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The Union Conference 2023: UCL presentations

International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

UCL presentations at The Union annual conference, 15-18 Nov 2023

The Union conference is a major TB research and policy event. 

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Below are presentations by UCL-TB affiliated people. All timings are CET.

Wednesday 15th November

Ibrahim Abubakar 

 

Panel discussion 

WHO Global #EndTB Symposium 2023  

Panel discussion: Breakthroughs and opportunities to accelerate the TB response 

Wednesday, 15 Nov 2023, 10:30 - 11:20 

Helgard Claassen/ Al Leslie 

Oral presentation 

OA02 Subclinical TB: How to recognize it when you see it? 

D1: TB epidemiology across the life course 

 

 

OA02-213-15 3-year outcomes in individuals with microbiologically proven sub-clinical TB detected in a population-based survey in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa  

Wednesday, 15 Nov 2023 

11:14 - 11:23 

 

Ibrahim Abubakar 

Plenary 

PL-01 Closing the gap between evidence and implementation 

Wednesday, 15 Nov 2023, 12:00 - 13:00 

 

 

Gareth Hughes 

Oral presentation 

 

OA06 Safety of regimens for R-R 

B3: Clinical trials and operational research for new treatments for TB (for adults and children) 

 

OA06-243-15 Predictive analyses of QT prolongation from ECG monitoring in the STREAM Stage 2 trial 

Wednesday, 15 Nov 2023 

15:37 - 15:45 

Angela Crook 

Symposia 

SP06 Progress and innovation in developing shorter treatment regimens for people with TB 

B3: Clinical trials and operational research for new treatments for TB (for adults and children) 

 

Duration-ranging in Phase 2 trials: UNITE4TB and the MAMS-ROCI Design 

Wednesday, 15 Nov 2023 

15:47 - 16:01 

Andrew Nunn 

Chair 

OA07 Treatment outcome of all oral-short course regimens for RR.TB 

B3: Clinical trials and operational research for new treatments for TB (for adults and children) 

Wednesday, 15 Nov 2023 

16:45 - 18:15 

Al Story 

Symposia 

SP10 Providing people-centred TB care for vulnerable populations 

E2: Key affected populations: behavioural, social, and cultural issues and contexts 

 

Active case-finding and differentiated care models to accelerate TB elimination among key affected populations in Delhi, India 

Wednesday, 15 Nov 2023 

17:04 - 17:18 

Ruth Goodall 

Oral presentation 

 

OA07 Treatment outcome of all oral-short course regimens for RR.TB 

B3: Clinical trials and operational research for new treatments for TB (for adults and children) 

 

OA07-252-15 Long-term outcomes in STREAM Stage 2: A phase 3 trial in rifampicin-resistant TB 

 

Wednesday, 15 Nov 2023 

17:26 - 17:35 

Thursday 16th November

Jess Potter 

Union Side Session 

Union Side Session: Partnering with Policymakers to Implement UNHLM 2023 

Eventbrite 

08:20 - 08:40 Panel 1: Building a diverse community of advocates 

Thursday, 16 Nov 2023 08:00 - 10:00 CET 

Jess Potter 

Community Connect 

CC-09 Reflecting and learning from community, academic and health professional engagement with the UN High-Level Meeting on TB for actionable next steps 

Track 3: Political contexts for community led advocacy and accountability  

 

Using our voice to call for change – an academic and health professional's perspective 

Thursday, 16 Nov 2023 

10:45 - 10:55 

Gabriele PollaraTB ScienceAltered interleukin-6 signalling and risk of TB disease: a meta-analysis and trans-ancestry Mendelian randomisation study

Thursday, 16 Nov 2023 

11:05 - 11:10, Salle Maillot 5

Sanjib BhaktaTB Science

TBS2C: Host-directed therapy 

Anti-inflammatory drugs for TB

Thursday, 16 Nov 2023 

17.13 - 17.23

Friday 17th November

Asad Zaidi 

Symposia 

 

SP28 An International Consensus on Early TB (ICE-TB) - the path to programmatic impact 

C2: Care and treatment of TB (drug-sensitive and drug-resistant TB) 

 

An International Consensus for Early TB (ICE-TB): Results from the 1st Early TB Symposium 

Friday, 17 Nov 2023 

10:20 - 10:32 

Hanif Esmail 

Symposia 

SP28 An International Consensus on Early TB (ICE-TB) - the path to programmatic impact 

C2: Care and treatment of TB (drug-sensitive and drug-resistant TB) 

 

Interventions for early TB: Developing interventions for a new framework 

Friday, 17 Nov 2023 

10:57 - 11:10 

Gabriele Pollara 

E-poster 

EP17 Immunology for early TB diagnosis 

A1: Immunology - research into diagnostics and immunity 

 

EP17-1153-17 Altered interleukin-6 signalling and risk of TB disease: A meta-analysis and Mendelian randomisation study 

Friday, 17 Nov 2023 

12:55 - 13:00 Salle Maillot 1

Ankur Gupta-Wright 

Symposia 

SP36 New tests for TB screening, diagnosis and treatment monitoring: what do we need? 

A3: TB diagnostics, including drug-resistance determination – Technical aspects and new developments 

 

Patient-pathway analysis of TB treatment monitoring 

Friday, 17 Nov 2023 

16:01 - 16:15 

Hanif Esmail 

Satellite session 

SS17 Rethinking clinical trial design to accelerate improved treatment options for TB-affected communities: Innovative collaborations redefining TB drug and regimen development 

B3: Clinical trials and operational research for new treatments for TB (for adults and children) 

UNITE4TB-01: A new PARADIGM of evaluating novel drugs 

Friday, 17 Nov 2023 

Session: 18:30 – 20:00

18:49 - 18:56 

Saturday 18th November
Stella FabianeOral presentation 

OA59 TB control: from diagnosis to treatment outcome

OA59-667-18 Does the choice of fluoroquinolone affect treatment outcomes in rifampicin-resistant TB?

Saturday, 18 Nov 2023 

08:11 - 08:20 

Ruth Goodall 

 

Oral presentation 

 

OA59 TB control: from diagnosis to treatment outcome 

C2: Care and treatment of TB (drug-sensitive and drug-resistant TB) 

 

OA59-663-18 Creating a global individual patient data platform for TB treatment, TB-IPD 

Saturday, 18 Nov 2023 

08:35 - 08:44