5th Congress of the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
(The Union), Europe Region
27 - 30 May 2009, Dubrovnik - Croatia
Programme
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25.05. MONDAY
16:00 – 19:00 Registration in the Hotel Rixos Libertas
26.05. TUESDAY
12:00 - 19:00 Registration in the Hotel Rixos Libertas
27.05. WEDNESDAY
08:00 - 17:00 Registration in the Hotel Rixos Libertas
9:00 - 16:00 The MDR TB Tool – Where and how can we use it? (free of charge)
08:00 - 17:00 Registration in the Hotel Rixos Libertas
9:00 - 16:00 The MDR TB Tool – Where and how can we use it? (free of charge)
9:00 - 17:00 Postgraduate Courses – TB Programme
1. TB infection control in the era of TB-HIV and MDR epidemic: comprehensive approach (Russian translation) (09:00 – 16:00 hrs.)
2. Management of childhood TB in low-intermediate burden settings (9:00 – 17:00 hrs.)
3. Practical approach for the Union guide "Best practices for the care of patients with TB: a guide for low income countries" (9:00 – 17:00 hrs.)
9:00 - 17:00 Postgraduate Courses – NON TB Programme
4. The prevention, detection and control of outbreaks of Legionnaires disease (09:00 – 17:00 hrs.)
10:30 - 11:00 Coffee break
13:00 - 14:00 Lunch break
15:30 - 16:00 Coffee break
19:00 Opening Ceremony at the Hotel Rixos Libertas
28.05. THURSDAY
07:30 - 18:30 Registration in the Hotel Rixos Libertas
8:30 - 10:30 Major Symposium TB “Advances and perspectives of molecular typing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis clinical isolates ”
07:30 - 18:30 Registration in the Hotel Rixos Libertas
8:30 - 10:30 Major Symposium TB “Advances and perspectives of molecular typing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis clinical isolates ”
8:30 - 10:30 Major Symposium NON TB: “Chronic and severe respiratory infections”
10:30 - 11:00 Coffee break
11:00 - 13:00 Plenary session TB: “Moving from plans to action - where the TB programmes and Health systems meet”
13:00 - 14:00 Lunch break
13:00 -14:00 Poster Session
Poster Session TB: MDR and XDR-TB
Poster Session TB: MDR and XDR-TB
Poster Session TB: Tuberculosis Surveillance and treatment outcomes
Poster Session NON TB: NON TB Topics
14:00 - 16:00 Major Symposium TB: “Why is Europe the hot spot for MDR and XDR-TB?”
14:00 - 16:00 Controversy Symposium NON TB: Oxygen therapy for end – stage COPD (pro/contra)
16:00 - 16:30 Coffee break
16:30 - 18:30 Evening Symposium
Special Evening Symposium TB
1. PATH: Overcoming barriers to TB control in the European region: the role of advocacy, communication and social mobilization
2. MSH: e-TB Manager - A Comprehensive Web-Based Tool for Programmatic Management of TB and Drug - Resistant TB. Experiences in the WHO European Region
3. BD Diagnostics: MDR-and XDR-TB in Europe: the key role of reliable diagnostics in combating the threat
Special Evening Symposium NON TB
4. Is inflammation control asthma control?
4. Is inflammation control asthma control?
29.05. FRIDAY
07:30 - 18:30 Registration in the Hotel Rixos Libertas
07:30 - 18:30 Registration in the Hotel Rixos Libertas
8:30 - 10:30 Major Symposium TB: “Can we control TB in big cities?”
8:30 - 10:30 Major Symposium NON TB: “Smoking among minorities in Europe”
10:30 - 11:00 Coffee break
11:00 - 13:00 Plenary session NON TB: “Smoking cessation”
13:00 - 14:00 Lunch break
13:00 - 14:00 Poster Session
Poster Session TB: Tuberculosis diagnosis - between classical and new methods
Poster Session TB: STOP TB Strategy implementation
14:00 - 16:00 Major Symposium TB: “IGRA - YES or NO?”
14:00 – 16:00 Major Symposium NON TB: “Legionellosis”
16:00 - 16:30 Coffee break
16:30 - 18:30 Evening Symposium
Sponsored Evening Symposium TB:
FIND : Molecular Diagnosis of Drug Resistant Tuberculosis
Special Evening Symposium TB:
TB control and migration
Special Evening Symposium NON TB:
COPD: What can be improved if bronchi cannot be dilated?
20:00 Gala dinner at the "East West Beach Club"
Special Evening Symposium NON TB:
COPD: What can be improved if bronchi cannot be dilated?
20:00 Gala dinner at the "East West Beach Club"
30.05. SATURDAY
07:00 - 17:30 Registration in the Hotel Rixos Libertas
07:00 - 17:30 Registration in the Hotel Rixos Libertas
08:00 - 10:00 Major Symposium TB: “New diagnostics and biomarkers for TB: State-of-the-art”
10:00 - 10:30 Coffee break
10:00 - 10:30 Coffee break
10:30 - 12:30 Plenary Session TB: “Tuberculosis - Breaking News”
12:30 - 13:30 Lunch break
12:30 - 13:30 Poster Session
Poster Session TB: Tuberculosis in vulnerable populations: HIV infected, prisoners, roma immigrants
Poster Session TB: Latent TB Infection, TB in children, clinical cases
13:30 - 17:00 Special Symposium TB : “Moving forward in TB/HIV in the European Region”