Melbourne TB Community MTBC
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The MTBC is a community involved in TB-related science and practise around Melbourne spanning research, public health, clinical care and community involvement
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Senior Social Worker for The Royal Melbourne Hospital's Victorian Tuberculosis Program Krista shares the importance of person-centred care to #EndTB Join the discussion led by Melbourne TB Community MTBC this #WorldTBDay 🗓️ Friday, 24 March, 2 - 4pm 📍Doherty Institute Register 👉 eventbrite.com/e/world-tuberc…
Want to learn more about Melbourne TB Community MTBC, hosts of the #WorldTbDay event tomorrow? P.S there's still time to register! doherty.edu.au/impact-report-… The Royal Melbourne Hospital UniMelb MDHS Burnet Institute WEHI (Walter and Eliza Hall Institute) Sarah Dunstan Justin Denholm Krista Anna Coussens Khai Huang Suman Majumdar
Krista Watts will be speaking today on why words matter in TB care. Come to our #WorldTBDay2023 event this afternoon Doherty Institute UniMelb MDHS eventbrite.com/e/world-tuberc…
Only 1 week to go 'till launch! “An international consensus on early TB (ICE-TB): The path to programmatic impact” The Union Conference symposium SP-28: 10:15am CET on Nov 17th, with Rein Houben Hanif Esmail Asad Zaidi @JamesSeddon10 Mikashmi Kohli Razia Fatima Justin Denholm
Join us for an online dissemination event featuring highlights from #UnionConf2023. 🗓️ Friday, 8 December, 2023 ⏰ 12.00-1.00pm 📍unimelb.zoom.us/j/84466929739?… Anna Coussens Khai Huang DaniLin Stay up to date with MTBC - confirmsubscription.com/h/y/C304E9A44F…
Have you registered for upcoming World Tuberculosis Day event 'New approaches to end TB'? 🗓️FRI 22 MAR | 3 - 5PM 📍Doherty Institute Hosted by Melbourne TB Community MTBC with presentations on latest research, TB care and insights from TB community. Register: eventbrite.com.au/e/world-tb-day…
📣One week to go! World Tuberculosis Day event 'New approaches to end TB'? 🗓️FRI 22 MAR | 3 - 5PM 📍Doherty Institute Hosted by Melbourne TB Community MTBC with presentations on latest research, TB care and insights from TB community. Register: eventbrite.com.au/e/world-tb-day…
Ahead of #WorldTBDay we chat with Sarah Dunstan about the use of genomics to further our understanding of tuberculosis, helping work to develop tools for control and elimination of the disease globally. Learn more 👉 go.unimelb.edu.au/ace8 UniMelb MDHS The Royal Melbourne Hospital #EndTB
Around 2 billion globally have the TB bacteria with 5-10% developing the disease. Supported by MACH, A/Prof Sarah Dunstan Doherty Institute & team are developing tests aiming to identify who needs preventative treatment: ow.ly/Hs3y50R0Kyz The Royal Melbourne Hospital WEHI (Walter and Eliza Hall Institute) #ENDTB
A global team co-led by WEHI's Dr Anna Coussens, Hanif Esmail (UCL), Rein Houben (London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine) has developed a new classification framework for TB (ICE-TB) that aims to improve focus on early TB stages & lead to better diagnosis & treatment: wehi.edu.au/news/new-class… #WorldTBDay
We know genomics is a critical tool for infectious disease surveillance and public health interventions, but how can it best be implemented to manage tuberculosis? Published in The Lancet Reg Health-West Pacific bit.ly/3Px3byM Justin Denholm UniMelb MDHS The Royal Melbourne Hospital #EndTB
🤱Over 200,000 pregnant women and their infants suffer from TB. 📣 Our Maternal and Child TB Working Group led the call for research to #endTB in pregnant and lactating women. They played a vital role in World Health Organization (WHO)'s call to action and consensus statement: theunion.org/news/union-mem…