Tuberculosis Clinical Intensive
(3-day course)
Dates and Locations:
February 14-16, 2012 San Francisco, CA
Cost: There is no fee for this course.
Credit: This conference is approved for 19.50 continuing education hours
(no prorated units available)
For physicians and other licensed medical professionals who diagnose and treat tuberculosis. The course covers:
- epidemiology of tuberculosis (TB)
- diagnosis, management, and treatment of TB
- transmission and pathogenesis
- TB and HIV coinfection
- TB targeted testing and laboratory testing
- pediatric TB
- treatment of latent TB infection
- multiple drug resistance
- legal and ethical issues in TB control
- TB radiology
Course objectives (partial list):
By the end of the course, participants will be able to:
- prioritize contacts by transmission risk from the index case
- identify key populations at risk for TB infection and TB disease based on current epidemiology
- appropriately utilize rapid identification of drug susceptibility methods for TB
- apply the general principles of TB treatment
- relate the goals of anti-TB chemotherapy to clinical outcomes
- describe why the treatment of tuberculosis and HIV co-infection differs from standard TB therapy
- identify common radiographic manifestations of pulmonary TB
- explain the impact of HIV on TB epidemiology, screening, treatment, and prevention
Course format:
Includes lecture, discussion, and case presentations. Individuals must participate in all three days of the course. (No prorated units available)
Application:
Application form deadline is Monday, January 9, 2012. Applicants will receive emails indicating whether or not their application is approved after the application deadline. Directions will be included with acceptance letters.
Please Note:
The Curry International Tuberculosis Center is designated as a Regional Tuberculosis Training and Medical Consultation Center (RTMCC) via a funded cooperative agreement with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Our RTMCC prioritizes learners from the western region which consists of fifteen jurisdictions: Alaska, California (including Los Angeles, San Diego, and San Francisco), Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming, and the U.S. Pacific Island Territories.
The Center welcomes inquiries from our Western Region partners regarding training, educational products, technical assistance, and medical consultation.
The Curry International Tuberculosis Center is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. This training is approved for 19.50 continuing education hours.
The Curry International Tuberculosis Center designates this educational activity for 19.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
The Curry International Tuberculosis Center is approved as a provider of continuing education by the California State Board of Registered Nurses, Provider Number CEP 12308. This training is approved for 19.50 continuing education hours.