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Submit TB & HIV/TB research for late-breakers by 31 July

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Two late-breaker sessions will be held at the 46th World Conference on Lung Health in Cape Town on 2-6 December. Researchers are invited to submit abstracts for these sessions by 31 July 2015, following the guidelines provided.

Tuberculosis: The Union and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are cosponsoring a late-breaker session related to tuberculosis. All aspects of TB control, elimination are welcomed. In keeping with the spirit of a late-breaker session, organisers request that abstract submissions cover only new, innovative and significant findings that have occurred as of 1 April 2015, or for which information has just become available. 

Deadline for submission: 31 July 2015

Click here for complete TB session details and submission guidelines.

HIV/TB: The WHO HIV Department in collaboration with the HIV Section of The Union will also host a TB/HIV late-breaker session at the conference.  All aspects of HIV/TB, including basic and clinical science, epidemiology, healthcare delivery, public health and economic modelling, etc are welcomed. In keeping with the late-breaker spirit, organisers request that abstract submissions cover only new, innovative and significant findings that have occurred as of 1 May 2014, or for which information has just become available. 

Deadline for submission: 31 July 2015

Click here for complete HIV/TB details and submission guidelines.