2012 Schedule of Training Courses (through November)
January 25, 2012 Web
Webinar: Engaging the Private Sector in Tuberculosis Prevention
This 2-hour live, web-based training will focus on tools and strategies State and local health departments can use to help private providers (including Federally Qualified Health Centers, Community Health Clinics, HMOs, and smaller practice practitioners) get up-to-speed on the diagnosis and treatment of latent TB infection (LTBI).
February 14-16, 2012 San Francisco CA
Tuberculosis Clinical Intensive
Three-day intensive for physicians and other licensed medical professionals who diagnose and treat tuberculosis.
February 22, 2012 San Antonio TX
Joint RTMCC training at IUATLD-NAR Conference: Advances in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Tuberculosis
The goal of the pre-conference is to enhance the expertise of providers in the diagnosis and treatment of their patients with, or at risk of, tuberculosis. This course is intended for clinicians who diagnose and treat TB and LTBI. Brochure/application available at:
February 23-25, 2012 San Antonio TX
IUATLD-NAR Conference: Current Strategies, Challenges, and Advances in TB
IUATLD-NAR’s 16th annual conference will focus on TB collaboration successes, core nursing values, new tools, ethics of TB control, and advances in MDR-TB treatment and control. Applications and more information are available at:
April 2-5, 2012 San Francisco CA
Tuberculosis Case Management and Contact Investigation Intensive
Four-day training for nurses, communicable disease investigators, and medical social workers.
April 19, 2012 San Francisco, CA
TB Cohort Review
One-day training for TB control program staff involved in cohort reviews. Multidisciplinary teams from programs are encouraged to apply.
May 14-15, 2012 Los Angeles, CA
CTCA Educational Conference: The Cutting Edge of TB Control: New Tools, New Strategies
Two-day conference featuring sessions on the new short-course INH/rifapentine LTBI regimen; cost effectiveness of LTBI treatment; laboratory dvances and challenges; and HIV/AIDS screening in the TB program patient population.
May 16, 2012 Los Angeles, CA
TB Case Management in the 21st Century: Indicators for Success
(in cooperation with CTCA)
This one-day seminar is intended for physicians, nurses, TB program managers, and other licensed medical care providers who manage patients with TB or at risk for TB.
July 16, 2012 National Webinar
Tuberculosis Radiology Webinar
1.5 hour online training about the basics of reading radiographs to diagnose TB disease. Intended for physicians and nurses who diagnose TB.
September 11-13, 2012 San Francisco, CA
Tuberculosis Clinical Intensive
Three-day intensive for physicians and other licensed medical professionals who diagnose and treat tuberculosis.
October 3-4, 2012 Seattle, WA
Tuberculosis Clinical Intensive
Two-day intensive for physicians and other licensed medical professionals who diagnose and treat tuberculosis.
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October 5, 2012 Seattle, WA
Tuberculosis Nursing Workshop
One-day workshop for nurses, communicable disease investigators, and other licensed medical care providers who work with tuberculosis patients.
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October 30 - November 2, 2012 San Francisco, CA
Tuberculosis Program Manager’s Intensive
Four-day intensive for nurses, physicians, and other health professionals working as tuberculosis program managers.
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December 18, 2012 – Webinar
Ask The Experts Webinar: Clinical Conundrums in LTBI Treatment
In considering or administering LTBI treatment, there are issues for which it is often hard to find written guidance. This two-hour webinar will attempt to answer questions around the some of the more confusing issues related to LTBI treatment.
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