The Australasian Clinical Tuberculosis Network (ACTnet) is a collaborative clinical research group spanning Australia and New Zealand.
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Final Call - 5 Days to Go! 📢
Join the ACTnet TB Nurses SIG Webinar on 2 Nov to hear from TB nurse researchers and explore opportunities for nurse-led TB research.
Register now: forms.cloud.microsoft/r/YGt7…
Our August TBPod episode is now live! Join Dr Alice Sawka, Dr Jack Callum and Dr Victoria Grey as they unpack the evidence behind the widely used "eight-hour rule" in TB contact tracing.
Listen here: buzzsprout.com/851944/episod…
July #TBPod is live! Dr Alice Sawka, Dr Jack Callum and Dr Victoria Grey discuss TNF-alpha inhibitors, TB prevention, and the evidence behind current practice. #Tuberculosis #TBPrevention
Listen here: buzzsprout.com/851944/episod…
Join the ACTnet Asia-Pacific TB Journal Club on 28 July, 1:00 pm AEST. Dr Glyzelle Lagason will discuss a promising 4-month TB treatment regimen and its implications for future TB care.
Register here: forms.office.com/r/C3tyNqgFN…
Our June TBPod is live! Dr Alice Sawka and paediatric TB nurse Courtney Murphy discuss the challenges of diagnosing TB in children, innovative tools like induced sputum, and how new pathways are improving diagnosis and supporting families.
Listen here buzzsprout.com/851944/episod…
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…
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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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…
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…
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…
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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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…
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
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!
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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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📢 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
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…
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…
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.
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Register via this link: forms.office.com/r/K2UzAaajD…
