With Contributions and Participation of
German Central Committee against Tuberculosis, Berlin (DZK)
German Federal Ministry of Health, Berlin (BMG)
German Leprosy and TB Relief Association, Würzburg (GLRA/ DAHW)
German Society for Pneumology
Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology, Berlin (MPI-IB)
Robert Koch Institute, Berlin (RKI)
National Reference Center for Mycobacteria, Borstel
Koch-Metchnikov-Forum, Berlin (KMF)
Institut Pasteur, Lille INSERM, France
KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation, The Hague (KNCV)
European Center for Disease Control and Prevention), Stockholm (ECDC European Respiratory Society, Lausanne (ERS)
International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease), Paris (IUATLD Stop TB Partnership, Geneva
WHO-Europe, Copenhagen
Scientific Organizing Committee
Chair: Dr. Timo Ulrichs, Koch-Metchnikov-Forum, Section of Tuberculosis
Dr. Walter Haas, Robert Koch Institute
Prof. Helmut Hahn, Koch-Metchnikov-Forum
Prof. Stefan H.E. Kaufmann, Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology
Prof. Robert Loddenkemper, German Central Committee against Tuberculosis
Dr. Sabine Rüsch-Gerdes, German National Reference Center for Mycobacteria
Dr. Donata R. Sizemore, Aeras Global TB Vaccine Foundation
Dr. Rick O'Brien, FIND Diagnostics
Ciara Goldstein, TB Alliance
Dr. Mick Matthews, Stop TB Partnership for Europe
Dr. Richard Zaleskis, WHO-Euro Office
Scientific Programme
Monday, March 24, 2008
17.00h Opening
18.00h Innovation Award "Selected Landmark 2008" - "Germany - Land of Ideas"
18.15h Keynote Lecture
19.00h Reception
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
9.00h Scientific Symposium, Part I Diagnostics
10.45h Scientific Symposium, Part II Therapy
13.30h Scientific Symposium, Part III Prevention
15.30h Scientific Symposium, Part IV Implications for Tuberculosis Control
17.15h Roundtable Discussion
The event is accompanied by poster presentations.
Also, the Photo Exhibition "You, me and TB" is open to the general public.
Carl Cordonnier, photos from high and low burden countries;
Timo Ulrichs, photos from locations of partners of tuberculosis control activities of the Koch-Metchnikov-Forum.
Information on participating / attending:
The Photo Exhibition "You, me and TB" on occasion of World TB Day is kindly made possible by BD (Becton Dickinson GmbH, Heidelberg).
Date:
03/24/2008 17:00 - 03/25/2008 18:00
Event venue:
Langenbeck-Virchow-Haus
Luisenstr. 58/59
10117 Berlin-Mitte
Berlin
Germany
Target group:
Journalists, Scientists and scholars
Email address:
Relevance:
international
Subject areas:
Law, Medicine, Nutrition / healthcare / nursing, Politics, Social studies
Types of events:
Entry:
03/06/2008
Sender/author:
Sebastian Frölich
Department:
ipse Communication
Event is free:
yes
Language of the text:
English
URL of this event: http://idw-online.de/en/event22951
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