SIAPS has an exciting lineup of workshops, panels and poster presentations at this year’s Union Conference that showcase the program’s work towards improving the management of integrated TB services, from prevention and accurate diagnosis to treatment and case management. Below is a complete list of all SIAPS presentations during the conference.
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Wednesday, October 26
Workshops
Lessons learned from increasing access to Bedaquiline and Delamanid for management of drug-resistant TB
Presenter: Chinwe Owunna, Principal Technical Advisor – SIAPS Program
Digital Health Technology for the End TB Strategy: Developing Priority Products and Making Them Work
Presenter: Niranjan Konduri, Principal Technical Advisor – SIAPS Program
Poster Discussion Sessions
Strengthening Community-Level Management to Improve TB Control Services in Quezon City
Presenter: Arthur Lagos, Senior Technical Advisor – SIAPS/Philippines
Time and Location: 15:40 – 16:40 | Community Common Silent Theatre
Thursday, October 27
Symposium
Active TB drug safety monitoring and management: a transformative approach to limit treatment related patient harm
Presenter: Nino Lomtadze, Consultant – SIAPS Program
Chair: Dr. Kanjinga Kakanda, Senior Technical Advisor – SIAPS Program
Time and Location: 10:30-12:00 | Session Room 11A
Poster Discussion Sessions
Implementation of digital health tools to facilitate strategic information for decision making on TB pharmaceutical management in Tajikistan
Presenter: Maya Kavtaradze, Consultant – SIAPS Program
Time and Location: 12:15 – 13:15 | Poster Area
Uzbekistan’s new approach to tackle MDR-TB burden through an institutionalized early warning and quantification system
Presenter: Maya Kavtaradze, Consultant – SIAPS Program
Time and Location: 12:15 – 13:15 | Poster Area
Benefits of implementing early warning system to improve decision making in five African countries.
Presenter: Salama Mwatawala, Senior Technical Advisor – SIAPS Program
Time and Location: 12:15-13:15 | Poster area
Facilitators and barriers for adoption and implementation of digital health tools: a comparative analysis of 11 diverse countries
Presenter: Kelly Sawyer, Technical Advisor – SIAPS Program
Time and Location: 12:15-13:15 | Poster area
Friday, October 28
Symposium
Early warning system to improve patient access to TB medicines: from quantification to decision-making
Chair: Dr. Luis Gustavo do valle Bastos, Senior Technical Advisor – SIAPS Program
Time and Location: 13:30-15:00 | Session Room 5
Poster Discussion Sessions
Drug use reviews: an approach for ensuring the rational use of antiTB and antiretroviral medicines in Ukraine
Presenter: Dr. Kanjinga Kakanda, SIAPS Senior Technical Advisor – SIAPS Program
Time: 12:15-13:15 | Poster area
Strengthening patient-centered care through implementing a TB/HIV active surveillance system in Swaziland
Presenter: Khontile Kunene, Senior Technical Advisor – SIAPS/Swaziland
Time and Location: 12:15 – 13:15 | Poster Area
Saturday, October 29
Poster Discussion Sessions
Harnessing Digital Application to Improve Recording and Reporting for TB Control in Bangladesh: Roll-Out Experience and Opportunities (E-poster session)
Presenter: Kelly Sawyer, Technical Advisor – SIAPS Program
Time and Location: 12:15 – 13:15 | Session Room 5
Brazil’s ten-year experience in scaling up an electronic system to confront MDRTB: lessons learned and strategies for quality improvement (E-poster session)
Presenter: Luiz Fernando Reciolino, Consultant – SIAPS Program
Time and Location: 12:15 – 13:15| Session Room 5
We look forward to seeing you in Liverpool!
