuberculosis among young children living with and without HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa (EP-35-445), presented by Lauren Powell in the e-poster group E35: TB and important comorbidities
Acceptability and feasibility of household child contact TB screening and preventive therapy management in Cameroon and Uganda (EP-05-146), presented by Anca Vasiliu in the e-poster group E05: Prevention of TB in children
