Programme: KNCV at the Union World Conference

Wednesday, 21 Oct 2020   10:00 – 11:00: Person-centred care: the advantages and challenges Online/virtual, E-posters KNCV speakers:

• Puck Pelzer: Using patient pathway analysis in Rwanda: methods, problems and the importance of data and sensitivity analysis
• Jason Alacapa: The accuracy of 99DOTS digital adherence technology

  10:00 – 11:00: TB: data matters Online/virtual, E-posters KNCV speakers:

• Mustapha Gidado: Assessment of TB underreporting by level of reporting system in Lagos, Nigeria
• Mamman Bajehson: Strengthening hospital DOTS linkage using ad hoc staff to find missing TB cases

  10:00 – 11:00: Overcoming barriers in the contact cascade of care Online/virtual, E-posters KNCV speakers:

• Sani Useni: A missed opportunity: active contact investigation of diagnosed TB patients in Nigeria
• Chidubem Ogbudebe: Effectiveness of contact tracing intervention for improving TB case detection in Nigeria

  10:00 – 11:00: Improved acceptability of TB regimens needed Online/virtual, E-posters KNCV speaker:

• Sani Useni: From pilot to nationwide scale-up of shorter treatment regimen for drug-resistant TB treatment: lessons from Nigeria

  12:30 – 13:50: The people-centred framework for national and subnational TB planning and programming: early adopters share lessons learned and experiences Online/virtual, Channel 4 KNCV speaker:

• Emmy van der Grinten: Introduction to the people-centred framework for TB planning and programming

KNCV moderator: Kathy Fiekert   15:00 – 16:20: Different approaches to improve treatment and care Online/virtual, Channel 2 KNCV speaker:

• Eunice Moturi: The potential of mHealth to improve TB awareness and case detection in Tanzania

KNCV moderator: Kathy Fiekert   Thursday, 22 Oct 2020   10:00 – 11:00: HIV and diabetes comorbidities Online/virtual, E-posters KNCV speaker:

• Chukwuemeka Austin Ihesie: Impact of universal TB screening (TB-Surge) on HIV case finding in selected facilities. Lessons from the TB-Surge intervention in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria

  10:00 – 11:00: Quality and modelling of TB Online/virtual, E-posters KNCV speakers:

• Nkiru Nwokoye: Lateral flow lipoarabinomannan test for diagnosis of TB among people living with HIV in selected health facilities in Nigeria: hype or hope?
• Sani Useni: Access to quality TB diagnostic services in Nigeria: the role of specimen transport systems
• Mustapha Tukur: A quarterly trend analysis of the contribution of the Wellness on Wheels intervention to TB case finding in Kano State, Nigeria

  10:00 – 11:00: Scaling up TB preventive therapy: it is about time! Online/virtual, E-posters KNCV speaker:

• Abdulsemed Umar: Good proportion of household contact children under 5 years were TB screened but not getting preventive therapy in two regions of Ethiopia

  11:00 – 12:20: Partnerships for integrating services Online/virtual, Channel 3 KNCV speaker:

• Ogoamaka Chukwuogo: Provider-initiated active TB case finding in high volume, healthcare facilities

  12:30 – 13:50: Xpert in low- and middle-income countries: ensuring quality and quantity Online/virtual, Channel 6 KNCV speaker:

• Ogoamaka Chukwuogo: Overcoming barriers to GeneXpert optimisation in Nigeria

  12:30 – 13:50: COVID-19: the great disrupter Online/virtual, Channel 4 KNCV speaker:

• Bethrand Odume: The impact of the COVID-19 epidemic on active TB case finding interventions in Nigeria: the KNCV TB Foundation Nigeria experience

  15:00 – 16:20: Improving access to laboratory-based diagnosis for young children: recent advances using stool and urine as alternative sample types Online/virtual, Channel 4 KNCV speaker:

• Edine Tiemersma: Update on simple one step stool testing method and practical guidance on the best placement of this test in the diagnostic algorithm

KNCV Moderator: Petra de Haas   16:30 - 17:50: Leveraging a multiplex platform for TB, HIV and coronavirus for diagnostic testing and clinical monitoring: country experiences Online/virtual, Channel 6 KNCV speaker:

• Siti Nadia: Optimization of the GeneXpert network to leverage COVID-19 testing in Indonesia

  Friday, 23 Oct 2020   10:00 – 11:00: Improving knowledge: the benefits for person-centred TB care Online/virtual, E-posters KNCV speaker:

• Chidubem Ogbudebe: Engaging first line care providers for screening and referral of presumptive TB patients in Nigeria: results of a targeted approach

  10:00 – 11:00: Innovative strategies to find the missing cases Online/virtual, E-posters KNCV speaker:

• Igbaji Basil Uguge: Patent and propriety medicine vendor-led community engagement: an innovative approach to finding missing TB cases in rural communities in Boki local government, Nigeria

  12:30 – 13:50: The social impact of TB in Europe Online/virtual, Channel 6 KNCV speaker:

• Ineke Spruijt: Tuberculosis Source Investigation in the Netherlands – is it Effective?

  Saturday, 24 Oct 2020   10:00 – 11:00: Quality improvement of the TB cascade of care Online/virtual, E-posters KNCV speakers:

• Ifiok Ekanim: Evaluation of TB active case finding cascade: results from a TB surge intervention in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria
• Ogoamaka Chukwuogo: Cascade analysis for active TB case finding intervention in Nigeria
• Daniel Egbule: Impact of TB cascade loss in a facility-based, intensified TB case finding intervention in Nasarawa State, Nigeria
• Mustapha Gidado: A country tailored package approach to TB case finding: Challenge TB project experience across 23 countries
• Chidubem Ogbudebe: Finding additional TB cases through symptom screening for diagnosis in high burden setting: cough of two weeks is not enough

  10:00 – 11:00: From bench to the bedside Online/virtual, E-posters KNCV speaker:

• Nkiru Nwokoye: Impact of the human resource support scheme and sample transportation system on GeneXpert services in selected states in Nigeria: the KNCV/Challenge TB experience

  10:00 – 11:00: Where are the undiagnosed TB cases? Online/virtual, E-posters KNCV speaker:

• Chidubem Ogbudebe: Active TB case finding targeted at high burden health facilities in Nigeria: results from a pilot intervention

  10:00 – 11:00: Allied against TB: new and old partners Online/virtual, E-posters KNCV speakers:

• Chidubem Ogbudebe: TB case yield of at-risk groups using modified screening algorithm in Nigeria secondary and tertiary healthcare facilities
• Igbaji Basil Uguge: Periodic performance review with patent medicine vendors: a fulcrum for improving TB case detection in the community - a case study of Nasarawa state, Nigeria

  10:00 – 11:00: Molecular testing for TB infection and drug resistance Online/virtual, E-posters KNCV speaker:

• Sani Useni: Did expansion of GeneXpert machines find missing TB patients? Experience from Nigeria

  12:30 – 13:50 The role of pharmacies in the TB cascade of care Online/virtual, Channel 1 KNCV speaker:

• Maxwell Onuoha: The impact of patent medicine vendors in increasing TB case detection among hard-to-reach dwellers in selected districts in Nasarawa State, Nigeria