TB diagnostics and laboratory services:
Actions for care delivery and sustainability
4th Global Laboratory Initiative (GLI)
Partners Meeting
Jointly organised by
World Health Organization & Fondation Mérieux
Les Pensières, Veyrier-du-Lac, France
17 - 19 April 2012
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Tuesday, 17 April 2012 |
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Topic |
Speaker |
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OPENING
SESSION |
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8:00 |
Registration |
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09:00 |
Welcome
and opening |
World
Health Organization Stop
TB Partnership Fondation Mérieux |
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09:20 |
Rick
O`Brien |
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09:40 |
Karin Weyer |
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PLENARY SESSION |
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SESSION 1: |
Developments in the field of TB
diagnostics |
Chair: Rick O`Brien |
10:00 |
New diagnostics pipeline |
Mark Perkins |
10:20 |
TB laboratory biosafety manual |
Tom Shinnick |
10:45 |
<
Break > |
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11:15 |
TB
Laboratory accreditation |
Chris Gilpin Paul Klatser Armand van Deun |
12:00 |
Discussion |
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12:30 |
Armand van Deun |
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13:00 |
<
Lunch > |
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PLENARY SESSION |
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SESSION 2: |
Reports from GLI partners |
Chair: Tom Shinnick |
14:30 |
Sahu Suvanand |
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14:50 |
Eric Adam |
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15:15 |
Philippe Glaziou |
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15:30 |
Discussion |
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16:00 |
.< Break > |
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16:30 |
Current SRL Network
mapping, ToR, challenges and eligibility criteria |
Chris Gilpin |
17:00 |
Regional Laboratory Initiatives |
Panel discussion |
17:30 |
Summary of outcomes from
WHO Expert Group Meeting on DST for anti-TB drugs |
Fuad Mirzayev |
17:45 |
Outcomes of the WHO
technical consultation ‘Can Totally
Drug-Resistant TB be defined?’ |
Paul Nunn |
18:00 |
Closing |
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Poster display |
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19:00 |
Welcome
dinner |
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Wednesday, 18 April 2012 |
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Topic |
Speaker |
7:45-8:45 |
Global Laboratory Initiative Core Group meeting (Closed Session) |
Chair: GLI Secretariat |
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PLENARY SESSION |
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SESSION 3: |
Xpert MTB/RIF early
implementation |
Chair: Karin Weyer |
9:00 |
Xpert MTB/RIF global roll
out update |
Wayne van Gemert |
9:20 |
Xpert MTB/RIF technology
update |
Catharina Boehme |
9:40 |
Current dynamics in the
Xpert MTB/RIF assay pricing mechanisms |
Fuad Mirzayev |
10:00 |
Q&A session/Discussion |
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10:30 |
<
Break > and Poster
display |
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11:30 |
Aamir Khan |
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12:00 |
Ivor Langley |
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12:30 |
Q&A session/Discussion |
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13:00 |
<
Lunch > |
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PLENARY SESSION |
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SESSION 4: |
Experience from implementing partners:
roll out of Xpert MTB/RIF and country level coordination of activities |
Chair: Aamir Khan |
14:30 |
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Francis Varaine |
14:50 |
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Levan Gagnidze |
15:10 |
Jacob Creswell |
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15:30 |
Q&A session/Discussion |
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16:00 |
<
Break > |
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16:30 |
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Refiloe Matji |
16:45 |
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Jeroen van Gorkom |
17:00 |
Q&A session/Discussion |
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17:30 |
Poster discussion |
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18:00 |
Closing |
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Thursday, 19 April 2012 |
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Topic |
Speaker |
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PLENARY SESSION |
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SESSION 5: |
Country perspectives with Xpert
MTB/RIF introduction |
Chair: Francis Varaine |
9:00 |
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Wendy Stevens |
9:15 |
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Mao Tan Eang |
9:30 |
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Liliana Domente |
9:45 |
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Dyah Mustikawati |
10:00 |
Q&A session/Discussion |
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10:30 |
<
Break > |
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PLENARY SESSION |
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SESSION 6: |
Donor perspectives on Xpert
MTB/RIF introduction |
Chair: Refiloe Matji |
11.00 |
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Janet Ginnard |
11:15 |
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Ya Diul Mukadi |
11:30 |
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Bill Coggin |
11:45 |
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Michael Kimerling |
12:00 |
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Chris Masila |
12:15 |
Is there sufficient support for Xpert
MTB/RIF roll out in countries? |
Panel discussion |
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Mario Raviglione |
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13:00 |
<
Lunch > |
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PLENARY SESSION |
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SESSION 7: |
SRLN consultation |
Chair: Sabine Ruesch- Gerdes |
14:30 |
Presentation of activities from 4 SRLs |
Armand van Deun; Daniela Cirillo;
Richard Lumb; Lucia Barrera |
15:30 |
Feedback from countries |
Regional Advisers TB; Country representatives |
16:00 |
<
Break > |
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16:30 |
Status of the SRL Network and way forward. |
Chris Gilpin Facilitated discussion |
17:00 |
Summary of the decisions Closing |
Chris Gilpin |