TB IS CHANGING

Dr Ana Cruz  –  Dr Hanif Esmail  –  Dr Tim Walker, University of Oxford

From 2017 all TB samples in England will have routine whole genome sequencing performed. 
This one-day conference will be an essential update for practitioners on the upcoming launch of routine whole genome sequencing and the implications for TB diagnosis, management and control.
The conference is aimed at all those involved in the diagnosis, management and prevention of TB including; Hospital and Public Health consultants involved in the mangement of TB;  Trainees in Respiratory Medicine, Infectious Diseases, Microbiology and Public Health; TB nurses; Biomedical scientists; PHE staff. 
This event has been approved by the Federation of the Royal Colleges of Physicians for 6 CPD credits.
 
PROGRAMME
09:20–09:55  Registration
 
09:55–10:00  Introduction  Derrick Crook, Director, National Infection Service, Public Health England
10:00–10:35  The changing epidemiology of tuberculosis in England Peter White, Head of Modelling and Economics Unit, Public Health England
10:35-11:00  The changing structure of TB services in England Grace Smith, Director, National Mycobacterial Reference Services, Public Health England
11:00-11:10 New format of TB reference laboratory reports Tim Peto, Professor of Medicine and Infectious Diseases - University of Oxford
11:10–11:30  Changes in phenotypic drug sensitivity testing Ana Gibertoni Cruz, Clinical Fellow, University of Oxford
11:30–11:50  Predicting drug susceptibility from Whole Genome Sequencing Tim Walker, Academic Clinical Lecturer, University of Oxford
11:50-12:10  Whole Genome Sequencing compared to MIRU-VNTR for outbreak detection David Wyllie, Senior Clinical Research Fellow, University of Oxford
12:10-12:30  The role of TB control boards in local TB prevention and control  Sarah Anderson, Head, National TB Office, Public Health England
 
12:30-12:45  Discussion 
12:45-13:45 Lunch
 
13:45–14:05  Round-up of recent clinical trials and their implications Gerry Davies, Reader in Infection Pharmacology, University of Liverpool
14:05–14:25  New drugs – access and experience of use Graham Bothamley, Chair of the British Thoracic Society TB Advisory Group, ERS Assembly Group 10.02 and TBnet
14:25–14:45  The impact of new laboratory data on clinical practice Marc Lipman, Director, UCL-TB Centre
14:45-15:05  Future of MDR-expert advice services Onn Min Kon, Lead Clinician for TB Services, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
 
15:10-15:30  Coffee break
 
15:30-15:50  Early experiences of using WGS data for outbreak detection in Birmingham Martin Dedicoat, Infectious Diseases Consultant and TB Lead, Birmingham Heartlands Hospital
15:50-16:05  Role for social network analysis - fewer but more focused investigations? Lauren Ahyow, Specialist Registrar, Public Health England, East Midlands
16:05-16:20  Experience from the Find and Treat programme – a model to be replicated Al Story,  Founder and Clinical Lead of the pan-London Find & Treat Service
16:20-16:35  Latent TB is changing... Hanif Esmail, Clinical Lecturer, University of Oxford
16:35-16:50  Developing an MDR-TB contact registry Kate Gaskell, Academic Clinical Fellow, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
16:50-17:05  Global Potential of TB WGS Daniela Cirillo, WHO Collaborating Centre for TB Laboratory Strengthening and StopTB Partnership New Diagnostics Working Group, Head of Emerging Bacterial Pathogens Unit, San Raffaele Scientific institute, Milan
 
17:15-18:10  Case presentations and panel discussion Chris Conlon, Professor of Infectious Diseases and TB Lead, Oxford University Hospitals Helen Booth, Respiratory Medicine consultant and TB Lead, University College London Hospitals Martin Dedicoat, Infectious Diseases consultant and TB Lead, Birmingham Heartlands Hospital
 
18:10-18:15  Closing remarks and round-up David Moore, Professor Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
 
18:15–19:00  Networking Reception with wine

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