The 51st Union World Conference on Lung Health will take place virtually from October 20-24, 2020.

ICAP staff will present one symposium session, one oral abstract session, and one e-poster.

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Tuesday, October 21

Symposium: “Advancing TB prevention in children during the COVID-19 pandemic” (SP-04)

Tuesday, October 21, 12:30 – 1:50 p.m. CEST
Track 1 – C4
Track 2 – C6

Co-Chairs:
Anneke Hesseling and Yael Hirsch-Moverman

Presentations include:

• Overview of TB prevention services in children and adolescents
  Annemieke Brands
  
• The effect of COVID-19 on childhood TB preventive treatment services in sub-Sahara Africa: experiences from CaP TB project
  Martina Casenghi
  
• Impact of COVID-19 on 3HP rollout: experiences from IMPAACT4TB
  Nicole Salazar-Austin
  
• Flexible child contact management framework
  Yael Hirsch-Moverman
• Responsible use of BCG in the context of COVID-19 pandemic
  H. Simon Schaaf

Oral Abstract Session: “What person-centred care really means” (OA-09)

Tuesday, October 21, 4:30 – 5:50 p.m. CEST
Track 1 – C8
Track 2 – C9

Presentations include:

• Support for integrating tuberculosis preventive treatment (TPT) into community antiretroviral refill groups (CARGs) among people on antiretroviral treatment (ART) in Zimbabwe
  J.M. Zech, T.B. Masvawure, J.E. Mantell, T. Apollo, R. Boccanera, I. Chingombe, C. Gwanzura, A. Howard, M. Mapingure, G. Musuka, M. Msukwa, M. Rabkin

Thursday, October 23

E-Poster Session: “TB adherence to treatment” (EP22)

Thursday, October 23, 10:00 a.m. CEST
Track 1 – C3
Track 2 – C8

Posters include:

• Tuberculosis preventive treatment preferences among children in Eswatini: a mixed-methods study
  Yael Hirsch-Moverman, Michael Strauss, Gavin George, Arnold Mafukidze, Gloria Sisi Dube, Anthony Mutiti, Wafaa El-Sadr, Andrea Howard, Joanne Mantell