Registration for this training ended on Tue, 03/19/2024 - 17:00
REGISTRATION IS CLOSED
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Date: Friday, March 22, 2024 [in-person and virtually via Zoom]
Time of Event: 8:40 a.m. - 5:10 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time [in-person registration: 8:00 a.m. - 8:40 a.m.]
Draft Agenda: click here [time and topics subject to change]
Description: Curry International Tuberculosis Center (CITC) will co-host the UCSF World TB Day Symposium with the UCSF Center for Tuberculosis. The theme for this year's event will be: Lessons from the past and the way forward - Perspectives from early-stage investigators, patients, and communities. The program will feature keynote talk and discussions by TB Research Advancement Center's Early-Stage Investigators (TRAC ESIs), patient advocates and panel discussions by leaders in TB research, policy, clinical and programmatic practice, and advocacy.
Enrollment is limited and pre-registration is required. To register for either in-person or virtual participation, please click the Apply button at the top of this screen. Note that you will be asked to log in if you haven't already done so. Early notification will be provided until room capacity is reached.
In-person participants will be informed about current UCSF COVID-19 policies and procedures closer to the time of the event. Thank you for your patience as COVID-19 protocols are dynamic and frequently updated by UCSF.
Registration Deadline: February 22, 2024 at 5:00 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time
Registration for in-person participation is limited.
Cost: There is no fee for this event. Lunch will be provided for in-person participants.
Credit: CME and Nursing CEU credits are not available for this event.
Target Audience: This event is intended for all members of the tuberculosis community including healthcare professionals, researchers and advocates.
Presenters (partial list):
Payam Nahid, MD, MPH
Professor, School of Medicine
Director, UCSF Center for Tuberculosis
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, CA
Lisa Chen, MD
Professor, School of Medicine
Medical Director/Principal Investigator
Curry International Tuberculosis Center
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, CA
Kenneth Castro, MD
Professor, Global Health, Epidemiology and Infectious Diseases
Former Director, Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Tuberculosis Elimination
Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University
Atlanta, GA
Philip C. Hopewell, MD
Professor of Medicine Emeritus
Department of Medicine
Co-founder of Curry International Tuberculosis Center
University of California, San Francisco
Santa Fe, NM
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The Curry International Tuberculosis Center is designated as a Tuberculosis Center of Excellence for Training, Education, and Medical Consultation (TB COE) 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 seventeen jurisdictions: Alaska, Arizona, California (including Los Angeles, San Diego, and San Francisco), Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming, and the U.S. Pacific Island Territories.
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San Francisco, CA 94158
United States