Australasian Clinical Tuberculosis Network @actnet.bsky.social · 03/07/2026Join the ACTnet Asia-Pacific TB Journal Club on 28 July, 1:00 pm AEST. Dr Glyzelle Lagason will discuss a promising 4-month TB treatment regimen and its implications for future TB care. Register here: forms.office.com/r/C3tyNqgFNp 000
Australasian Clinical Tuberculosis Network @actnet.bsky.social · 02/06/2026Join us 16 June, 1:00 pm (AEST) for the ACTnet Asia‑Pacific TB Journal Club with Dr Emma Smith, infectious diseases physician at Royal Darwin Hospital. She’ll discuss 3HP vs 4RIF for TB infection, showing higher completion with 3HP and similar safety. Register: forms.office.com/r/Dsae8r0e6Y 111
Australasian Clinical Tuberculosis Network @actnet.bsky.social · 12/05/2026Are you a pharmacist curious about TB research but unsure how to get started? Join the ACTnet Pharmacy TB Research Webinar on 11 June (12:30–2 pm AEST) to hear from academic pharmacists on practical entry points into TB research. Register now - forms.office.com/r/vBwPe7BzGw 000
Australasian Clinical Tuberculosis Network @actnet.bsky.social · 24/04/2026Join the next ACTnet AP Regional TB Journal Club on Fri 22 May at 1 pm. Dr Beth Morgan will discuss a Lancet Infectious Diseases trial on TB counselling and conditional cash transfers, and their impact on patient outcomes in South Africa. Register now: forms.office.com/r/0wqjxMxTgj 111
Australasian Clinical Tuberculosis Network @actnet.bsky.social · 17/03/2026How much asymptomatic TB are we missing? Join the ACTnet TB Journal Club on 17 April as Alvin Teo & Khay Mar Aung discuss new Lancet GH findings showing universal sputum testing detects far more TB than symptom+CXR screening. Register now: forms.office.com/r/HvkfuLGH9c 011
Australasian Clinical Tuberculosis Network @actnet.bsky.social · 16/02/2026We’re kicking off the 2026 ACTnet TB Journal Club on Tuesday 3 March @ 1 PM AEDT with A/Prof Suman Majumdar! Join us to explore what decades of research reveal about community-wide TB preventive therapy in high-burden settings. Register now: forms.office.com/r/quER9EUPyt 000
Australasian Clinical Tuberculosis Network @actnet.bsky.social · 26/01/2026Join us in Perth from 27–31 March 2026 for the TSANZSRS Annual Scientific Meeting, featuring TSANZ’s “Lungs Under the Microscope” and ANZSRS’s Breathing Through the Ages.” For more information and to register your spot, visit tsanzsrsasm.com 000
Australasian Clinical Tuberculosis Network @actnet.bsky.social · 31/10/2025📢 Join us on 12 Nov for the ACTnet TB Nurses SIG Webinar! Hear from experts across Australia & the Pacific on nursing-led TB research, challenges & opportunities. Register now to secure your spot - forms.office.com/r/5J26eFgDZL 000
Australasian Clinical Tuberculosis Network @actnet.bsky.social · 23/10/2025Join us on Wed 12 Nov, 2–3:30 PM AEDT (Zoom) for ACTnet’s final webinar of the year, the TB Nurses Special Interest Group Webinar. Hear from experts on advancing nursing research in TB care across Australia & the Pacific. Register now: forms.office.com/r/5J26eFgDZL 000
Australasian Clinical Tuberculosis Network @actnet.bsky.social · 23/10/2025Less than 2 weeks! Join ACTnet TB Journal Club on 5 Nov, 1 PM AEDT (Zoom) with Sarah Bernays & Duy Trinh-Hoang discussing MDR-TB care in Vietnam. Register now to secure your spot - forms.office.com/r/K2UzAaajD9 000
Australasian Clinical Tuberculosis Network @actnet.bsky.social · 15/10/2025Join the ACTnet Asia-Pacific TB Journal Club on Wed 5 Nov, 1 PM AEDT (Zoom), with A/Prof Sarah Bernays & PhD candidate Duy Trinh-Hoang (Uni of Sydney) discussing mHealth & MDR-TB care in Vietnam. Read: doi.org/10.1371/jour... Register via this link: forms.office.com/r/K2UzAaajD9 000
