We’re kicking off the 2026 ACTnet TB Journal Club on Tuesday 3 March @ 1 PM AEDT with A/Prof Suman Majumdar! Join us to explore what decades of research reveal about community-wide TB preventive therapy in high-burden settings. Register now: forms.office.com/r/quER9EUPyt

Join us in Perth from 27–31 March 2026 for the TSANZSRS Annual Scientific Meeting, featuring TSANZ’s “Lungs Under the Microscope” and ANZSRS’s Breathing Through the Ages.” For more information and to register your spot, visit tsanzsrsasm.com

Our latest ACTnet TBPod episode features Dr Joseph Donovan on the global impact of tuberculous meningitis, breakthrough trial insights, and what’s needed to improve diagnosis and treatment worldwide. Listen now via the link below www.buzzsprout.com/851944/episo...

TBPod is back! New episode featuring Dr Jodie Schildkraut & Dr Van Le Hong on Unite4TB’s mission to accelerate TB treatment development, strengthen trial platforms, and tackle challenges in high-burden settings. Listen now! www.buzzsprout.com/851944/episo...

📢 Join us on 12 Nov for the ACTnet TB Nurses SIG Webinar! Hear from experts across Australia & the Pacific on nursing-led TB research, challenges & opportunities. Register now to secure your spot - forms.office.com/r/5J26eFgDZL

Join us on Wed 12 Nov, 2–3:30 PM AEDT (Zoom) for ACTnet’s final webinar of the year, the TB Nurses Special Interest Group Webinar. Hear from experts on advancing nursing research in TB care across Australia & the Pacific. Register now: forms.office.com/r/5J26eFgDZL

Less than 2 weeks! Join ACTnet TB Journal Club on 5 Nov, 1 PM AEDT (Zoom) with Sarah Bernays & Duy Trinh-Hoang discussing MDR-TB care in Vietnam. Register now to secure your spot - forms.office.com/r/K2UzAaajD9

Join the ACTnet Asia-Pacific TB Journal Club on Wed 5 Nov, 1 PM AEDT (Zoom), with A/Prof Sarah Bernays & PhD candidate Duy Trinh-Hoang (Uni of Sydney) discussing mHealth & MDR-TB care in Vietnam. Read: doi.org/10.1371/jour... Register via this link: forms.office.com/r/K2UzAaajD9

1 Week to Go! 8 Oct 2025, 1 PM AEST on Zoom Join the ACTnet Asia-Pacific TB Journal Club with Dr Emily MacLean (Uni of Sydney, NHMRC CRE-TB) on the CASTLE Study: chest X-ray & urine LAM for TB diagnosis in adults with HIV. Register now at forms.office.com/r/2X7sfs0js0

8 Oct 2025, 1 PM AEDT on Zoom Join the ACTnet Asia-Pacific TB Journal Club with Dr Emily MacLean (Uni of Sydney, NHMRC CRE-TB) on the CASTLE Study: chest X-ray & urine LAM for TB diagnosis in adults with HIV. Register at forms.office.com/r/2X7sfs0js0

Join us on Wed 8 Oct, 1:00 pm AEST for the ACTnet Asia-Pacific TB Journal Club with Dr Emily MacLean. We’ll discuss the CASTLE Study on enhanced TB diagnosis using chest X-ray & urine LAM in adults with HIV. Register: forms.office.com/r/2X7sfs0js0

Join us tomorrow for the final day of the Multiple Syndemics of Tuberculosis Symposium (12 Sept) from 4:00–6:30pm AEST | 2:00–4:30pm ICT Topics: TB & HIV, silicosis, mental health, air quality, ethics, survivorship, Indigenous health. Join via Zoom: uni-sydney.zoom.us/j/87150131399

Just us tomorrow for Day 2 of the Multiple Syndemics of Tuberculosis Symposium (11 Sept). We’ll explore TB with diabetes, financial hardship, post-TB lung disease, CVD, youth advocacy, and climate change. You are warmly invited to attend live via Zoom: uni-sydney.zoom.us/j/82237153983

Join us today for Day 1 of the Multiple Syndemics of Tuberculosis Symposium (10 Sept, 8–10:30 CET / 16–18:30 AEST). Sessions explore TB with undernutrition, leprosy, smoking & survivorship, plus integrated care. Live via Zoom: uni-sydney.zoom.us/j/89353021267

2 weeks to go! Join the 3-day virtual symposium - The Multiple Syndemics of Tuberculosis from 10–12 Sep. Explore how TB interacts with other diseases, impacts, and what care approaches are needed. Register at: forms.office.com/r/2NenfJRJ8R #Tuberculosis #TBResearch

Join us for the next ACTnet AP Regional TB Journal Club session with Prof Helen Cox, expert in TB & infectious disease. We will discuss the topic of "Measuring Mycobacterium Tuberculosis in Bioaerosols in a High TB Burden Setting" Register at: forms.office.com/r/fWQZMLCyvz

Join the 3-day virtual symposium - The Multiple Syndemics of Tuberculosis from 10–12 Sep 2025. Explore how TB interacts with other diseases, impacts, and what future screening and care approaches are needed. Register at: forms.office.com/r/2NenfJRJ8R #Tuberculosis #GlobalHealth #TBResearch

Mark your calendar – Wed 13 Aug, 1PM AEST! Join the ACTnet TB Journal Club with Dr Tasnim Hasan, discussing an article on the rising threat of bedaquiline-resistant TB and its impact on treatment outcomes. Register Now! lnkd.in/gUZkkBbB #Tuberculosis #BedaquilineResistance #GlobalHealth

