The TBPod

The TBPod is a podcast for clinicians and policymakers caring for patients with tuberculosis. The podcasts present discussions with expert clinicians, researchers, policymakers and advocates about their work in the field of tuberculosis. Tuberculosis remains one of the leading causes of death worldwide, and is an important contributor to morbidity among migrants arriving in Australia and New Zealand. There are around 1300 reported cases of TB in Australia each year, and a further 300 in New Zealand. Included in these figures are cases of multi-drug resistant (MDR) TB which pose significant barriers to treatment and management of the disease. The Australian government has committed to the global elimination of TB by 2030, but to do so requires the development of innovative new strategies, based on high-quality research, that has national and international reach. These podcasts aim to engage and update those who are interested in the field of tuberculosis through discussions with leaders in the field of tuberculosis.

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Tuberculosis Modelling

March 01, 2023 • Actnet

Today I had the pleasure of speaking to Hojoon Sohn, an associate professor in infectious disease epidemiologist at the Seoul National University College of Medicine. Hojoon is an expert in TB modelling and speaks to us about his research in decentralised models of testing. This was a fascinating podcast about an area of Tuberculosis not often encountered in the clinical sphere and Hojoon gives a wonderful insight into how and why we implement diagnostic testing.

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XPEL-TB: Cattamanchi, Adithya, et al. "Multicomponent strategy with decentralised molecular testing for tuberculosis." New England Journal of Medicine 385.26 (2021): 2441-2450.

Mungai, Brenda Nyambura, et al. "‘If not TB, what could it be?’Chest X-ray findings from the 2016 Kenya Tuberculosis Prevalence Survey." Thorax 76.6 (2021): 607-614.

Vessière, Aurélia, et al. "Impact of systematic early tuberculosis detection using Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra in children with severe pneumonia in high tuberculosis burden countries (TB-Speed pneumonia): a stepped wedge cluster randomized trial." BMC pediatrics 21 (2021): 1-12.

Thompson, Ryan R., et al. "Multicomponent strategy with decentralised molecular testing for tuberculosis in Uganda: a cost and cost-effectiveness analysis." The Lancet Global Health 11.2 (2023): e278-e286.