ETTi conducted the 3 hours workshop “Eliminating transmission of TB and other airborne pathogens” on 14th of November 2023 in frame of annual World Conference on Lung Health in Paris. Carrie Tudor and Paul Jensen chaired the workshop, coordinated by Matsie Mphahlele and Grigory Volchenkov.
The agenda consisted of four presentations:
- "Effective tuberculosis infection control in multiple settings: Administrative controls” (Matsie Mphahlele),
- "Choosing right environmental controls in limited resource settings” (Paul Jensen),
- “Architectural design for airborne IPC in resource limited settings” (Jako Nice) and
- “Making personal respiratory protection program effective and feasible” (Grigory Volchenkov).
After the short break the practical hands-on sessions followed: “TB IPC plan development based on risk assessment” (Matsie Mphahlele), “Environmental controls effectiveness and safety assessment” (Paul Jensen, Varvara Vauhkonen, Richard Vincent), “Architectural design brief development considering key IPC design factors” (Jako Nice), “Respirator donning, fit testing, seal checking and safe disposal” (Grigory Volchenkov) and Q&A session.
The workshop was fully booked long before the conference opening and received very positive feedback shown in the satisfaction survey report after it.
