Trainings

Please note that applicants will be informed of their registration status within 1 week following the application deadline. In order to ensure a diverse group of participants from the target audience within the western region, all applications are reviewed once the registration period closes and priority is not given to early applications.

For questions, please email us at CurryTBCenter@ucsf.edu

All of our trainings are free of charge. 

CITC Core Trainings

Click here to view the updated Core TB Training descriptions.

TB Basics and Patient-Centered Care  

May 31, 2023

[virtual training]      TB Case Management and Contact Investigation Core Training Module 1  

This training is an entry level session intended for nurses and other healthcare providers who are within their first year of providing TB case management services for active or latent tuberculosis.

(Registration closed.)

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Case Management for Latent TB Infection

July 6, 2023

[virtual training]      TB Case Management and Contact Investigation Core Training Module 2  

This training is intended for nurses and case managers who provide care to persons undergoing evaluation and/or treatment for latent TB infection (LTBI). It is an entry-level training for nurses/case managers within their first year or two of providing tuberculosis-related prevention and care services.

(Apply now!)

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Tuberculosis Nursing Workshop - Seattle

July 11, 2023

Seattle, Washington [in-person training]

This training is intended for nurses, communicable disease investigators, and other licensed medical care providers who work with patients with TB.  

(Registration closed.)

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Focus on LTBI - Seattle

July 12, 2023 

Seattle, Washington [in-person training]

This training is intended as an introductory training covering the basics of latent TB infection (LTBI) diagnosis and treatment for physicians, nurses, and other licensed medical care providers who manage patients at risk for TB. Interpretation of IGRAs (vs. tuberculosis skin test) and treatment regimen choices are discussed and there is an opportunity to apply this information in case discussions. 

(Registration closed.)

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Tuberculosis Clinical Intensive - Seattle

July 13-14, 2023

Seattle, Washington [in-person training]

This training is intended for as an advanced training for physicians and clinical care providers who diagnose and/or treat patients with active tuberculosis. The training provides an overview of laboratory diagnostics, medical management, care of the pediatric patients, radiology, and management of drug-resistance and other advanced topics for the care of patients with tuberculosis.  

(Registration closed.)

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Fundamentals of Medical & Case Management of Drug-Susceptible TB

August 23, 2023

[virtual training]      TB Case Management and Contact Investigation Core Training Module 3  

This training is intended for nurses and case managers who provide care for TB patients within the public health setting. It is an entry-level training for nurses/case managers who are within their first year or two of providing TB case management for patients with active tuberculosis.

(Apply now!)

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Achieving Treatment Completion for Drug-Susceptible TB: Rarely a Path You Can Count On

Summer/Fall 2023

[virtual training]      TB Case Management and Contact Investigation Core Training Module 4  

This training is intended for nurses and case managers who provide care for TB patients within the public health setting. It is an entry-level training for nurses/case managers who are within their first year or two of providing TB case management for patients with active tuberculosis.

(Application not yet available, thanks for your patience.)

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Focus on LTBI 

Fall 2023

San Francisco Bay Area [in-person training]

This training is intended as an introductory training covering the basics of latent TB infection (LTBI) diagnosis and treatment for physicians, nurses, and other licensed medical care providers who manage patients at risk for TB. Interpretation of IGRAs (vs. tuberculosis skin test) and treatment regimen choices are discussed and there is an opportunity to apply this information in case discussions.

NOTE: The Fall Tuberculosis Clinical Intensive - usually offered the same week as the Focus on LTBI training - will NOT be offered in 2023. 

(Application not yet available, thanks for your patience.)

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Tuberculosis Program Manager's Intensive

Fall 2023

San Francisco Bay Area [in-person training]

This four-day training is intended for managers who have responsibility for TB program services in their health departments. The training is based on the Essential Components of a TB Program document.

(Application not yet available, thanks for your patience.)

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Cultural Humility for Case Management & Contact Investigation

October 24, 2023

[virtual training]      TB Case Management and Contact Investigation Core Training Module 5  

This training is part of a series of virtual TB Case Management and Contact Investigation Intensive (CMCI) trainings occurring in 2023. These trainings are part of the Curry Center’s CMCI core training, which is designed for tuberculosis case managers and public health nurses who deliver case management services to patients with active or latent TB within the public health setting.

(Application not yet available, thanks for your patience.)

 

Completed 2023 Trainings


UCSF Center for Tuberculosis and Curry International Tuberculosis Center World TB Day Symposium

March 24, 2023

San Francisco, California [in-person or virtual participation]

This event was intended for public health professionals who work with tuberculosis.


2023 HIV/STI/TB Clinical Update

April 7, 2023

Flagstaff, Arizona [off-site]

This training is intended for clinical healthcare providers (MD, DO, PA, NP, RN, MA). Due to limited space, priority is given to clinical healthcare providers practicing within the region.