The International Course on the Clinical Management of Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis is a five-day intensive training course, consisting of interactive in-class presentations, discussions, practical exercises and a field visit in Bangkok, aiming to strengthen participants’ capacity in the clinical and programmatic management of drug-resistant tuberculosis.
This online course will run over 5 days in a webinar format.
Course Objectives
At the end of this course, participants will be able to:
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Describe the current global epidemiological situation of drug-resistant tuberculosis
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Review the different approaches for the detection and diagnosis of drug-resistant tuberculosis
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Address the basics of ideal treatment, according to different patterns of drug-resistance
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Review second line medicines and new drugs
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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.
Course Fee: 1800 USD.
Faculty
Dr Chen-Yuan Chiang, lead faculty
Dr Ignacio Monedero
Language: English