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Challenges in Pediatric Tuberculosis
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Description
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This half-day case based seminar is intended for physicians, nurses, TB program managers, and other licensed medical care providers who manage pediatric patients with or at risk for TB.
The course goals of this seminar are:
(1) Explain the key differences in clinical presentation, infectiousness, diagnosis (including interpretation of X-rays), and treatment of TB and LTBI in children compared to adults;
(2) Using a case-study model, go step-by-step through the management of challenging issues that may arise during the care of a pediatric patient; and
(3) Discuss controversies in pediatric TB management, including the use of new testing modalities for LTBI. |
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Location
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| Long Beach, CA United States |
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Sponsor
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| The Francis J. Curry National TB Center. |
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Contact
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| For complete course description and application information, access the web site at: http://www.nationaltbcenter.ucsf.edu/training/pedtb2010.cfm . |
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Notes
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There is no fee for this course. Continuing education credits are available.
Application deadline: April 2, 2010.
This training will be conducted in association with the 44th Annual California TB Controllers Association (CTCA) Educational Conference to be held May 5-6, 2010. Separate pre-registration is required for CNTC and CTCA events. |
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Subjects
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Case Studies
Children
Latent TB
Pediatric Care
TB Testing
TB Treatment
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cdcnpin.org Conference Record #7179
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