36th Union World Conference on Lung Health

FIND Symposium, Paris, 18-22 Oct 2005

Title: “Impact of diagnostics: Promises and progress”
Chair: Dr. Peter Small/Giorgio Roscigno

The FIND symposium provided attendees at the World Conference on Lung Health an opportunity to receive an insightful review of the TB diagnostic arena. This included a review of the health and economic impact of TB diagnostics, modelling approaches to quantify such impact, review of available diagnostics and a look at the pipeline of innovative diagnostics on the horizon.

FIND Symposium presentations:

	"What do we get from better diagnostics?" - Mark Perkins
	The need for better tools to meet MDGs worldwide - Chris Dye [download pdf 164Kb]
	A patient-centered model for reducing morbidity and delay in TB diagnosis - Sake de Vlas
	Current TB diagnostic services – “What is currently available and how much do we pay for it?" - Jane Cunningham [download pdf 607Kb]
	Improving TB diagnostics: the pipeline for better tools - Mark Perkins [download pdf 1.5 Mb]

Comments from the Symposium

“Diagnostics are the facilitator tool for new methods of preventative therapy,”
Chris Dye, WHO Geneva

“Getting diagnostics close to patients will have the greatest impact,”
Mark Perkins, CSO, FIND

“Smear microscopy is the only tool (for TB diagnosis) broadly applied around the world,”
Jane Cunningham, WHO/TDR/Geneva