TBnet News May 2026

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The First TBnet/WHO Europe Conference on Antimicrobial Stewardship in TB

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) remains one of the leading global health threats, with tuberculosis (TB) playing a major role in this challenge. In 2024, an estimated 390,000 people developed multidrug- or rifampicin-resistant TB (MDR/RR-TB). In response, the World Health Organization has identified rifampicin-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis as a priority pathogen requiring urgent action.

Although antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) is essential to tackling AMR, TB-specific stewardship strategies are still underdeveloped. To address this, an international Delphi panel recently established consensus-based clinical standards for AMS in TB care.

Building on this initiative, the first Antimicrobial Stewardship in Tuberculosis Conference will take place in Chisinau, Moldova, on June 8–9, 2026.

At a conference organised by TBnet in collaboration with the World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe, experts from across the WHO European Region will review findings from a regional survey on implementation of these standards and discuss practical strategies to strengthen AMS in TB programmes and clinical practice.

While in-person spaces are now fully booked, there is still the possibility to join this event online. You can register at https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/hrVrZe7KRcujo4q6OgiiOg.

You can find the program and more information here.

Last Chance: Register Now for the DZIF Clinical Tuberculosis Course 2026

The DZIF Clinical Tuberculosis Course 2026, held from June 24–26, 2026, at the Research Center Borstel brings together clinicians, practitioners, scientists, public health workers, and colleagues from allied disciplines to share the latest updates in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of tuberculosis, and to engage in discussions with world-leading experts in TB management, control, and elimination.

The 2026 Visiting Professor in Tuberculosis is Professor Tony Hu from the School of Biomedical Engineering Tsinghua University, China, a world-leading expert on innovative diagnosis of tuberculosis. In addition to a keynote lecture Professor Hu will conduct a satellite symposium on “New tools for the diagnosis of tuberculosis” with a limited number of interested fellows.

The DZIF Course on Clinical Tuberculosis 2026 in Borstel is excellently suited for a comprehensive update on the practical management of tuberculosis, for cross-disciplinary exchange and networking.

We are delighted to welcome you to the beautiful Manor House at the Research Center Borstel in the heart of Schleswig-Holstein and look forward to an inspiring and engaging summer course together.

You can find the program and registration information here: https://fzb-veranstaltungen.de/tb2026

Next TBnet Webinar

The next TBnet Webinar will take place on July 2, 2026, and will be hosted by pTBnet. Further information on the program and registration will be shared soon.

We will also be premiering the TBnet 20^th Anniversary video at the beginning of the webinar, so be sure to join us on the day!

BREATHE Lecture Series 2026

As part of the “BREATHE – Building REspirAtory and infecTious disease Education And HEalthcare capacity in Ukraine” programme at the Research Center Borstel and the V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, this lecture series aims to support medical education and continuous training for medical students, residents, and young physicians in Ukraine.

The lectures will be delivered in English, and presentation slides will be translated into Ukrainian, kindly coordinated by colleagues at V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University. The lectures will be held on a weekly basis. You can register for the webinars at https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/VcXpPWlzQzCDzsocCPuSXA#/registration and upcoming topics include:

29.05.2026: CNS infections

05.06.2026: STIs

12.06.2026: Infective Endocarditis

19.06.2026: ID Jeopardy

Please find the flyer with all topics and speakers here: https://fz-borstel.de/images/veranstaltungen/Flyer_BREATHE_LECTURE_web.pdf