Australasian Clinical Tuberculosis Network @actnet.bsky.social · 30/09/20251 Week to Go! 8 Oct 2025, 1 PM AEST on Zoom Join the ACTnet Asia-Pacific TB Journal Club with Dr Emily MacLean (Uni of Sydney, NHMRC CRE-TB) on the CASTLE Study: chest X-ray & urine LAM for TB diagnosis in adults with HIV. Register now at forms.office.com/r/2X7sfs0js0 000
Australasian Clinical Tuberculosis Network @actnet.bsky.social · 19/09/20258 Oct 2025, 1 PM AEDT on Zoom Join the ACTnet Asia-Pacific TB Journal Club with Dr Emily MacLean (Uni of Sydney, NHMRC CRE-TB) on the CASTLE Study: chest X-ray & urine LAM for TB diagnosis in adults with HIV. Register at forms.office.com/r/2X7sfs0js0 000
Australasian Clinical Tuberculosis Network @actnet.bsky.social · 12/09/2025Join us on Wed 8 Oct, 1:00 pm AEST for the ACTnet Asia-Pacific TB Journal Club with Dr Emily MacLean. We’ll discuss the CASTLE Study on enhanced TB diagnosis using chest X-ray & urine LAM in adults with HIV. Register: forms.office.com/r/2X7sfs0js0 000
Australasian Clinical Tuberculosis Network @actnet.bsky.social · 11/09/2025Join us tomorrow for the final day of the Multiple Syndemics of Tuberculosis Symposium (12 Sept) from 4:00–6:30pm AEST | 2:00–4:30pm ICT Topics: TB & HIV, silicosis, mental health, air quality, ethics, survivorship, Indigenous health. Join via Zoom: uni-sydney.zoom.us/j/87150131399 000
Australasian Clinical Tuberculosis Network @actnet.bsky.social · 10/09/2025Just us tomorrow for Day 2 of the Multiple Syndemics of Tuberculosis Symposium (11 Sept). We’ll explore TB with diabetes, financial hardship, post-TB lung disease, CVD, youth advocacy, and climate change. You are warmly invited to attend live via Zoom: uni-sydney.zoom.us/j/82237153983 010
Australasian Clinical Tuberculosis Network @actnet.bsky.social · 10/09/2025Join us today for Day 1 of the Multiple Syndemics of Tuberculosis Symposium (10 Sept, 8–10:30 CET / 16–18:30 AEST). Sessions explore TB with undernutrition, leprosy, smoking & survivorship, plus integrated care. Live via Zoom: uni-sydney.zoom.us/j/89353021267 000
Australasian Clinical Tuberculosis Network @actnet.bsky.social · 27/08/20252 weeks to go! Join the 3-day virtual symposium - The Multiple Syndemics of Tuberculosis from 10–12 Sep. Explore how TB interacts with other diseases, impacts, and what care approaches are needed. Register at: forms.office.com/r/2NenfJRJ8R #Tuberculosis #TBResearch 000
Australasian Clinical Tuberculosis Network @actnet.bsky.social · 20/08/2025Join us for the next ACTnet AP Regional TB Journal Club session with Prof Helen Cox, expert in TB & infectious disease. We will discuss the topic of "Measuring Mycobacterium Tuberculosis in Bioaerosols in a High TB Burden Setting" Register at: forms.office.com/r/fWQZMLCyvz 000
Australasian Clinical Tuberculosis Network @actnet.bsky.social · 15/08/2025Join the 3-day virtual symposium - The Multiple Syndemics of Tuberculosis from 10–12 Sep 2025. Explore how TB interacts with other diseases, impacts, and what future screening and care approaches are needed. Register at: forms.office.com/r/2NenfJRJ8R #Tuberculosis #GlobalHealth #TBResearch 011
Australasian Clinical Tuberculosis Network @actnet.bsky.social · 10/07/2025Mark your calendar – Wed 13 Aug, 1PM AEST! Join the ACTnet TB Journal Club with Dr Tasnim Hasan, discussing an article on the rising threat of bedaquiline-resistant TB and its impact on treatment outcomes. Register Now! lnkd.in/gUZkkBbB #Tuberculosis #BedaquilineResistance #GlobalHealth 002
