The document outlines the schedule for The London Advanced Tuberculosis Course, which takes place over two days. On the first day, the schedule includes presentations on TB epidemiology, diagnosis of various forms of TB, laboratory diagnostic techniques, and workshops on topics like radiology, IGRA testing, and clinical case discussions. The afternoon includes more workshops and a reception. The second day focuses on workshops in the morning on topics like finding and treating TB patients and new entrant screening. Presentations in the afternoon cover interferon gamma release assays, anti-TNF treatment and immunosuppression in TB patients, molecular diagnostic tools, paediatric TB issues, and global aspects of TB control.

1. THE LONDON ADVANCED TUBERCULOSIS COURSE
Thursday 26 Nov 2015
08.45 – 09.10 Registration and coffee
09.10 – 09.20 Welcome and introduction
Professor Onn Min Kon (Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust) and Dr Deepti
Kumar (Public Health England)
09.20 – 09.50 Trends in TB epidemiology
Dr Lucy Thomas, Public Health England
09.50 – 10.30 Natural History of TB, the mantoux test and Latent TB
Dr Robert Davidson, London North West London NHS Trust
10.30 – 11.00 The BCG, contact tracing and screening new entrants – science and rationale
Dr Dominik Zenner, Public Health England
11.00 - 11.20 Coffee
11.20 – 12.05 Pulmonary, Pleural and Mediastinal TB – clinical aspects and diagnosis
Professor Onn Min Kon, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
12.05 – 12.35 Lymph Node/ Abdominal/ Renal /Pericardial TB – clinical aspects, diagnosis
and managing paradoxical reactions
Dr. Jack Barker, King’s College Hospital
12.35 – 13.05 TB and HIV issues
Dr Marc Lipman, Royal Free Hospital
13.05 – 13.50 Lunch
13.50 – 14.20 Laboratory Diagnostic Techniques
Dr. Hugo Donaldson, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
14.20 - 15.05 Workshops
Radiology for Nurses (Dr. Ranju Dhawan – ICHNT)
IGRA Testing Practicalities (Dr. Suranjith Seneviratne - RFH)
Supporting Treatment Completion and Funding (Marie O’Donoghue – ICHNT/
Sue Collinson - Homerton)
Clinical Cases (Dr David Connell, Prof Onn Min Kon - ICHNT)
15.00 - 15.05 Workshop change over
15.05 - 15.50 Workshops
Radiology for Doctors ((Dr. Ranju Dhawan – ICHNT)
IGRA Testing Practicalities (Dr. Suranjith Seneviratne - RFH)
Supporting Treatment Completion and Funding (Marie O’Donoghue – ICHNT/
Sue Collinson - Homerton)
Clinical Cases (Dr David Connell, Prof Onn Min Kon - ICHNT)
15.50 – 16.10 Tea
16.10 – 16.55 Workshops
Radiology for Nurses (Dr. Ranju Dhawan – ICHNT)
IGRA Testing Practicalities (Dr. Suranjith Seneviratne - RFH)
Supporting Treatment Completion and Funding (Marie O’Donoghue – ICHNT/
Sue Collinson - Homerton)
Clinical Cases (Dr David Connell, Prof Onn Min Kon - ICHNT)
17.00 - 18.00 Close and drinks reception

2. 18.00 - 19.30 CRI EVENING SYMPOSIUM –MDR TB Symposium
Chairs: Dr Martin Dedicoat/ Professor Onn Min Kon
MDR TB regimens – Professor Graham Bothamley
MDR Treatment Toxicity Issues – Dr Toby Capsticks
A specialist MDR Unit and European approach – the Beatrixoord Unit
Dr Wiel de Lange

3. THE LONDON ADVANCED TUBERCULOSIS COURSE
Programme – Day 2
Friday 27th Nov 2015
08.45 – 09.00 Registration and coffee
09.10 – 10.00 WORKSHOPS
How to ‘Find and Keep’ – Al Story/ Yasmin Mallu (Find and Treat)
Incident Management and ‘Mass screening’ - Dr Sarah Anderson/ Sue Dart
Managing the BCG vaccine- Dr Bhanu Williams, LNWH NHS Trust
New Entrant Screening in practice – Dr Deepti Kumar/ Wazi Khan
10.00 – 10.05 Changeover
10.05 – 10.55 WORKSHOPS
How to ‘Find and Keep’ – Al Story/ Yasmin Mallu (Find and Treat)
Incident Management and ‘Mass screening’ - Dr Sarah Anderson/ Sue Dart
Managing the BCG vaccine- Dr Bhanu Williams, LNWH NHS Trust
New Entrant Screening in practice – Dr Deepti Kumar/ Wazi Khan
10.55 - 11.15 COFFEE
11.15 - 11.45 The interferon gamma release assays – Use and Abuse
Professor Onn Min Kon, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
11.45 - 12.25 Anti-TNF, immunosuppression and renal patients - approaches in TB
Heather Milburn, St Thomas’ Hospital
12.25 – 12.55 Spinal and Bone TB
Veronica White, Barts Health
12.55 - 13.40 Lunch
13.40 – 14.10 Molecular tools – current applications in the reference laboratory
Professor Francis Drobniewski, PHE National Mycobacterial Reference Laboratory,
Barts + The London School of Medicine and Dentistry and Imperial College London
14.10 - 14.40 Research in TB update
Professor Ajit Lalvani, Imperial College London
14.40 – 15.25 Paediatric TB Issues
Dr Bhanu Williams, LNWH NHS Trust
15.25 - 15.40 TEA
15.40 – 16.10 TB treatment and complications, drug interactions and alcohol/methadone
Professor Peter Ormerod, Blackburn
16.10-16.40 CNS and Meningeal TB – management
Dr Graham Cooke, Imperial College London
16.40-1700 Global aspects in TB control
Professor Peter Davies, Liverpool Cardiothoracic Centre
17.00 Close