NTM Symposium 2025
The Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Australia Research Network is brought to you by leading clinicians, researchers and scientists.
Over the course of this event, attendees will have the opportunity to review clinical aspects of NTM diagnosis and management, hear about the latest research being conducted, and to discuss research priorities and opportunities for collaboration.
The objectives of the forum are to:
- Advance and disseminate clinical knowledge in the field of NTM
- Disseminate the latest advances in translational research from around the world.
- Provide a forum for researchers to present and discuss their work
- Facilitate collaborations across Australia to enhance the quality and outcomes of research in this field.
Program information
Please bookmark this webpage to check for the latest updates to the program. The full program, including invited speaker topics, selected abstracts and speaker bios will be available at a later date.
Overview
Thursday: Core Curriculum
This program is aimed at clinical and allied health professionals, with topics such as epidemiology, diagnostics, host susceptibility, radiology/laboratory developments, disease management, drug toxicity and the evidence behind the guidelines, plus case discussions and approaches for extrapulmonary or less common NTM infections.
Friday: Research Focus
This program will showcase the latest research developments relevant to NTM, including research studies and clinical trials in epidemiology, microbiology, diagnostics, host-pathogen interactions and novel therapies.
Registration
Registration for the NTM Symposium 2025 will open soon. Early bird registration ends on 5 September 2025.
If you are registering for only 1 day, please indicate which day you will attend on the registration form.
Pricing (AU$)
Early Bird (before 05/09/25) | Late (after 05/09/25) | |||
1 Day | 2 Days | 1 Day | 2 Days | |
Attendee | $150 | $250 | $200 | $400 |
Student | $50 | $100 | $50 | $100 |
Abstracts
Abstract submissions are open.
Abstract submission closes at 17:00 AEST on Friday 5 September 2025.
Please submit your abstracts by emailing to ntm@uq.edu.au in the following format:
- 1x A4 page, 12pt Arial font
- Sections:
- State preference for Poster, Oral, or Either
- Title
- Authors (Last Name, Initial(s) and underline the presenting author
- Affiliations (use a superscript numbering system to reference authors)
- For the body of the abstract, use such headers as Background, Aims, Methods, Discussion and Conclusion where relevant
- Figures and tables are welcome but must fit on the same A4 page
Bronze sponsor
NTM Forum Organising Committee
George Denby
Mycobacterial Diseases Fellow, Princess Alexandra Hospital and Metro South Clinical Tuberculosis Service, Brisbane, Australia