Global TB:
What U.S.-Based Providers Need to Know
A National, Web-based Seminar
May 12, 2010
This is a two-hour and 12 minute web-based seminar for U.S.-based clinicians and others who provide services to foreign-born patients at risk for TB. The recording consists of a 117-minute presentation followed by a 15-minute question and answer session.
CME and CE units are not being offered for this recording and there is no participant evaluation
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- Microsoft Office Runtime Active X (You will be prompted to install)
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Audio-Visual Presentation
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- Unedited Transcript (PDF 290 KB)
Faculty List
- Faculty List - Global TB (PDF 79 KB)
Slide Presentation Handouts
- Overview of Issues
Deborah Sodt, R.N., M.P.H., P.H.N.(PDF 500 KB) - TB Screening for the Foreign-born in the U.S.
Randall Reves, M.D., M.Sc.(PDF 1022 KB) - TB Among the Foreign-born in the U.S
Kevin Cain, M.D.(PDF 87 KB) - TST and IGRA Interpretation, Including the Effect of BCG
Richard Menzies, M.D.(PDF 446 KB) - Tuberculosis Diagnosis Across the Globe
Jennifer Flood, M.D., M.P.H.(PDF 148 KB) - Making Appropriate TB Treatment Decisions for Foreign-born Patients
Philip Hopewell, M.D.(PDF 152 KB) - Cultural Issues and Adherence
Edward Zuroweste, M.D.(PDF 473 KB)
Materials
- Portfolio (PDF 110 KB)
- References (PDF 36 KB)
- Frequently Asked Questions (PDF 33 KB)