IMPALA-linked presenters and moderators at The 2020 Union Conference

^{Union Code}

^{Session Title}

^{Abstract Title}

^Name

^Description

^Location

^Date/time

^OA-03

^{Optimising lung health beyond TB}

^{How does exposure to fine particulate matter in Malawi vary by gender, exposure source and cooking characteristics? Fine grain data from an ethnography-linked exposure study}

^{Sepeedeh Saleh}

^{Air pollution exposure through the life course contributes to a range of respiratory pathology in adults and children. In Malawi a great majority of the population use solid fuels for cooking, causing frequent exposure to high concentrations of air pollution including fine particulate matter (PM2.5). We use preliminary air quality data from a mixed methods ethnographic study of air pollution in a Malawian village to describe PM2.5 exposures by gender, exposure source and cooking features in this setting.} 

^{Channel 3}

^21/10/20

^{11:37 - 11:45}

^OA-03

^{Optimising lung health beyond TB}

^{Availability of diagnostic services and essential medicines for non-communicable respiratory diseases in African counties} 

^{Catherine Plum}

^{The study aimed to explore the availability of diagnostic spirometry and essential medicines for asthma and COPD in African countries. Data was collected by a questionnaire given to attendees at PATS MECOR and IMPALA meeting. Primary data on availability was gathered and reasons behind the challenges of non-availability were explored.}

^{Channel 3}

^21/10/20

^{11:53 - 12:01}

^OA-03

^{Optimising lung health beyond TB}

^{Chronic Lung Diseases Remain Under-Prioritized in Africa Despite Their Growing Burden: Findings from a Lung Health Policy Analysis}

^{Emma Heneine}

^{Despite the growing burden of chronic lung diseases (CLDs) in Africa, investment in research, policy and programmes is lacking. Understanding regional and national-level lung health policy environments (via policy desk review and key informant interviews) is critical to inform generation, and effective, uptake of relevant and responsive lung health research.}

^{Channel 3}

^21/10/20

^{12:01 - 12:09}

^SP-11

^{Treating Mild Asthma: A Paradigm Shift}

^{Combination inhaler (ICS/ formoterol) Applicability to children: A Low resource setting perspective.}

^{Refiloe Masekela}

^{Asthma in children is increasing in prevalence in children in low middle-income countries. Risk factors for this increase and poor asthma control in this population are poorly studied. One of the critical gaps in asthma treatment is access to affordable and safe medication delivered via an appropriate delivery system. The current GINA recommendations encourage the use of combination therapy to improve asthma control, but this may not be possible in settings where there is poor access to spacer delivery systems and unaffordability of drugs. Motivation for one drug device to manage asthma is an attractive option in this setting where there is an overuse of short-acting beta-agonist, together with interventions and advocacy to improve access to asthma treatment may be a solution to this issue in low-income settings}

^{Channel 3}

^21/10/20

^16:59-17:11

^SP-38

^{Hidden, but for how much longer? The epidemiological and economic burden of post-TB}

^{Post-TB lung disease at the bedside}

^{Brian Allwood}

^{This talk will begin with the definition of post-tuberculosis lung disease (PTLD), highlighting the strengths and limitations of the currently proposed definition. It will then describe a clinical classification of PTLD and explain areas of complexity, which can hamper measurement of PTLD, using single instruments (e.g. spirometry alone). The talk will use case studies of patients with PTLD as illustrations suitable for both non-clinicians and clinicians not familiar with the management of PTLD. Difficulties in clinical management of such patients will be briefly mentioned.}

^{Channel 4}

^23/10/20

^16:35-16:45

^OA-40

^24/10/20

^16:35-16:45