Organization: International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
Registration deadline: 05 Sep 2016
Starting date: 21 Nov 2016
Ending date: 25 Nov 2016
The International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease's Training and Education department will have a training course on the Clinical Management of Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis from 21-25 November 2016, in Bangkok, Thailand.
Course Title: Clinical Management of Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis
Course Date: 21-25 November 2016
Course Location: Bangkok, Thailand
Application Deadline: 5 September 2016
This five-day intensive training course offered by internationally renowned TB experts consists of interactive in-class presentations, discussions and practical exercises, as well as a field visit to a PMDT site in Bangkok, aiming to strengthen participants' capacity in clinical and programmatic management of drug-resistant TB.
Target Audience: Clinicians who are responsible for diagnosis and treatment of drug-resistant TB, staff of national TB programme, and technical partners working in TB control in low- and middle-income countries, especially in settings where PMDT has been or is going to be implemented.
Objectives:
At the end of the course, participants should be able to describe:
Principles of TB control
Mechanisms in the emergence of drug-resistant TB
Global epidemiology of drug-resistant TB
Clinical manifestations of drug-resistant TB
Case finding strategies for drug-resistant TB
Utility and limitations of drug susceptibility testing
Diagnosis of drug-resistant TB: traditional and new methods
Mechanisms of action of anti-TB drugs
Principles in the treatment of MDR- and XDR-TB
Surgical interventions in the management of MDR- and XDR-TB
Monitoring and management of adverse effects
Outcome of treatment of MDR- and XDR-TB
Infection control practices
Management of contacts of drug-resistant TB
HIV and MDR-TB
MDR-TB in children
Treatment of MDR-TB in special conditions
New anti-TB agents
Common challenges for programmatic management of drug-resistant TB
How to register:
To learn more about this course and register, visit http://www.theunion.org/what-we-do/courses/tb-and-mdr-tb/international-course-on-the-clinical-manage...