116 - Finding the “Missing” Millions With Tuberculosis

Friday, October 21, 2022

10:30 AM – 11:45 AM US ET

Location: 151 AB

Watch the live stream on the conference website.

All relevant financial disclosures have been mitigated.

Moderator(s)

Sapna Morris, MD

Medical Officer
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Atlanta, GA, United States

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose
Ruvandhi Nathavitharana, MD, MPH

Assistant Professor
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston, MA, United States

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

Slides

Faculty(s)

Peter MacPherson, MBChB, MPH, MRes, DTM&H, DipHIV(man), MFPH, PhD

Reader, Wellcome Fellow, and Head of Public Health Research Group
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
Blantyre, Malawi

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

Slides
Adrienne Shapiro, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor
Global Health and Division of Allergy & Infectious Diseases
University of Washington and Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Seattle, Washington, United States

Disclosure(s): Vir Biotechnology: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing)

Slides
Ruvandhi Nathavitharana, MD, MPH

Assistant Professor
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston, MA, United States

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

Slides

Disclosure(s):

Sapna B. Morris, MD: No financial relationships to disclose

Ruvandhi Nathavitharana, MD, MPH: No financial relationships to disclose

Peter MacPherson, MBChB, MPH, MRes, DTM&H, DipHIV(man), MFPH, PhD: No financial relationships to disclose

Adrienne E. Shapiro, MD, PhD: Vir Biotechnology: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing)

CME Credits: Maximum of 1.25 hours of AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
MOC Credits: Maximum of 1.25 hours of MOC Credit
CNE Credits: Maximum of 1.25 hours of ANCC Credit
ACPE Credits: ACPE 1.25 contact hours of pharmacy CE
ACPE Number: JA0007082-0000-22-002-L01-P

Learning Objectives:

At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:

evaluate approaches to screening and testing for TB, including high-risk groups and taking into account the high prevalence of subclinical TB in high-incidence countries;
appraise data on progress toward developing and implementing novel non-sputum-based TB diagnostics;
design interventions that incorporate innovative, person-centered approaches to improve patient and community engagement in TB care

Presentations:

10:30 AM – 10:55 AM US ET

Optimizing Strategies for Mass Screening to Increase TB Diagnosis and Treatment Initiation
Speaker: Peter MacPherson, MBChB, MPH, MRes, DTM&H, DipHIV(man), MFPH, PhD – Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
10:55 AM – 11:20 AM US ET

Advances in the Development and Implementation of Non-Sputum-Based TB Diagnostics
Speaker: Adrienne E. Shapiro, MD, PhD – University of Washington and Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
11:20 AM – 11:45 AM US ET

Innovative Person-Centered Care Approaches to Close the TB Diagnostic Gap
Speaker: Ruvandhi Nathavitharana, MD, MPH – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center