ASTMH 2024
Date
Location
New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center
900 Convention Center Blvd.
New Orleans, LA 70130
United States
The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene will host its annual meeting of researchers and practitioners specializing in tropical medicine, global health, and hygiene to share knowledge and explore new ideas. RTI experts will present work to strengthen global health response, security, surveillance, and more. We’ll also have a booth in the exhibit hall, so if you’re attending, stop by booth 507 to meet our team and learn more about our global health portfolio.
Improving the approach to monitor and report on coverage of malaria intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy: Time for a rethink
November 14 | 8:00 – 9:45 AM CT
RTI co-authors: Donal Bisanzio, Richard Reithinger
Strengthening the laboratory diagnosis of malaria in Guinea: The key role played by WHO-certified local experts
November 14 | 12:00 – 1:45 PM CT
RTI presenter: Fakouma Camara
Implementation of the schistosomiasis practical and precision assessment guidance for assessment of the impact of mass drug administration on schistosomiasis in five districts of Tanzania
November 14 | 12:00 – 1:45 PM CT
RTI presenter: Veronica Kabona
Use of a One Health approach to detect eight novel high-risk pathogens in acute febrile patients in Nigeria
November 14 | 3:00 – 4:45 PM CT
RTI presenter: Claire Quiner
The impact of seasonal malaria chemoprevention on the educational outcomes of school-aged children in Sub-Saharan Africa
November 15 | 10:15 AM – 12:00 PM CT
RTI co-authors: Donal Bisanzio, Richard Reithinger
Novel approach to surveillance and response in potential ‘hot spot’ areas post lymphatic filariasis sass drug administration in two districts in Tanzania
November 15 | 12:00 – 1:45 PM CT
RTI presenter: Dorica Burengelo
Evaluating the accuracy of clinical malaria diagnoses using TaqMan® Array Card Molecular Detection in Nigeria
November 16 | 5:15 – 7:00 PM CT
RTI presenter: Emmanuel Oga
Assessment of knowledge, attitudes, practices and factors contributing towards ongoing trachoma transmission and mass drug administration (MDA) coverage in Uganda
November 14 | 12:00 – 1:45 PM CT
RTI co-authors: Jocye Achan, Stephen Begumisa
Characterization of a filaria-specific Onchocerca volvulus protein as potential biomarker for active infection
November 14 | 12:00 - 1:45 PM
RTI presenter: Adebiyi Adeniran
Effect of rainfall and temperature anomalies on malaria incidence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
November 14 | 12:00 – 1:45 PM CT
RTI presenter: Donal Bisanzio
Improving the Approach to Monitor and Report on Coverage of Malaria Intermittent Preventive Treatment in Pregnancy: Time for A Rethink
November 14 | 12:00 - 1:45 PM CT
RTI co-authors: Donal Bisanzio, Richard Reithinger
Barriers to morbidity management and disability prevention (MMDP) care in Benishangul Gumuz Region, Ethiopia
Novemer 14 | 12:00 – 1:45 PM CT
RTI co-authors: Molly Brady, Wasihun Toli
Determinants of non-use of long-lasting insecticide-treated nets (LLIN) among mothers of children under five years old: A secondary analysis of data from the USAID Notre Santé Knowledge Attitudes and Practices survey
November 14 | 12:00 – 1:45 PM CT
RTI presenter: Datolo Kone
A mixed-method study to determine causes of death using minimal invasive tissue sampling and verbal autopsy in the Bono East Region, Ghana
November 14 | 12:00 – 1:45 PM CT
RTI co-author: Tia Paganelli
Using minimally invasive tissues sampling to determine causes of deaths in the Middle-belt of Ghana: Implementation successes, challenges and opportunities
November 14 | 12:00 – 1:45 PM CT
RTI co-authors: Tia Paganelli, Norman Goco
Factors associated with persistent and recrudescent active trachoma: Results from adaptive coverage evaluation surveys in Uganda
November 15 | 12:00 – 1:45 PM CT
RTI presenter: Stephen Begumisa
Understanding relationships between environmental temperature, rainfall, and malaria in children under five years of age in Senegal
November 15 | 12:00 – 1:45 PM CT
RTI presenter: Donal Bisanzio
Brugia Impact Survey as an alternative method for filariasis transmission assessment survey in Indonesia
