Symposium ‘Tuberculosis 2010 – new approaches for new challenges’ to be held at the Health protection Agency (HPA) annual conference taking place in Warwick on 14-15 September 2010. The symposium will showcase recent progress in TB research, and highlight how the HPA and other organisations are working together to develop improved interventions and control measures against TB. It is aimed at microbiologists, epidemiologists, healthcare workers and public health specialists with an interest in TB. Anyone wishing to book a place at the conference can do so at www.healthprotectionconference.org.uk

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Organised by Dr Mark Woodhead and Prof Peter Davies in conjunction with RSM: Respiratory Medicine Section, TB Alert, the Manchester Medical Society, the Liverpool Medical Institution.

Suitable for nurses involved in TB management, general practitioners, hospital physicians, microbiologists, public health doctors and anyone else involved in the care of TB patients and their families.

Royal College of Physicians approved.  5 CPD credits

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The Steering Group of the UK Coalition to Stop TB has now been formed and conducted their first meeting on 12 August 2010. During the first meeting a structural shake up of the Coalition took place whereby the working groups have now been disbanded and will be replaced by focal contacts for the key themes of: HIV-TB; TB in the UK; Resource Mobilisation; New Tools and Research with the purpose of forming ad Hoc ‘taskforces to tackle key activities coming up in the next few months. The Steering Group is currently in the process of developing a strategic work plan for the next six months (to May 2011), and will be introducing themselves, the strategic objectives and new work plan to members at the next quarterly meeting on 6 October 2010.

Steering Group members as of August 2010:
• Becky Owens (Aeras Global TB Vaccine Foundation)
• Mike Smith (APPG on Global TB)
• Aparna Barua (RESULTS UK) – vice Chair
• Morris Lab (Target TB) – Chair
• Mike Mandelbaum (TB Alert)
• Dr. Vanessa Graham (Individual)
• Kieron Hardman (Genus Pharmaceuticals Ltd)

For further information please contact the Coalition secretariat through aparna.barua@results.org.uk