Membership

Membership is open to all clinicians, allied healthcare professionals, NGO staff and researchers with an interest in paediatric TB.

Through the members’ forum, participants regularly exchange knowledge on paediatric TB, including:

  • Live case discussions
  • Guideline and practice debates
  • Reports from member meetings

Membership is free of charge. Since 2024, members are invited to donate a voluntary contribution to help sustain the network and to support travel costs of members from low-resource settings to the annual members’ meeting and the bi-annual International Meeting on Childhood Tuberculosis organised by ptbnet. As a general guidance we suggest that specialists contribute €50 and trainees €20. Colleagues from low-income countries should not feel obliged to contribute financially.

How to Become a ptbnet Member

Becoming a member of our network is easy! Simply send an informal email to the ptbnet secretary (office@ptbnet.org), stating you full name, the institution or organisation where you are based, and you role there. After a brief assessment you will receive an invitation link to join ptbnet.

Membership Benefits & Responsibilities

Benefits:

  • Access to online forum to discuss complex cases and practice guidelines
  • Access to member area of the ptbnet site (abstracts from previous meetings; application forms for studies, ptbnet guidelines and consensus statements)
  • Opportunities to influence and harmonise paediatric TB care by becoming involved in advocacy
  • Networking with leading experts in paediatric TB across Europe and beyond
  • Participation in ptbnet surveys focusing on critical topics relevant to paediatric TB
  • Opportunities to participate in multi-centre research projects (via contribution to the ptbnet database or stand-alone projects)
  • Invitations to annual ptbnet meetings and other scientific events
  • Potential financial support (for members from low-income settings only) to attend the ptbnet Annual Meeting and the International Meeting on Childhood Tuberculosis organised by ptbnet

Responsibilities:

  • Adhere to ptbnet’s scientific and ethical standards
  • Contribute actively to network activities (voluntary)
  • Respect confidentiality and data sharing agreements
  • Behave in a professional and collegial manner in the online forum