Register for the conference
Friday 2nd May
8:30am - 9:00am In-person registration
Session 1: Overview 9:00am - 10:00am
Chair: Ellen Donnan - NSW TB Program, Health Protection NSW
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Welcome to Country
- Uncle Allan Murray, Metropolitan Aboriginal Land Council
- Conference welcome
- Ellen Donnan, NSW TB Program, Health Protection NSW
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TB epidemiology update
- Jennifer Pett, NSW TB Program, Health Protection NSW
- 3HP-4R Clinical trial in NSW
- Dr Vicky Chang, Respiratory Physician, South Eastern Sydney Local Health District
10:00am - 10:30am Morning tea
Session 2: National TB focus 10:30am - 12:00pm
Chair: Kathy Seward - Nurse Practitioner, Far West and Western NSW Local Health Districts
- Health screening for TB and immigration
- Dr Penelope Fotheringham, Medical Officer of the Commonwealth, Department of Home Affairs
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TB vaccine development
- Dr Claudio Counoupas, Senior Research Officer, Centenary Institute
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MPT64 negative TB outbreak in Queensland
- Dr Jemma Taylor, Queensland Health
- Bridget O'Connor, Queensland Health
12:00pm - 1:00pm Lunch
Session 3: Contemporary issues in TB 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Chair: Amanda Christensen AM, Executive Director, Australian Respiratory Council
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Asymptomatic TB
- Prof Greg Fox, Respiratory Physician, Sydney Local Health District & University of Sydney
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Therapuetic Drug Monitoring in TB control
- Prof Jan-Willem Alffenaar, Chair of Clinical Pharmacy, Western Sydney Local Health District
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The role of AI in TB prevention and control
- A/Prof Jin-Gun Cho, Staff Specialist Parramatta Chest Clinic, Western Sydney Local Health District
- Dr Ross Smith, University of Sydney
2:30pm - 3:00pm Afternoon tea
Session 4: Clusters and screening 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Chair: Prof Greg Fox - Respiratory Physician, Sydney Local Health District & University of Sydney
- TB Clusters in NSW
- Catriona Furlong, NSW TB Program, Health Protection NSW
- MDR-TB cluster in a Tibetan community
- Dr Kate Barclay, Respiratory Physician, Northern Sydney Local Health District
- Tanya Silva, Clinical Nurse Consultant, Northern Sydney Local Health District
- TB cluster and screening at High school
- Rachel Wilkins, National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance
- Eva Molnar, Western Sydney Public Health Unit
- Evan Ulbricht, NSW TB Program, Health Protection NSW, South Western Sydney Local Health District
- Post TB Lung Disease and Pulmonary Rehabilitation
- A/Prof Anthony Byrne, Respiratory Physician, St Vincents Hospital & University of NSW
- Mary Roberts, Clinical Nurse Consultant, Westmead Hospital