Australasian Clinical Tuberculosis Network @actnet.bsky.social · 04/07/2025Join us 13 Aug, 1PM AEST for ACTnet TB Journal Club featuring Dr Tasnim Hasan, infectious diseases physician with global & local TB experience. We’ll discuss bedaquiline resistance and treatment outcomes for rifampicin-resistant TB. 🔗 Article: lnkd.in/gFk9A-KU 🖱️ Register: lnkd.in/gt-rmyEE 010
Australasian Clinical Tuberculosis Network @actnet.bsky.social · 19/06/2025Less than 2 weeks to go! Join ACTnet’s Tough TB: A Rapid-Fire of Clinical Conundrums webinar on 2 July at 4 PM AEST. Drs Roberts, Geake, Grey & Sawka will tackle challenging TB cases in real time. Register: lnkd.in/gbTYMJTb #ACTnet #TBWebinar #InfectiousDiseases #EndTB #Tuberculosis 000
Australasian Clinical Tuberculosis Network @actnet.bsky.social · 06/06/2025ACTnet Webinar: Tough TB – A Rapid-Fire of Clinical Conundrums is coming up on Wednesday, 2 July at 4 PM AEST. Join Dr Matthew Roberts, James Geake, Victoria Grey, and Alice Sawka as they discuss challenging TB cases. Register now: forms.office.com/r/4K0Pau41iu #TB #EndTB #MedicalEducation 000
Australasian Clinical Tuberculosis Network @actnet.bsky.social · 02/06/2025📢 Final call to register. Just 3 days to go! Join us for the next ACTnet TB Journal Club with Dr Romain Ragonnet on modelling TB case finding and latent infection clearance. 🗓️ Thurs 5 June, 1PM AEST 🔗 Register: lnkd.in/gZ2ttmpt 📖 Preprint: lnkd.in/guQtzbwC 000
Australasian Clinical Tuberculosis Network @actnet.bsky.social · 15/05/2025Only 3 weeks to go! 5 June, 1 PM AEST! Tune in for the next ACTnet TB Journal Club with Dr. Romain Ragonnet, exploring whether TB models should account for latent infection clearance—and the impact on case-finding strategies. 🔗 Register: lnkd.in/gZ2ttmpt 📄 Read the preprint at: lnkd.in/guQtzbwC 111
Australasian Clinical Tuberculosis Network @actnet.bsky.social · 09/05/2025Don’t miss the next ACTnet TB Journal Club on 5 June, 1PM AEST! Dr Ragonnet will discuss whether TB models should account for latent infection clearance—& what that means for case-finding strategies. Register at: lnkd.in/gZ2ttmpt Pre-print: lnkd.in/guQtzbwC 131
Australasian Clinical Tuberculosis Network @actnet.bsky.social · 27/02/2025Submissions are now open for Abstracts, Symposia, Satellite Sessions, and Post-Graduate Courses and Workshops for the Union World Conference on Lung Health 2025. For more details and to submit, visit theunion.org 111
Australasian Clinical Tuberculosis Network @actnet.bsky.social · 24/01/2025A recent publication in The Journal of Infectious Diseases, examines a 10-year tuberculosis outbreak within an extended Samoan family in Western Sydney, Australia. doi.org/10.1093/infd... 110
Australasian Clinical Tuberculosis Network @actnet.bsky.social · 16/01/2025The landmark VQUIN trial, recently published in the New England Journal of Medicine, demonstrates that levofloxacin is safe for preventing multidrug-resistant TB. Notably, the risk of developing TB was reduced by 60% at 54 weeks, as shown in a pre-specified meta-analysis with the TB CHAMP Trial. 100
Australasian Clinical Tuberculosis Network @actnet.bsky.social · 12/01/2025ACTnet TBPod: Fighting Childhood Tuberculosis: Expert Advice from Dr Graeme Hoddinott In this episode, we explore ground-breaking research on the preferences of children and adolescents in tuberculosis (TB) treatment and management, revealing surprising insights. 052
Australasian Clinical Tuberculosis Network @actnet.bsky.social · 17/12/2024Repurposing Beta-Lactams for TB Treatment? Another fantastic paper from an Australian research team published in the Journal of Applied Microbiology explored the potential of beta-lactams, traditionally underutilized in TB treatment, combined with beta-lactamase inhibitors to enhance efficacy. 141