November 15 | 12:00 - 1:45 PM CT
RTI presenter: Endri Budiwan
Trachoma zones of concern: Identifying areas of trachoma risk before and after elimination using novel geospatial analysis
November 15 | 12:00 – 1:45 PM CT
RTI presenter: Clara Burgert
Enhancing mass drug administration for lymphatic filariasis in Haiti through electronic collection of individual data
November 15 | 12:00 – 1:45 PM CT
RTI presenter: Eurica Davis
Using malaria routine data quality audits to improve malaria data quality in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
November 15 | 12:00 – 1:45 PM CT
RTI presenter: Bruno Kapinga
Adapting new LF survey guidance to country context: Lessons learned from piloting the Epidemiological Monitoring Survey in Nepal
November 15 | 12:00 – 1:45 PM CT
RTI presenter: Sudip Khatiwada
Serological evidence for disappearing Onchocerca volvulus (OV) transmission among human population of eastern and Western Usambara (Tanga Focus) of Tanzania
November 15 | 12:00 – 1:45 PM CT
RTI presenter: Ambakisye Mhiche
Coverage evaluation survey of lymphatic filariasis re- mass drug administration after pre-TAS failure in four districts of Mozambique, 2023
November 15 | 12:00 – 1:45 PM CT
RTI presenter: Clecio Sitoe
Overcoming diagnostic challenges with acute febrile illness in Nigeria: What can we learn from the SAFIAN study?
November 16 | 11:00 AM – 12:45 PM CT
RTI presenter: Lauren Courtney
Lessons learned from subdividing evaluation units for effective lymphatic filariasis interventions in Haiti
November 16 | 11:00 AM – 12:45 PM CT
RTI presenter: Eurica Davis
Assessing the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s malaria monitoring and evaluation system using the Monitoring and Evaluation Capacity Assessment Toolkit (MECAT) November 16 | 11:00 AM – 12:45 PM CT
RTI presenter: Bruno Kapinga
Factors associated with the performance of malaria case management by community health workers in the district of Fria, Guinea
November 16 | 11:00 AM – 12:45 PM CT
RTI presenter: Mamadou Keita
Effect of mobile populations on stopping MDA for LF/OV in Cross River State
November 16 | 11:00 AM – 12:45 PM CT
RTI presenter: Scott McPherson
Eliminating onchocerciasis (OV) in Nigeria: Successes, failures, and learnings from Cross River State (CRS)
November 16 | 11:00 AM – 12:45 PM CT
RTI co-authors: Scott McPherson, Chukwuma Okonkwo
Seasonal malaria among school-aged children in six Western conflict-affected border provinces in Thailand
November 16 | 11:00 AM – 12:45 PM CT
RTI presenter: Sathapana Naowarat
Associations between environmental temperature, rainfall, stillbirth, and neonatal mortality in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
November 16 | 11:00 AM – 12:45 PM CT
RTI presenter: Carrie Ngongo
Understanding associations between environmental temperature, rainfall, and newborn health outcomes in Senegal
November 16 | 11:00 AM – 12:45 PM CT
RTI presenter: Carrie Ngongo
Development of data collection tools to characterize climate change resilience in communities and health systems for NTD service delivery
November 16 | 11:00 AM – 12:45 PM CT
RTI presenter: Will Oswald
Establishing an evidence standard for determining cause of deaths in adults using minimally invasive tissue sampling: Efforts of the global MITS Surveillance Alliance
Date and Time TBC
RTI co-authors: Tia Paganelli, Norman Goco
Innovative local solutions and novel data use toward last mile efforts in eliminating Neglected Tropical Diseases
November 15 | 4:00 – 5:45 PM CT
RTI presenters: Whitney Goldman, Alain Javel
Tackling persistent and recrudescent transmission of NTDs: A growing end-game challenge for elimination of trachoma, lymphatic filariasis and eradication of Guinea worm disease
November 16 | 3:00 – 4:45 PM CT
RTI presenter: Jeremiah Ngondi
Minimally invasive tissue sampling: A tool for public health preparedness
November 16 | 3:00 – 4:45 PM CT
RTI presenter: Tia Paganelli
The devil is in the detail: Strategies for the integrated delivery of Neglected Tropical Disease services within primary health care and national systems
November 16 | 5:15 – 7:00 PM CT
RTI presenters: Camille Baladjay, Andrew Kymabadde