These documents provide information for submitting an abstract to the Research portion of MSF Scientific Days International 2025. They describe the criteria for consideration, along with abstract structure and content requirements, deadlines for the events, and guidance on the application process and ethics review requirements.
These documents provide information for submitting an abstract to the Innovation portion of MSF Scientific Days International 2025. They describe the criteria for consideration, along with abstract structure and content requirements, deadlines for the events, and guidance on the application process and ethics review requirements.
endTB Observational Study had sites in 17 countries. In each country, sites enrolled patients on treatment with bedaquiline and delamanid according to National TB Program guidelines, while collecting clinical and bacteriological data on efficacy and safety. Because many of the endTB Observational Study tools were found to be useful for clinicians and programs that were starting to use the new TB drugs and regimens, we made them freely available at the endTB website. This Technical Basis document provides the rationale for clinical decision-making, screening tools and data definitions that are used at the endTB Observational Study sites.
This guide is designed to give guidance to the endTB Project site on the use of new TB drugs bedaquiline and delamanid. It is intended to be a resource for physicians and other health care professionals involved in the endTB project. Every effort possible has been made to ensure that the material presented here is accurate, reliable, and in accord with current standards. However, as new research and experience expand our knowledge, recommendations for care and treatment change.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
This guide to using qualitative research methodology is designed to help you think about all the steps you need to take to ensure that you produce a good quality piece of work.
The guide starts by telling you what qualitative methodology is and when to use it in the field (understand people’s belief system, perspectives, experiences). It also flags the most important ethical issues that you will encounter (consent and confidentiality).
The second part of the guide tackles how you can concretely develop qualitative research designs; starting from clearly defining your research question (one of the most important steps in your research!), to how to develop a research protocol; and finally giving you tips on the sampling methods which are available and how to use them.
The third part details how you can actually obtain the data - what methods can you use to get the information you want? The three main methods (individual interviews, group interviews and observational methods) are explained, and the steps to build these different methods are outlined (How to do a topic guide? How to ask questions? How to develop interview skills and manage expectations? How to run group discussions? etc.).
Finally, the fourth chapter looks into how, once you have collected all the data, you can manage it and analyse it. For the management of data, a few practical issues are addressed, such as confidentiality and security, translation and recording. The analysis section will give you clues as to how to use thematic or narrative analysis, what validation strategies you need to think of, what good practice guidelines you should follow, and whether or not to use a computer software.
Case studies will be developed throughout the year and put on the open repository.