Course presentation

GB MiglioriWHO Collaborating Centre for TB and Lung Diseases; Fondazione S. Maugeri, Tradate

Italy

C. LangeResearch Center Borstel, Borstel, Germany

Background (1)

• The TB “emergency” is far to be solved world-wide

• New opportunities for international collaboration had been made available

• The lack of human resources available for TB control and research is still a global (and European) problem

Background (2)

• ERS, TBPANNET, TBNET are committed to give a contribution to this fight

• We have gathered here the best possible team of facilitators…

• to make this training an ideal platform for young physicians interested in TB research and control

Research Center Borstel, an ideal venue bridging East and West…

Why ERS Course based on TBNET?

• TBNET is ERS CRC

• There is long lasting collaboration in training and research

• ERS and TBNET are WPs collaborating within TBPANNET

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The TBNET network

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The TBNET projects

Completed projects

Ongoing projects

Future projects

The TBNET annual meeting

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Chair

Christoph Lange (DE)Clinical Infectious DiseasesResearch Center Borstelclange@fz-borstel.de

Secretary

G.B. Migliori (I)WHO Collaborating Centre for TB and Lung DiseasesS. Maugeri Foundationgiovannibattista.migliori@fsm.it

Epidemiology /Biostatistics

Giovanni Sotgiu (I)Hygiene and Preventive Medicine InstituteUniversity of Sassarigsotgiu@uniss.it

Diagnostics

Delia Goletti (I)Research DepartmentNational Institute for Infectious Diseasesd.goletti@tiscali.it

The TBNET steering commettee (1)

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Clinical tuberculosis

Graham Bothamley (UK)NE London TB NetworkHomerton University Hospitalgraham.bothamley@homerton.nhs.uk

Drug resistance /Microbiology

Daniela Maria Cirillo (I)Emerging bacterial pathogensSan Raffaele Scientific Institutecirillo.daniela@hsr.it

Translational research

Martina Sester (DE)Department of Internal Medicine IVSaarland Universitymartina.sester@uks.eu

Pediatric tuberculosis

Beate Kampmann (UK)Academic Department of PaediatricsImperial College Londonb.kampmann@imperial.ac.uk

The TBNET steering commettee (2)

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Elimira Lechat

The ERS pillar of the course

Ambitious but achievable aims!!

Exciting topics!!

Impressive audience with complementary interests and competences!!

Interactive format!!

Enjoy your Course !!

Thank you

Danke

Grazie

Gracias

Merci

Spasibo

Bedankt