The Many Faces of TB

This training will be conducted in association with the 50th California TB Controllers Association (CTCA) Educational Conference: LTBI: Expand. Simplify. And Demystify. Let’s Treat Before Illness, which will take place at the same venue on April 19, 2016. Separate registration is required.

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Time:  9:00 am - 3:00 pm [registration: 8:30 - 9:00 am]  

Application Deadline: March 25, 2016 Extended to April 8th

Enrollment is limited and pre-registration is required. To apply, please click the Apply button at the bottom of this screen. Note that you will be asked to log in if you haven't already done so. Applicants will be informed of their registration status within a few days of the application deadline. Directions and other information will be included with acceptance emails. 

Cost: There is no fee for this training. Breakfast, lunch and coffee will be provided.

Credit: This training is approved for up to 4.25 continuing education hours (see below). Certificates will be available approximately 12 weeks after the training.

Target Audience: This training is for health care professionals who manage patients with or at risk for TB.

Training Goals:

By the end of the training, participants will be able to:

• Describe the current best practices for the management and treatment of drug-resistant tuberculosis in the United States, as outlined in the 3rd edition of the Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis: A Survival Guide for Clinicians book
• Explain current issues with treatment and management of tuberculosis along the U.S./Mexico Border
• Understand key challenges related to pediatric tuberculosis

    Lisa Chen, MD
    Principal Investigator/Medical Director
    Curry International Tuberculosis Center
    Professor, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care 
    University of California, San Francisco
    Oakland, CA

    Gisela Schecter, MD, MPH
    Consultant 
    Curry International Tuberculosis Center 
    San Francisco, CA

    Pennan Barry, MD, MPH
    Chief, Surveillance and Epidemiology Section
    Tuberculosis Control Branch    
    California Department of Public Health
    Richmond, CA

    Lisa True, RN, MS
    MDR Nurse Coordinator/Program Liaison
    Tuberculosis Control Branch    
    California Department of Public Health
    Richmond, CA

    Sundari Mase, MD, MPH
    Medical Team Lead
    Field Services and Evaluation Branch    
    Division of Tuberculosis Elimination
    National Center for HIV, Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention 
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
    Atlanta, GA

    Alexander Kay, MD
    Tuberculosis Medical Officer
    Tuberculosis Control Branch    
    California Department of Public Health
    Richmond, CA

    Richard Garfein, PhD, MPH
    Professor, Division of Global Public Health
    University of California, San Diego
    San Diego, CA

    Tom Donohoe, MBA
    Associate Professor of Family Medicine
    Director, UCLA/Pacific AIDS Education and Training Center
    Associate Director, UCLA Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
    David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA 
    University of California, Los Angeles
    Los Angeles, CA

Training Format:

Includes case-based and didactic sessions.

Hotel Room Reservations: A guestroom block is available at the DoubleTree by Hilton Los Angeles Downtown in the Little Tokyo neighborhood three blocks away from the Conference Center.  The cutoff date for guestroom reservations is Friday, March 25. Reserve early.  To make reservations, use the link above or call (800) 222-8733 and use the group code CTC.

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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 up to 4.25 continuing education hours.

The Curry International Tuberculosis Center designates this educational activity for a maximum of 4.25 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 up to 4.25 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. The Curry International Tuberculosis Center prioritizes learners from the western region of the United States which consists of thirteen jurisdictions: Alaska, California (including Los Angeles, San Diego, and San Francisco), Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and the U.S. Pacific Island Territories.