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The Union North America Region Meeting
2011 Meeting Archives 15th Annual Conference: Tools & Strategies to Halt TB
Find copies of speaker presentations below. Should you have questions or concerns please call Dr. Menn Biagtan at 604.731.5864 or email biagtan@bc.lung.ca.
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Global burden of TB and progress towards 2015 Targets
Dr. Mario Raviglione
Social Determinants and Risk Factors for TB
Dr. Knut Lonnroth
MDR-TB Burden: Progress in Tackling the Challenges to Scale-up Management of MDR-TB Globally
Dr. Ernesto Jaramillo
Funding Required to Reach the Targets: What is the Role for Countries and Donor Agencies
Dr. Andrea Pantoja Vela
NURSING ASSEMBLY
Re-visiting the Past: Planning for the Future for TB Programming for First Nations in BC April MacNaughton/Shawna Buchholz
Strategies for Fostering Partnerships with Indigenous Communities to Improve TB Prevention and Control Activities(Panel Discussion)
Panelists:
Advocacy Without Further Marginalization: Necessary Skills to Address Mental Health and Addictions (Panel Discussion)
Panelists:
Constance Robinson & Linda Thomas
BEYOND TB LECTURE
Health is Only Part of the Circle - Sharon Venne
The Value of Operational Research in Strengthening Tuberculosis and HIV Care: Lessons from Malawi – Dr. Anthony Harries
Presentations - Feb. 25, 2011
Morning Session:
Tuberculosis in Indigenous Populations – Why Are We the Way We Are?
TB in Indigenous Peoples: Could this Be Where the Missing Cases Lie? – Dr. Kim Barker
Epidemiology and Strategies of TB Control of Indigenous Peoples in North America
Dr. John Redd
Working with Indigenous Populations
Mr. Phil Talboy
Afternoon Session:
The Impact of Immigration and Migration on TB Control in the North America Region
TB Among Foreign-born Persons in the United States
Dr. Kevin Cain
Screening Immigrants for Active and Latent TB: The Canadian Perspective
Dr. Christina Greenaway
Tuberculosis Among Displaced Haitians: The Aftermath of the Haiti Earthquake
Dr. Patrice Joseph
IGRA Versus TST Screening Among Visa Applicants in Vietnam – Dr. Randall Reves
Luisa Maria Nieto Ramirez
Abstract Presentation#2: A Randomized Trial of Moxifloxacin Replacing Isoniazid in the Intensive Phase of Tuberculosis (TB) Treatment at a New Research Center in Russia
Dr. Rachel Albalak
Presentations - Feb. 26, 2011
Morning Session:
TB Diagnostics
New Methods for Diagnosis of Active TB
Dr. Jessica Minion
Diagnosis of Active TB in Children: A Review and Update
Dr. Anne Detjen
Diagnosis of Drug-Resistance: New Understanding on Molecular Basis
Dr. Beverly Metchock
Interpretation of Drug Resistance Testing: A Clinical Perspective
Dr. Charles Daley
The Interaction of the TB Laboratory with the Clinician and with Public Health
Dr. Gisela Schecter
Abstract Presentation#3: Time Sputum Culture Conversion in Patients with MDR-TB
Dr. Ekaterina Kurbatova
Abstract Presentation#4: Feasibility and Acceptability of Interferon Gamma Release Assays (IGRAs) in Two Northern First Nations Communities in British Columbia
Maya Nakajima
Afternoon Session:
Sweet Consumption: The Effects of Diabetes on Tuberculosis Infection, Disease and Management
Diabetes and Tuberculosis: Current Status and Implications for Tuberculosis Control
Dr. Anthony D. Harries
Diabetes: What Does it Teach Us About TB Pathogenesis and Host Susceptibility?
Dr. Hardy Kornfeld
Clinical Issues of Tuberculosis and Diabetes Care
Dr. Gisela Schecter
Integration of Tuberculosis and Diabetes Care: Saipan Experience
Dr. Richard Brostrom
Abstract Presentation#5: The Association Between Active and Passive Smoking and Latent Tuberculosis Infection: Results from NHANES
Ryan Lindsay
Abstract Presentation#6: Gender-Specific Association of Smoking and Latent Tuberculosis Infection Among Marginalized Populations in Tijuana, Mexico
Sanghyuk Shin