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December 2011
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The pan-European network for study and clinical management of drug resistant tuberculosis
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Upcoming Events
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TB PAN NET/ERS School Course
MDR-/XDR-TB: update on clinical management
23-26 May 2012, Bucharest, Romania
At the end of the training the participant will be able to: Apply key epidemiological immunological and pathological concepts to the clinical practice; Use new tool to diagnose tuberculosis (TB) infection and disease in adults and children...
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TB PAN NET Seminar
What is new in TB diagnosis and t
reatment in Europe?
Wednesday 4 July, 2012, London, England
The aim of the seminar is to provide the audience an overview of the state-of art of MDR-/XDR-TB management in terms of new diagnosis techniques and treatment options.
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New Educational Resources Available
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Postgraduate Course (2011 ERS Congress)
MDR-/XDR-TB: update on clinical management
This session was aimed at training European physicians on MDR-/XDR-TB management using standardised materials developed as part of the TB-PANNET train the trainer exercise.
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CME Module - Multi drug resistant tuberculosis
The aim of the module is to provide an update on the latest information on the multi drug resistant (MDR) and extensively resistant (XDR) tuberculosis.
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Symposium (2011 ERS Congress)
MDR-/XDR-TB: update on clinical management
This symposium was aimed at introducing the new guidelines of interest for pneumonologists involved in TB care and control activities. The new TB guidelines (European-adapted Standards of Care and new WHO guidelines on MDR-TB control) are presented in a unique forum offered by the ERS to the European pneumonologists.
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ERS e-Learning platform – another TB educational source
A rich resource containing material from ERS events and activities. Access is available upon subscription to ERS Membership.
Access platform
Patient information
In this section, you will find factsheets on Tuberculosis for patients and the general public. These articles are based on information acquired from the European Lung Foundation (ELF) website. The European Lung Foundation is the public voice of the European Respiratory Society.
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| October 2011 |
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TBNET-members have elected new officers for the TBNET steering committee (SC)
The mandate of most of the members of the present SC will end in September 2011. The term of the new elected members of the SC will start after the 7th annual meeting August 31st 2011.
Following persons have been elected:
Chair: Graham Bothamley (UK);
Microbiology and Drug Resistance: Jose Dominguez (E);
Epidemiology and Biostatistics: Giovanni Sotgiu (I);
Diagnostics: Morten Ruhwald (Dk) ;
Clinical Tuberculosis: Christoph Lange (D);
Pediatric Tuberculosis: Beate Kampmann (UK);
NTM-Infections: Dirk Wagner (D);
Translational Research: Martina Sester (D);
Treasurer: Thomas Jürs (D)
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| 23.9.2011 |
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TBNET-Day
The 6th Annual Meeting of the TBNET will took place in
Amsterdam, Netherlands,
on Friday September 23rd, 2011
REPORT
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| 10.6.2011 |
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Call for Nomination:
Important changes in the TBNET are coming up.
We would like to ask all TBNET member to nominate candidates for the steering committee or express your own interest to join the steering committee who shall be elected for the next three year term starting after the Annual Meeting 2012.
... read more
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| 27.5.2011 |
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Announcement:
TB-PANNET / TBNET Workpackage 6 Midterm Meeting
"Clinical research in Drug-resistent Tuberculosis"
on September 5th and 6th 2011 at the Research Center Borstel, Borstel, Germany
read more
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| 8.4.2011 |
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A multicentre evaluation of the accuracy and performance of IP-10 for the diagnosis of infection with M.tuberculosis has been published... read more |
| 30.3.2011 |
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The TBNET Training Grant 2011 has been awarded to Laia Fina from Barcelona/Spain... read more |
| 27.3. - 31.3.2011 |
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TBNET Academy on Tuberculosis in St. Leonhard i. Pitztal/Austria: Eighteen young and talented clinicians and scientists have been selected to meet international experts on the fields of clinical tuberculosis, tuberculosis immunology, microbiology, molecular biology, epidemiology and public health to participate in the 1st TBNET Academy... read more
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| 17.3.2011 |
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ECDC: The IGRA guidance document has been officially published and is now available on the ECDC Web portal http://ecdc.europa.eu/en/publications/Publications/1103_GUI_IGRA.pdf
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| 17./18.03.2011 |
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Childhood Tuberculosis Meeting 2011 Piperska Muren Conference, Stockholm, Sweden; organized by the ECDC together with the childhood TB subgroup of the Stop TB Partnership
TBNET awards a scholarship for Dr. Sophia Alexandru from Chisinau, Rep. of Moldova to attend this meeting. Dr. Alexandru is an expert in pediatric tuberculosis and responsible for the care of children and adults in one of the largest tuberculosis hospitals in Europe.
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| 16.03.2011 |
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TBNET members have elected a new TBNET Secretary:
Dr. Raquel Duarte Bessa de Melo from Portugal
Dr. Duarte Bessa de Melo is an attending chest physician at the Centro Hospitalar de Vila Nova de Gaia/Espinho and at the Chest Disease Center - an out-patient TB clinic in Vila Nova de Gaia/Portugal. Since 2008 Dr. Duarte Bessa de Melo coordinates the Reference Centre for Multidrug-resistant Tuberculosis for the North of Portugal. She replaces Dr. Giovanni Battista Migliori, Italy, in this position, who has contributed significantly to the success of the TBNET in the past years.
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| 10.3.2011 |
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TBNET study #2: Predictive value of IGRAs for tuberculosis in contact tracing by March 2011 we have already recruited more than 1600 close contacts of patients with tuberculosis.
Recruitment is ongoing: if you are actively involved in TB contact tracing please get in touch with
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in the TBNET office today to participate in this study...read more
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