Latent Tuberculosis Infection (LTBI): Opportunities for Preventing TB

Training Date: Thursday, February 12, 2026

Training Time: 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Pacific Daylight Time

Presenters: 

Shereen Katrak, MD, MPH, Kristen Wendorf, MD, MS and Dana Melgares, RN, MPH

California Department of Public Health TB Control Branch

Training Objectives:

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

• Identify persons, including children, at higher risk for tuberculosis (TB) who should be tested for TB infection
• Describe & apply how to test for TB infection, including preferential use of interferon gamma release assay (IGRA) testing for non-U.S.-born persons
• Describe & advise on/facilitate/perform proper clinical evaluation to distinguish LTBI from TB disease
• Describe & advise on/provide/apply preferred short-course LTBI treatment regimens to improve treatment completion outcomes

Continuing Education Credits:

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 1.50 continuing education hours.
 

The Curry International Tuberculosis Center designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.50 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 educational activity is approved for up to 1.50 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.