Earlier studies have shown that people with diabetes ( especially those who have poor glycemic control or diabetes control) are at high risk to develop active TB disease. But only a few studies done before, have investigated the relationship between diabetes and latent TB infection, and none of these studies have been population-based and were all in high-risk individuals.
Join us on Tuesday, 24th October Webinar with lead TB-Diabetes experts, including one of the scientists behind the first-ever population based study on latent TB and diabetes.
Tuesday, 24th October 2017
- Dr Leonardo Martinez, Post-doctoral research fellow, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, USA (who presented the outcomes of the study "Promising results for an investigation of Glycemic control and prevalence of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI): population-based study")
- Dr Anil Kapur, Chairman of Board of Directors, World Diabetes Foundation
- Dr Surya Kant, national President, Indian Chest Society; and Professor and Head of Respiratory Medicine department, King George's Medical University (KGMU)
Moderators:
- Ashok Ramsarup, award-winning senior journalist and former Senior Producer, South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC)
- Shobha Shukla, Managing Editor, CNS
