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Minisymposium |
Gewijzigd: 13/1/2006 |
TB Diagnosis, where should we go?
This symposium will be held with reference to the thesis
"Diagnosis of tuberculosis in high endemic areas
Performance of sputum microscopy, chest X-ray and polymerase chain reaction"
by Maarten van Cleeff & Dr Lydia Kivihya - Ndugga.
| Organisation | University of Amsterdam, Royal Tropical Institute and KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation |
| Date | 19 January 2006, 15.00 hrs |
| Venue | AMC, collegezaal 1 |
| Entrée | free |
Chair Koos van der Velden (RUNMC)
| 15.00 | Introduction |
| 15:10 | Phil Hopewell (UCFS) Current issues in TB diagnosis |
| 15:30 | Paul Klatser (BR/KIT) Novel technologies; what can we expect? |
| 15:50 | Dick van Soolingen (RIVM) Molecular technologies for TB epidemiology |
| 16:10 | Lydia Kivihua (KEMRI) Factors influencing diagnostic performance |
| 16:30 | Maarten van Cleeff (KNCV) Possible role for PCR |
| 16:30 | Panel General panel discussion |
| 17:30 | Closing and drinks |
| UCFS | University of California, San Francisco |
| BO/KIT | Biomedical Research Royal Tropical Institute |
| RIVM | Rijksinstituut voor Volksgezondheid en Milieu |
| KEMRI | Kenya Medical Research Institute |
| KNCV | KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation |
| RUNMC | Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre |
For more information:
KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation
Mrs. Gelske Broersma
Email:
broersmag@kncvtbc.nl
Tel: 070 - 416 72 53
Please let us know about your presence, preferably not later than 5 January 2006
Dit symposium wordt geaccrediteerd door de VvAwT met een toekenning van 2,5 punten in Categorie 2 onder nummer VW8205008. Op de middag van het symposium wordt er een bewijs van deelname en accreditatie verstrekt ten behoeve van de herregistratie-administratie van de deelnemers.