Journal Club

Advancing TB social science together

Through this virtual journal club, TB researchers interested in social science can meet, support each other, and stay current on our understanding of useful research methods.

Anyone is welcome to attend or present and attendees can support the club by coming prepared to discuss the papers in advance and keeping their cameras on when possible.

Session Format

In each 60 minute virtual session, a presenter will review the article and the set the stage for a group discussion.

Articles discussed will usually be published within the last 10 years, available by open access, and focused on people-centred care, social determinants, or TB policy

Session presenters do not need to follow a specific format, but should plan to:

  1. review the content and the methods of the article,
  2. prepare discussion points on research methods and application to TB elimination, and
  3. reserve approximately half the session for discussion.

Schedule

The journal club meets year-round on zoom on the second Wednesday of every other month at:

10am EST, 4pm CET, 5pm SAST

Access

Registration in advance is not required. To attend simply join the meeting using the link and the passcode below:

Link  
Passcode: SS4TB

People

The journal club is led by Dr. Nancy Bedingfield.

To receive email notifications, volunteer to present, or suggest a paper for an upcoming session contact Nancy @ nancy.bedingfield@ucalgary.ca

Sessions

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Join us for our next Journal Club session happening on October 8 at 10am ET/ 4pm SAST/4pm CEST.
We will be discussing the following article below:
Roberti J, Carmiol-Rodríguez P, Chan-Liang E, Aguilar-Vidrio OA, Suyanto AA, Sprecher J, Rubinstein F, Iribarren S. Enhancing tuberculosis treatment support: A thematic analysis of interactive messages in a digital adherence technology trial to identify needs, challenges, and strategies for improvement. PLoS One. 2025 Jul 24;20(7):e0326492.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0326492
 Email nancy.bedingfield@ucalgary.ca for more information
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Join us for our next Journal Club session happening on Aug 13 at 10am ET/ 4pm SAST/4pm CEST.

We will be discussing the following article below co-written by SSHIFTB contributor Yuliya Chorna:

Chorna, Y., Lukash, IG., Kalancha, Y. et al. Perspectives on multisectoral accountability framework to end tuberculosis in the Eastern Europe and Central Asia region: a mixed-methods study. BMC Glob. Public Health 3, 20 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1186/s44263-025-00136-y

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Join us for our next Journal Club session happening on June 11 at 10am ET/ 4pm SAST/4pm CEST.

We will be discussing the following article below co-written by SSHIFTB founder Nora Engel:

James R, Theron G, Cobelens F, Engel N. Framing the detection of incipient tuberculosis infection: A qualitative study of political prioritisation. Tropical Medicine & International Health. 2022 Apr;27(4):445-53. https://doi.org/10.1111/tmi.13734

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Dr. Nancy Bedingfield will discuss SSHIFTB contributors’ paper:  

Stillo J. Connecting the DOTS: Should we still be doing directly observed therapy? Human Organization. 2024.Jan 2; 83(1). 18 – 30; https://doi.org/10.1080/00187259.2023.2286173

There is also an optional companion commentary, Koch E & Versfeld A. Quiet complicity: Anthropologists and the medicalization of TB, Human Organization. 2014, 83(1), 3-6.

Abstract can be accessed here

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Focus groups were conducted to support the co-development of a person-centred stigma intervention with TB-affected community members and health workers in South Africa.

This month's article will be presented by Dr Alanna Bergman, a nurse practitioner and post-doctoral research fellow in the Office of Nursing Research, University of Virginia

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