Join us 13 Aug, 1PM AEST for ACTnet TB Journal Club featuring Dr Tasnim Hasan, infectious diseases physician with global & local TB experience. We’ll discuss bedaquiline resistance and treatment outcomes for rifampicin-resistant TB. 🔗 Article: lnkd.in/gFk9A-KU 🖱️ Register: lnkd.in/gt-rmyEE

Less than 2 weeks to go! Join ACTnet’s Tough TB: A Rapid-Fire of Clinical Conundrums webinar on 2 July at 4 PM AEST. Drs Roberts, Geake, Grey & Sawka will tackle challenging TB cases in real time. Register: lnkd.in/gbTYMJTb #ACTnet #TBWebinar #InfectiousDiseases #EndTB #Tuberculosis

ACTnet Webinar: Tough TB – A Rapid-Fire of Clinical Conundrums is coming up on Wednesday, 2 July at 4 PM AEST. Join Dr Matthew Roberts, James Geake, Victoria Grey, and Alice Sawka as they discuss challenging TB cases. Register now: forms.office.com/r/4K0Pau41iu #TB #EndTB #MedicalEducation

📢 Final call to register. Just 3 days to go! Join us for the next ACTnet TB Journal Club with Dr Romain Ragonnet on modelling TB case finding and latent infection clearance. 🗓️ Thurs 5 June, 1PM AEST 🔗 Register: lnkd.in/gZ2ttmpt 📖 Preprint: lnkd.in/guQtzbwC

TBPod is back! Associate Prof. Nicolas Menzies joins Dr Andrew Burke to unpack the hidden burden after TB treatment, on life-years, quality of life & long-term risks. #TBPod #Tuberculosis #GlobalHealth Listen via the link below. www.buzzsprout.com/851944/episo...

1 days left to register for the TB CRE Annual Research Symposium! Don’t miss this opportunity to connect with leading researchers and contribute to the future of TB control. 📅 29–30 May | 📍Sydney 🔗 Register: events.humanitix.com/tb-cre-annua... 🔗 Subscribe: www.tbcre.org.au/subscription...

1 week left to register for our hybrid event - TB CRE Annual Research Symposium 2025! 📅 29–30 May | 📍Sydney 🔗 Register: events.humanitix.com/tb-cre-annua... 🔗 Subscribe: www.tbcre.org.au/subscription...

🚨 1 week left to register for in-person attendance for the TB CRE Symposium 2025! 📅 29–30 May | 📍 Sydney Join TB researchers across Aus & Indo-Pacific to share findings and shape the future. 🔗 Register: events.humanitix.com/tb-cre-annua... 🔗 Subscribe: www.tbcre.org.au/subscription...

Only 3 weeks to go! 5 June, 1 PM AEST! Tune in for the next ACTnet TB Journal Club with Dr. Romain Ragonnet, exploring whether TB models should account for latent infection clearance—and the impact on case-finding strategies. 🔗 Register: lnkd.in/gZ2ttmpt 📄 Read the preprint at: lnkd.in/guQtzbwC

Don’t miss the next ACTnet TB Journal Club on 5 June, 1PM AEST! Dr Ragonnet will discuss whether TB models should account for latent infection clearance—& what that means for case-finding strategies. Register at: lnkd.in/gZ2ttmpt Pre-print: lnkd.in/guQtzbwC

3 weeks to go! Join experts at the TB CRE Symposium 2025 to explore breakthroughs in TB research across Australia & the Indo-Pacific. 📅 When? 29–30 May in Sydney Register at: events.humanitix.com/tb-cre-annua... Subscribe here to stay connected with TB CRE: www.tbcre.org.au/subscription...

The TB Centre of Research Excellence (TB CRE) is now offering two PhD scholarships and three post-doctoral fellowships in tuberculosis research. For more information, please visit the TB CRE website at this link www.tbcre.org.au/copy-of-news-3 Applications are due by 5pm AEST on April 30th, 2025.

To be effective TB prevention, treatment and care needs to work for affected communities. Find out how we are delivering community-centred research by listening to this short film.   www.tbcre.org.au/copy-of-poli... #WorldTBday #WTBD2025

Submissions are now open for Abstracts, Symposia, Satellite Sessions, and Post-Graduate Courses and Workshops for the Union World Conference on Lung Health 2025. For more details and to submit, visit theunion.org

A recent publication in The Journal of Infectious Diseases, examines a 10-year tuberculosis outbreak within an extended Samoan family in Western Sydney, Australia. doi.org/10.1093/infd...

If @idiots-pod.bsky.social is too small then this is tiny but seems as good a time as any to highlight @actnet.bsky.social's TBpod. Throw it a listen for all things TB. #TBsky www.actnet.org.au/podcast

The landmark VQUIN trial, recently published in the New England Journal of Medicine, demonstrates that levofloxacin is safe for preventing multidrug-resistant TB. Notably, the risk of developing TB was reduced by 60% at 54 weeks, as shown in a pre-specified meta-analysis with the TB CHAMP Trial.

ACTnet TBPod: Fighting Childhood Tuberculosis: Expert Advice from Dr Graeme Hoddinott In this episode, we explore ground-breaking research on the preferences of children and adolescents in tuberculosis (TB) treatment and management, revealing surprising insights.

TB CRE: Melbourne Symposium 2025 Monday 24th - Tuesday 25th March 2025 Symposium sessions will address: • The heterogeneity of TB: new insights into host and pathogen variability • TB clinical trials and research translation • Developing a collaborative research agenda with the TB CRE

Repurposing Beta-Lactams for TB Treatment? Another fantastic paper from an Australian research team published in the Journal of Applied Microbiology explored the potential of beta-lactams, traditionally underutilized in TB treatment, combined with beta-lactamase inhibitors to enhance efficacy.