The TBNET meeting will be held in Wien on September 11th, 2009.The meeting takes place at the Allgemeines Krankenhaus Wien (Vienna), starting at 9 am.
PRELIMINARY PROGRAM
Annual meeting 2009, Friday, September 11th, 2009, Vienna, Austria
Algemeines Krankenhaus Wien
The meeting takes place at the Hörsaalzentrum of the Allgemeine Krankenhaus Wien (General Hospital Vienna), Ebene (level) 8, Kursraum 21
| 09:00-09:05 |
Welcome address by Stefan Winkler, local hosts of the TBNET meeting |
| 09:05-09:15 |
Introduction to the meeting and the agenda Christoph Lange, Germany and Giovanni B. Migliori, Italy |
| 09:15-10:00 |
Completed projects in 2008-2009: (chaired by Fusun Eyuboglu, Turkey and Jean-Pierre Zellweger, Switzerland) |
| 09:15-09:30 |
TBNET#5: Bronchoalveolar lavage enzyme-linked immunospot for a rapid diagnosis of tuberculosis Claudia Jafari, Germany |
| 09:30-09:45 |
TBNET#4: Evaluation of clinical aspects associated with MDR- and XDR-TB Giovanni B. Migliori, Italy |
| 09:45-10:00 |
TBNET#14: TBNET consensus statement on LTBI Ulrich Mack, Norway |
| 10:00-11:40 |
TBNET affairs (chaired by Graham Bothamley, UK, and Martina Sester, Germany) |
| 10:00-10:10 |
Results of Elections for 2009-2012 Rosella Centis, Italy |
| 10:10-10.20 |
TBNET constitution Christoph Lange, Germany |
| 10:20-10.30 |
TBNET/ERS relationship Giovanni B. Migliori, Italy |
| 10:30-11:00 |
Coffee break |
| 11:00-11:10 |
ECDC tender Giovanni B. Migliori, Italy |
| 11:10-10:25 |
P-TBNET Beate Kampmann, UK |
| 11:25-11:40 |
NTM-NET Dirk Wagner, Germany |
| 11:40-12:30 |
Clinical aspects of MDR-TB in Europe (TB-PAN-NET EU Project) Frank van Leth, The Netherlands and Gunar Günther, Germany |
| 12:30-13:30 |
Lunch |
| 13:30-14:30 |
Progress of ongoing projects: (chaired by Jose Dominguez, Spain, and Daniela Cirillo, Italy) |
| 13:30-13:40 |
TBNET #12: Novel biomarkers in T-cell assays Morten Ruhwald, Denmark |
| 13:40-13:50 |
TBNET#8: Predictive value of elevated Procalcitonin levels in tuberculosis Aik Bossink,The Netherlands |
| 13:50-14:00 |
TBNET#1: IGRA and TST testing in immunocompromised patients Martina Sester, Germany |
| 14:00-14:10 |
TBNET#2: Use of IGRA testing in TB contact tracing: database supported analysis Jean-Pierre Zellweger, Switzerland; Roland Diel, Germany |
| 14:10-14:20 |
The negative prospective value of IGRA for the diagnosis of latent TB in children in Europe Beate Kampmann, UK |
| 14:20-14:30 |
TBNET consensus statement on tuberculosis related to anti TNF therapies Ivan Solovic, Slovakia |
| 14:30-14:45 |
Defining research priorities Delia Goletti, Italy, and Sandra Arend, The Netherlands |
| 14:45-15:15 |
Coffee break |
| 15:15-17:35 |
Proposals for new projects (chaired by Roumiana Markova, Bulgaria, and Monica Losi, Italy) |
| 15:15-15:30 |
Proposal #1 |
| 15:30-15:45 |
Proposal #2 |
| 15:45-16:00 |
Proposal #3 |
| 16:00-16:15 |
Proposal #4 |
| 16:15-16:30 |
Proposal #5 |
| 16:30-16:50 |
Coffee break |
| 16:50-17:05 |
Proposal #6 |
| 17:05-17:20 |
Proposal #7 |
| 17:20-17:35 |
Proposal #8 |
| 17:35-17:45 |
TBNET website management Rosella Centis, Italy, Dirk Wagner, Germany |
| 17:45-17:50 |
ERS/TBNET school 2010 Christoph Lange, Germany |
| 17:50-18:00 |
Future activities and summary of the meeting (chaired by C. Lange, Germany and Stefan Winkler, Austria) |
| 18.00- |
Depart by bus for dinner |
For those of you that will attend the TBNET dinner on Friday evening, a bus will leave from the main entrance of the hospital at 18.00. The bus will take us to the Restaurant Pfarrwirt, where dinner will be served around 19.00. The cost of the dinner will be €40 per person; this price includes bus transport and the dinner buffet. Money will be collected at the dinner. Please bring the exact amount of € 40 in cash.
Allgemeine Krankenhaus Wien (General Hospital of Vienna): How to get there:
Please, take the underground U6 (terminal Michelbeuern) or the trams highlighted below to the AKH Wien (General Hospital of Vienna), The meeting takes place at the Hörsaalzentrum, Ebene (level) 8, Kursraum 21 (arrow).
TBNET Dinner, September 11th, 19:00 Restaurant Pfarrwirt, Vienna
You reach the “Pfarrwirt” leaving the centre via Heiligenstädter Straße and then left into Grinzinger Straße. From there right into Nestelbachgasse and directly to the Pfarrplatz.
Public transport (U4) takes you to terminal Heiligenstadt. From there take the bus 38 A to the stop "Fernmeldeamt - Pfarrplatz" and walk approximately 30 m to Nestelbachgasse which leads directly into Pfarrplatz; or take tram D to the stop Grinzinger Straße and change to bus 38 A.
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