Module 1: Introduction: Dr Shubhi from Medical Learning Hub welcomed all participants and the speakers. She introduced the chief guest, panelists and speakers. General instructions were explained and the first poll was raised.
Module 2: Inaugural Address and Welcome speech: Dr. Sidharth Niyogi, Director of Health Services, West Bengal welcomed all the participants and speakers. Dr. Santosh Kumar Roy, addressed the audience by giving inaugural address and told about TB ellimination in West Bengal
Module 3: Management of DRTB with comorbidities and case presentation: Dr. Susmita Kundu, Professor and HOD of Department of respiratory medicine, R.G. Kar medical college and hospital, Kolkata shared her expertise on management of DRTB with comorbidities with case presentations.
- Global and National magnitude of TB
- Few DRTB cases presented with its clinical manifestation, investigations, and the management of treatment.
- Comorbidities like DRTB with alcoholic patient, diabetes, moderate anemia with inguinal ulcer etc were discussed.
- Hematological complications of Linezolid
- Lastly, she thanked MLH, all the students and attendees for organizing webinar.
Module 4: Private sector in DRTB care, modalities and expectations: Dr Ansuman Mukhopadhyay, who is pulmonologist and senior consultant at AMRI Hospital, Kolkata has shared his clinical experience in DRTB care in private sector along with few clinical case presentations and the results from the few clinical trials. He thanked MLH and sponsor to organize this webinar.
- Private sector in DRTB care- modalities and expectations
- A brief explanation on India TB report 2022.
- Tuberculosis treatment in the private healthcare sector in India: an analysis of recent trends and volumes using drug sales data
- Brief explanation on cross sectional study done on how to do urban Indian private practitioner diagnosis and treat tuberculosis.
- Explanation on training knowledge dissemination and the selection of private sector in training
- Presentation of a case study conducted on facing the reality of DRTB in India and its challenges and potential solutions
- Few clinical cases presentation to explain its diagnosis, investigation and its management
- Brief explanation on the randomized control trial study conducted in involving private practitioner in the Indian TB program.
- The comparison of the Indian and South Africa TB cases cascades for 2013
- Strategies for inclusion of private sector TB patients
- The result of the first national anti-TB drug resistance survey
- Expected time to MDR and XDR TB diagnosis with current gold standards
- Impact of extensive drug resistance on treatment outcomes in Non-HIV infected patients with MDR TB
- Combating DRTB through public-private collaboration and innovative approaches
- Technological innovations in TB control – using technology to involve the private sector in surveillance
- Parallel sector challenges
Module 5: Q&A: Several questions were asked by the attendees which were all answered by Prof. Dr. Susmita Kundu and Dr. Ansuman
Module 6: vote of thanks: Dr Shubhi from Medical Learning Hub delivered a vote of thanks thanking all the participants. Second poll was raised.
Introduction & Welcome note
Inaugurals address: Dr Santosh Kumar Roy, STO, West Bengal
Chief Guest: Dr Sidhant Niyogi, Director Health Services, West Bengal
Session 1: Management of DRTB with comorbidities & case presentation: Dr Susmita Kundu
Session 2: Private sector in DRTB care, modalities and expectations: Dr Ansuman Mukhopadhyay
Question and Answer
Vote of thanks
