Advanced Issues in the Diagnosis and Treatment of TB

Web-Based Workshop
November 29, December 6, and 13, 2006
Intended for physicians with significant experience in the diagnosis and treatment of TB patients. These three 1- and 2-hour sessions will focus on TB treatment in special situations, TB/HIV co-infection, immunology, current and new TB diagnostics, MDR-TB, and drug intolerance.

CME and CE units are not being offered for this recording and there is no participant evaluation

System Requirements

• Adobe Flash Player
for viewing audio&video recordings.
• High-speed Internet connection (DSL or faster)
• Adobe's Acrobat Reader for viewing PDF handouts.

Audio-visual Presentations

• Play Session1: TB/HIV Co-infection & TB Treatment in Special Situations
• Play Session2: Practical TB Immunology & TB Diagnostics (Current and on the Horizon)
• Play Session3: Management of Multiple-Resistant TB

Faculty List

• Faculty List - Advanced Issues in the Diagnosis and Treatment of TB

Presentation Handouts

• Session 1: TB/HIV Co-infection & TB Treatment in Special Situations
• Summary of Issues in the Use of Antiretroviral Therapy During Tuberculosis Treatment
  William Burman, M.D. (PDF 0.8 MB)
  
• TB Treatment in Special Situations
  Michael Lauzardo, M.D. (PDF 4.8 MB)
  
• Session 2: Practical TB Immunology & TB Diagnostics (Current and on the Horizon)
• The Human Immune Response to Latent Infection with M. tuberculosis
  David Lewinsohn, M.D., Ph.D. (PDF 0.8 MB)
  
• TB Diagnostics
  Gisela Schecter, M.D., M.P.H. (PDF 1.1 MB)
  
• Session 3: Management of Multiple-Resistant TB
• Management of Multiple-Resistant TB
  Charles Daley, M.D. (PDF 0.5 MB)