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Registration for in-person participation is limited.
Date: Tuesday, March 24, 2026 [in-person and virtually via Zoom]
Time of Event: 8:40 a.m. - 3:50 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time [in-person registration: 8:00 a.m. - 8:40 a.m.]
Application Deadline: March 13, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time
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 and the San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH). The theme for this year's event will be: Sustaining Momentum: Strengthening Community Partnerships in TB Research and Care. The program will feature a keynote speech, a panel by TB Research Advancement Center's Early-Stage Investigators (TRAC ESIs) as well as discussions on community engagement protocols and on highlighting the role of community health workers and patient advocates.
Target Audience: This event is intended for all members of the tuberculosis community including healthcare professionals, researchers and advocates.
Credit: CME and Nursing CEU credits are not available for this event.
Cost: There is no fee for this event. Lunch will be provided for in-person participants.
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
2026 Planning Committee:
- Barbara Alonso
- Jonathan Budzik, MD, PhD
- Jeannie Fong
- Celeste Garza, BS
- Susannah Graves, MD, MPH
- Sarah Hutchinson
- Kelly Musoke, MPH
- Kinari Shah, MSc
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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 94110
United States