Optimizing Outcomes of Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis in High-Resource, Low-Incidence Settings

Time: 12:00 pm to 3:00 pm

This training is jointly sponsored by the Curry International Tuberculosis Center, Heartland National Tuberculosis Center, Mayo Clinic Center for Tuberculosis, Rutgers Global Tuberculosis Institute, and the Southeastern National Tuberculosis Center.

The training will take place in association with The Union-NAR End TB 2017 Conference and is an official pre-conference workshop. Registration is managed by The Union-NAR and additional information is located here: https://bc.lung.ca/support-services/union-north-america 

Cost: Participation in this training is included with the overall conference registration.  Registration questions should be directed to Menn Biagtan at biagtan@bc.lung.ca 

Credit: This training is approved for 3.0 continuing education hours (see below). Certificates will be available approximately 12 weeks after the training.

Accommodations: A group rate of $149.oo CAD/night is available at the Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre. UPDATE on 1/31/17: The Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre Hotel (the conference location) has reached its capacity to accommodate guests for the nights of February 21 and 22. Should you require accommodations for these nights, IUATLD NAR has secured Century Plaza as an overflow hotel.

Overflow Hotel
Century Plaza Hotel
1015 Burrard St, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Phone: 604.687.0575

Century Plaza Hotel is conveniently located across the street from Sheraton Vancouver.

Group rate starting at $149.00 CAD/night valid until February 5, 2017. Subject to availability.
Click here to reserve your room.

Target Audience: This training is intended for physicians, nurses, and other licensed medical care providers and public health professionals involved in treating and managing cases of drug-resistant tuberculosis.

Description: This 3-hour training will provide an overview of the medical management and case management of drug-resistant tuberculosis including a discussion of diagnostics, treatment options, special situations, and a panel discussion with clinical and programmatic perspectives on the use of the short course MDR regimen in high-resource, low-incidence settings. Click here to see the training agenda and other materials.

Presenters: 

Pennan Barry, MD, MPH
University of California, San Francisco

Sarah Brode, MD, MPH
University of Toronto

Lisa Chen, MD
Curry International TB Center

Charles Daley, MD
National Jewish Health

Connie Haley, MD, MPH
Southeastern National TB Center

Faiz Ahmad Khan, MDCM, MPH
McGill University

Alfred Lardizabal, MD
Global TB Institute

Diana Nilsen, MD
NYC Bureau of TB Control

Barbara Seaworth, MD
Heartland National TB Center

Neha Shah, MD, MPH
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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Continuing Education

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 3.0 continuing education hours. The Curry International Tuberculosis Center designates this educational activity for a maximum of 3.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits 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 3.0 continuing education hours. Board requirements prevent us from offering CE credit to people who arrive more than 15 minutes after the start of the training, or leave the training early. Therefore, partial credit will not be awarded.

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.