1st TBNET Meeting
November 9th - 10th 2006
Borstel, Germany

PROGRAMME

Thursday, November 9th

13:45 – 14:00 Welcome address by Sabine Rόsch-Gerdes (Borstel, Germany) [PRESENTATION]

14:00 – 14:15 Introduction to the meeting and the agenda (C. Lange, Germany) [PRESENTATION]

14:15 – 16:00 Clinical immunology proposals (chaired by J. Martinez, Spain, and P. Ravn, Denmark )

14:15 – 14:45 IGRA in immunocompromised patients: a) Non-HIV
14:15 1) D. Cirillo [PRESENTATION]
14:20 2) S. Arend [PRESENTATION]
14:25 3) F. Eyuboglu [PRESENTATION]
14:30 Discussion (incl. proposal #20 from J.-P. Zellweger [PRESENTATION])

14:45 – 15:10 IGRA in immunocompromised patients: b) HIV
14:45 4) P. Ravn [PRESENTATION]
14:50 5) R. Markova [PRESENTATION]
14:55 Discussion (incl. proposal #6 from T. Wolf)

15:10 –16:00 From bench to bedside
15:10 7) M. Amicosante [PRESENTATION]
15:15 8) D. Goletti 1 [PRESENTATION]
15:20 9) D. Goletti 2 [PRESENTATION]
15:25 10) C. Lange 1 [PRESENTATION]
15:30 11) M. Sester/U. Mack [PRESENTATION]
15:35 Discussion

16:00 – 16:30 Coffee break

16:30 – 17:30 Miscellaneous proposals (chaired by I. Husar, Romania, and U. Mack, Germany)

16:30 –16:50 Comparison of and adherence to national policies
16:30 12) G. Bothamley [PRESENTATION]
16:35 13) G. B. Migliori 1 [PRESENTATION]
16:40 Discussion (incl. proposal #14 from R. Blanquer [PRESENTATION])

16:50 – 17:05 Drug Resistance
16:50 15) G. Ferrara and 16) G.B. Migliori 2 [PRESENTATION]
16:55 Discussion

17:05 –17:15 Non tuberculous Mycobacteria
17:05 17) C. Lange 2 [PRESENTATION]
17:10 Discussion

17:15 - 17:30 TB in special populations
17:15 18) I. Solovic [PRESENTATION]
17:20 Discussion
17:25 19) I. Husar [PRESENTATION]
17:30 Discussion

17:35 – 18:30 Discussions on research proposals and defining the focus of the research activities
(chaired by G. Bothamley, UK, and D. Goletti, Italy)

Friday, November 10th

09:00 – 10:00 Decision processes I (chaired by G. Bothamley, UK, and D. Goletti, Italy)
Defining research priorities of the network [PRESENTATION]

10:00 -10:30 Decision processes II (chaired by S. Ehlers, Germany, and R. Markova, Bulgaria)
a. votes (by handsign) on the network name
b. proposal for a structure to manage the network (GB Migliori (I))
c. open discussion

10:30 – 11:00 Coffee break

11:00 – 11:45 Decision processes III (chaired by S. Arend, The Netherlands and J.-P. Zellweger,
Switzerland)
d. call for candidates and voting of the executive committee (by handsign):
- Steering committee: - Chair
- Secretary
- Drug resistance
- Diagnostic tests
- Epidemiology/ statistics
- Immunology


11:45 – 12:45 Future activities (chaired by S. Grundstrom, Sweden, and I. Solovic, Slovakia)
- data management (T. Schδfer (G)) [PRESENTATION]
- EU funding (J. Hansen (G), D. Cirillo (I)) [PRESENTATION]
- next meeting (Stockholm Sept. 14/15 2007)
- interaction with ERS and other societies (G.B. Migliori (I)) [PRESENTATION]
- …

12:45 – 13:00 Summary of the meeting (C. Lange, Germany)