The Union World Conference on Lung Health 2022
“Combating Pandemics: Today & Tomorrow”
November 8-11, 2022
**Due to challenges with time zones and daylight savings, please confirm times listed below with the official event program here.**
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2022
9:00-10:20am ET
Nicole Salazar-Austin, MD, ScM
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
“How could we improve contact investigation” (OA-06; B6), Chair
9:26-9:33am ET
Katherine Robsky, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
“A systematic review of the number needed to screen to detect active TB among children” (OA06-242-08; B6)
10:30am ET
Jonathan Golub, PhD
Professor of Medicine, Epidemiology and International Health, Johns Hopkins University
“Large-scale implementation of short-course TB preventive treatment regimens: experiences from the field” (SP-07) C1 Implementation of TPT; Chair
12:43 – 1:03pm ET
Amita Gupta, MD, MHS
Chief, Division of Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Professor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
“Pregnancy and antimycobacterial therapy” (TBC) (TBS03-20)
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2022
9:00-10:20am ET
Emily Kendall, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
“What should we do about incipient TB?” (TBS-04), Chair
9:05-10:17am ET
Nicole Salazar-Austin, MD, ScM
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
“Designing Decentralized Pediatric TB Prevention Services Using a Task-sharing Approach between the TB clinic and the Health Extension Worker in Ethiopia: a qualitative study” (SP-16)
10:30-11:15am ET
Emily Kendall, MD, PhD
“Tackling TB disease across the spectrum – Oral Abstracts” (TBS-05), Chair
11:21-11:29am ET
Neeta Pradhan, MSc
TB Laboratory Coordinator, Johns Hopkins University Baltimore-India Clinical Trials Unit
“Xpert Ultra in pregnancy: Implications and complications” (OA11-277-09)
12:15-12:23pm ET
Kshitiz Paudel, MD, MPH
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
“Impact of self-reported availability on potential yield of household-based TB contact investigation” (OA17-326-09)
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2022
9:00am ET
Jonathan Golub, PhD
Professor of Medicine, Epidemiology and International Health, Johns Hopkins University
“Accelerating achievement of the End TB Targets and improving quality of life by addressing TB and disability” (SPS-03), Chair
11:00-12:30pm ET
Nicole Salazar-Austin, MD, ScM
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
“Maternal TB: Current status, research gaps and way forward” (SPS-04; Special Session), Chair
11:05-11:25am ET
Amita Gupta, MD, MHS
Chief, Division of Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Professor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
“Maternal TB Epidemiology and Diagnosis” (SPS04-05)
12:15-1:45pm ET
Richard Chaisson, MD
Professor of Medicine, Epidemiology, and International Health, Johns Hopkins University
Director, Johns Hopkins Center for TB Research
SMART4TB Satellite Symposia
“SMART4TB: an ambitious initiative to contribute to ending TB through research, capacity-strengthening, community ownership, and policy” (SS-10), Chair
12:50-1:00pm ET
Nicole Salazar-Austin, MD, ScM
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
“Innovations in TB therapies for all: Including children and pregnant women in TB trials”
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2022
8:37-8:45am ET
Keri Geiger, RN, BSN, ACRN
PhD Candidate, Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing
“HIV viral suppression at RR-TB treatment initiation: factors driving the need for enhanced adherence support and viral load monitoring in South Africa” (OA32-436-11)
9:53-10:01am ET
Geeta Pardeshi, MBBS, MD, MPH
Grant Govt Medical College and JJ Hospital, Mumbai, India; HIV-TB Fogarty Research Training Alumna
“HbA1c trajectories and their association with treatment outcomes among new pulmonary tuberculosis cases in Pune, India – A prospective cohort study” (OA-32; B8)
5:00-6:20pm ET
David Dowdy, MD, PhD
Professor of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
“Impact of Covid-19 on TB and other health services” (OA-27; C10), Chair
POSTER PRESENTATIONS
Samyra R. Cox, MPH
PhD Candidate, Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Poster Title: “TB recurrence among individuals recently treated for TB in India” (EP-34-942)
Styliani (Stela) Karanika, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Poster Title: “Novel Therapeutic DNA Vaccine targeting Mycobacterium Tuberculosis persisters enhances isoniazid activity” (TBS2022: 1686)
Tess Ryckman, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Poster Title: “Impact and cost-effectiveness of TB preventative therapy for household contacts and people with HIV” (EP-10-696)
Poster Title: “Infectious and clinical tuberculosis trajectories: Bayesian modeling with case finding implications” (TBS-EP-20)