Supported by AGES, the Austrian Tuberculosis Association - Alland Sanatorium (Austria's representative in the International Tuberculosis Union) and the Medical University of Vienna are once again organising the World Tuberculosis Day Symposium on 23 March 2026.
As one of the world's most common infectious diseases, tuberculosis continues to present doctors with new challenges in treatment and improving diagnostic techniques, and therefore also requires the ongoing dissemination of information and further training.
Contents
- Epidemiological situation
- "Separating the wheat from the chaff" Looking at literature objectively/critically/sceptically
- New recommendations - implementation/experience
- New substances and therapeutic strategies in the pipeline
- The long wait for better vaccines
- Tuberculosis care in times of war: experience report from Ukraine
- Tracking down mycobacteria - cluster analysis
- TB and pregnancy
- News from the emerging field of "Post TB Disease"
- Importance of screening programmes
- Evaluation of the TB screening data
- Tuberculosis in adulthood
The detailed programme can be found here.
Target group
Public health officers, doctors, nursing staff,
social workers and employees of health authorities
Language
German, English
Further training information
DFP points have been applied for this event.
You can register for the symposium here.
The documents released by the speakers will be made available online after the event and are publicly accessible to all interested persons.