This course is organized by The Union in partnership with Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University and Taiwan Anti-Tuberculosis Association.
The International Course on the Clinical and Programmatic Management of Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis is a five-day in-person course that will take place in Taipei (Taiwan) from the 13th to th 17th October 2025. The course aims to strengthen participants’ capacity in the clinical and programmatic management of drug-resistant tuberculosis.
The 2025 edition of the course includes guests speakers to present the latest WHO guidelines as well as considerations about implementation in limited-resource settings and latest research findings. Participants will visit the Taiwan Centers for Disease Control.
Course Objectives
At the end of this course, participants will be able to:
- Describe the current global epidemiological situation of drug-resistant tuberculosis
- Describe the different approaches for the detection and diagnosis of drug-resistant tuberculosis
- Address the principles of treatment and regimen design, according to different patterns of drug-resistance
- Review key second line and new anti-tuberculosis medicines
- Discuss common problems and possible solutions for programmatic management of drug-resistant tuberculosis
Who Should Attend
This course is designed for clinicians, who are responsible for diagnosis and treatment of drug-resistant tuberculosis, staff of national tuberculosis programmes and technical partners, working in tuberculosis care and prevention, in low- and middle-income countries, especially in settings where programmatic management of drug-resistant tuberculosis (PMDT) had been or is going to be implemented. Please note this is a specialist course.
Course Fee: 2,000 EUR This price is subsidized thanks to the in-kind contributions of the Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University and Taiwan Anti-Tuberculosis Association. The fee is payable via credit card or international bank transfer.
The course fee includes:
- Five-day in-person sessions Taipei
- Lunch and coffee breaks during the in-person session
The fee does not include accommodation, visa or transport costs.
Course Faculty
- Scientific Committee: Dr Chen-Yuan Chiang (Course Director), Dr Rebecca Lin and Dr Ignacio Monedero
- Guest speakers include representatives from the Wan Fang Hospital, Taiwan Anti-Tuberculosis Association and the Taiwan Centers for Disease Control.
As per individual signed conflict of interest declarations, the members of the Scientific Committee and guest speakers do not have perceived or actual conflicts of interest to deliver the content of the course.
Language: English
Schedule
From the 13th to the 17th October 2025 in Taipei (Taiwan).
Please plan to arrive to Taipei on the 12th and leave on the 18th October.
Registration
To complete your registration, you will need to submit a CV and the details of your sponsor or the person paying for the course fees, so we can issue an invoice. Because this is a specialist course, the Course Director will review registration requests so please include your medical titles and experience in the clinical and/or programmatic management of DR-TB.
Registration will close when all the spaces have been booked or on 8th September 2025.