Participation of KNCV at the Union Conference 2025

10:10 AM - 06:00 PM - WORKSHOP

Implementing effective active TB drug safety monitoring and management (aDSM) on the introduction and scale up of novel shorter regimen. 

• Coordinator: Mansa Mbenga
• Location: Meeting Room 17

10:10 AM - 01:10 PM - POST-GRADUATE COURSE

Updates on the latest recommendations on TB from the World Health Organization

• Presenter: Nguyen Nhat Linh
• Location: B5

11:30 AM - 01:00 PM - ORAL ABSTRACT

Impact of sequencing and analysis artefacts on the performance of the WHO mutation catalogue for genotypic drug susceptibility testing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

• Presenter: Noud Hermans
• Location: Theatre

01:15 PM - 02:15 PM - E-POSTER

Overcoming language barriers and stigma in communication on TB: using artificial intelligence (AI) for person-centred TB information to people from migrant populations

• Presenter: Job van Rest
• Location: Balcony 2, Screen 9

01:15 PM - 01:20 PM - E-POSTER

Optimizing child-friendly tuberculosis prevention regimens: qualitative insights from Ethiopian interest-holders

• Presenter: Christiaan Mulder
• Location: Balcony 2, Screen 3

01:35 PM - 01:40 PM - ORAL ABSTRACT

Aida on WhatsApp: AI-Powered Support for TB Treatment

• Presenter: Kristian van Kalmthout
• Location: B6

02:00 PM - 03:00 PM - MEET THE KNCV EXPERT

Health and Community Systems Strengthening; Community engagement; TB stigma; and more.

• KNCV Expert: Kathy Fiekert
• Location: KNCV Booth B3329

09:00 AM - 09:45 AM - COMMUNITY CONNECT SESSION

“There’ll be dragons” - Untangling stigma & discrimination

• Presenter: Kathy Fiekert
• Location: Meeting Room 19

10:26 AM - 10:32 AM - ORAL ABSTRACT

Acceptability of Home-Based TB Prevention Services by Community Health Workers in the CHIP-TB Trial

• Presenter: Alanna Bergman
• Location: B3A

11:45 AM - 02:00 PM - MEET THE KNCV EXPERT

Health and Community Systems Strengthening; Community engagement; TB stigma; and more.

• KNCV Expert: Kathy Fiekert
• Location: KNCV Booth B3329

12:05 PM - 01:05 PM - E-POSTER

Finding the missing people with TB: Lessons learned from and across Nigeria

• Chair: Mustapha Gidado
• Location: Balcony 2, Screen 7

12:10 PM - 12:15 PM - E-POSTER

Opportunities for optimizing routine delivery of tuberculosis preventive treatment for people living with HIV in high burden settings

• Presenter: L. Chimoyi
• Location: Balcony 2, Screen 6

12:35 PM - 12:40 PM - E-POSTER

Evaluating Optimal Functionality of the GeneXpert Machine as a Point-of-Care Diagnostic Tool for Tuberculosis in Nigeria: Lessons from KNCV, Cepheid Authorized Service Provider.

• Presenter: Christopher Ehimanre
• Location: Balcony 2, Screen 8

02:10 PM - 03:40 PM - ORAL ABSTRACT

Refining the performance of computer-assisted TB diagnostics

• Chair: Mustapha Gidado
• Location: B3A

02:57 PM - 03:03 PM - ORAL ABSTRACT

Early treatment outcomes for the six-month BPaLM regimen under programmatic conditions in Ethiopia

• Presenter: Emawayish Tesema/Degu Jerene
• Location: B2B

04:00 PM - 05:00 PM - WORKSHOP

Expressive writing for resilience and change

• Coordinator: Juan R. Mora Barrios
• Location: KNCV Booth B3329

12:40 PM - 12:45 PM - E-POSTER

Estimating the prevalence of tuberculosis infection in the EU/EEA: Results of feasibility assessment

• Presenter: Ineke Spruijt
• Location: Balcony 2, Screen 4

01:10 PM - 02:10 PM - E-POSTER

Environmental impact assessments in tuberculosis healthcare settings in Nigeria: The gap between identification and action

• Presenter: Nkiru Nwokoye
• Location: Balcony 2, Screen 4

01:30 PM - 02:30 PM - MEET THE KNCV EXPERT

Health and Community Systems Strengthening; Community engagement; TB stigma; and more.

• KNCV Expert: Kathy Fiekert
• Location: KNCV Booth B3329

04:00 PM - 05:00 PM - WORKSHOP

Expressive writing for resilience and change

• Coordinator: Juan R. Mora Barrios
• Location: KNCV Booth B3329

04:45 PM - 04:50 PM - ORAL ABSTRACT

Nutritional support for people with or at risk of tuberculosis: a systematic review and synthesis of implementation approaches

• Presenter: Norma Madden
• Location: B3A

05:40 PM - 07:10 PM - SATELLITE SESSION

Optimizing the use of tuberculosis data and strengthening country-led strategic and programme planning for tuberculosis

• Presenter: Rachel Fiorillo
• Location: B4A

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM - MEET THE KNCV EXPERT

Health and Community Systems Strengthening; Community engagement; TB stigma; and more.

• KNCV Expert: Kathy Fiekert
• Location: KNCV Booth B3329

01:10 PM - 02:10 PM - E-POSTER

Utility of Nanopore sequencing for the detection of drug-resistant tuberculosis in Kyrgyzstan

• Presenter: Aizat Kulzhabaeva
• Location: Balcony 2, Screen 1

01:10 PM - 01:15 PM - E-POSTER

High TB infection rates in two rural districts of Ethiopia: Implications for enhanced TB preventive treatment

• Presenter: O. Ali/Degu Jerene
• Location: Balcony 2, Screen 8

01:30 PM - 01:35 PM - E-POSTER

Nanopore targeted next-generation sequencing for the timely prediction of drug resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex clinical specimens in Tanzania 

• Presenter: N. Mnyambwa
• Location: Balcony 2, Screen 1

01:50 PM - 01:55 PM - E-POSTER

Digital Health Interventions in Improving Initiation and Completion of Tuberculosis Preventive Treatment among Household Contacts: A Systematic Review and Meta- Analysis

• Presenter: Degu Jerene
• Location: Balcony 2, Screen 8

02:50 PM - 02:57 PM - ORAL ABSTRACT

TB Mod: A flexible, open source framework from modelling TB

• Presenter: Roel Bakker
• Location: B4A

03:10 PM - 03:55 PM - COMMUNITY CONNECT SESSION

Generating Community Demand for the Best Available Treatments and Comprehensive Packages of Care for Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis

• Presenter: Kathy Fiekert/Lindsay McKenna
• Location: Meeting Room 19

WEDNESDAY 19 NOVEMBER - 06:00 PM - 08:00 PM - SYMPOSIUM

The Power of People-Centered TB Care

• Presenters:
  • Ditiu Lucica (Stop TB Partnership)
  • Achilles Katamba (Walimu, Uganda)
  • Rachel Forse (FIT, Vietnam)
  • Mustapha Fidado (KNCV TB Plus)
  • Priya Shete (UCSF Center for Tuberculosis)
• Location: Bella Sky Conference Center