NTM Symposium 2025

NTM Symposium 2025

Thu 6 Nov 2025 8:00amFri 7 Nov 2025 5:00pm

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.

Rachel presenting at the 2023 SymposiumThe objectives of the forum are to:

  1. Advance and disseminate clinical knowledge in the field of NTM
  2. Disseminate the latest advances in translational research from around the world.
  3. Provide a forum for researchers to present and discuss their work
  4. 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 is now open! 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

mannkind


NTM Forum Organising Committee

Professor Rachel Thomson
Respiratory Research Unit Head
 
Dr Andrew Burke
Respiratory and infectious diseases physician, The Prince Charles Hospital, Brisbane, Australia
 
Felicia Goh, BSc, PhD
Senior Research Officer, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
 
Scott Bell, MBBS, MD, FRACP
Professor and Thoracic Physician, The Prince Charles Hospital, Brisbane, Australia
 
Alice Sawka, MBBS, MPH, FRACP
Respiratory Specialist, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, Australia
 
Geoffrey Eather, MBBS, FRACP
Respiratory Physician, Princess Alexandra Hospital and Acting Deputy Director, Metro South Clinical Tuberculosis Service, Brisbane, Australia
 
Malcolm Wilson, BSc, MBBS, FRACP
Respiratory Specialist, Metro South Clinical Tuberculosis Service and Logan Hospital, Brisbane, Australia
 
Tim Baird, BSc, MBBS, DTM&H, FRACP
Respiratory Physician, Sunshine Coast University Private Hospital, Australia
 
Michael Holt, BSc, MBBS, FRACP
Respiratory Physician, Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital and Greenslopes Private Hospital, Brisbane, Australia
 
Ieuan Evans, MRCP, PhD
Consultant Thoracic Physician, The Prince Charles Hospital, Brisbane, Australia

Claire Wainwright, MBBS, MRCP, FRACP, MD
Paediatric Respiratory Physician, Queensland Children’s Hospital, Brisbane, Australia

Victoria Grey, MBChB, MPH
Infectious Diseases Physician, Logan Hospital and Metro South Clinical Tuberculosis Service, Brisbane, Australia

Shaun Kang, MBBS (Hons), MRCP
Mycobacterial Diseases Fellow, Princess Alexandra Hospital and Metro South Clinical Tuberculosis Service, Brisbane, Australia

George Denby
Mycobacterial Diseases Fellow, Princess Alexandra Hospital and Metro South Clinical Tuberculosis Service, Brisbane, Australia