The Australasian Clinical Tuberculosis Network (ACTnet) is a collaborative clinical research group spanning Australia and New Zealand.
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Jun 2
Join us 16 June, 1:00 pm (AEST) for the ACTnet Asia‑Pacific TB Journal Club with Dr Emma Smith (Royal Darwin Hospital).
She’ll discuss 3HP vs 4RIF for TB infection, showing higher completion with 3HP and similar safety.
Register: forms.office.com/r/Dsae8r0e6…
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May 22
Our May TBPod episode is live! 🎧
Dr Martin Allen joins Dr Jack Callum to discuss the GIRFT TB report, exploring how data, peer review & collaboration are driving improvements in TB care across England & Scotland.
Listen below 👇
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May 12
Are you a pharmacist curious about TB research but unsure how to get started?
Join the ACTnet Pharmacy TB Research Webinar on 11 June (12:30–2 pm AEST) to hear from academic pharmacists on practical entry points into TB research.
Register now - forms.office.com/r/vBwPe7BzG…
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Apr 24
Join the next ACTnet AP Regional TB Journal Club on Fri 22 May at 1 pm.
Dr Beth Morgan will discuss a Lancet Infectious Diseases trial on TB counselling and conditional cash transfers, and their impact on patient outcomes in South Africa.
Register now: forms.office.com/r/0wqjxMxTg…
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Apr 21
Our April TBPod episode is live! Dr Padmasayee Papineni joins Dr Jack Callum to explore tuberculosis care through narrative medicine, compassion, and lived experience.
Listen via the link! buzzsprout.com/851944/episod…
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Mar 24
Our first TBPod episode of 2026 is live! 🎧
Dr Peter MacPherson breaks down HIV–TB care, urban TB trends & diagnostic advances.
Listen below!
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Mar 17
How much asymptomatic TB are we missing?
Join the ACTnet TB Journal Club on 17 April as Alvin Teo & Khay Mar Aung discuss new Lancet GH findings showing universal sputum testing detects far more TB than symptom CXR screening.
Register now: forms.office.com/r/HvkfuLGH9…
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Feb 16
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: lnkd.in/guQGwWhP
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Jan 26
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/
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20 Dec 2025
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!
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18 Nov 2025
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!
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31 Oct 2025
📢 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/5J26eFgDZ…
#NursingResearch #TBcare #EndTB #PublicHealth
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23 Oct 2025
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/5J26eFgDZ…
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23 Oct 2025
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/K2UzAaajD…
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15 Oct 2025
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/journal.pgph…
Register via this link: forms.office.com/r/K2UzAaajD…
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30 Sep 2025
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/2X7sfs0js…
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19 Sep 2025
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/2X7sfs0js…
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12 Sep 2025
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/2X7sfs0js…
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11 Sep 2025
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/8715013…
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10 Sep 2025
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/8223715…
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