Wednesday, October 26, 2016: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Room: 288-290
Learning Objectives:
At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:
- describe global TB epidemiology and hurdles to TB elimination
- identify the recent advances in TB diagnostics
- formulate management of complex TB cases
Target Audience: Academicians, Clinicians, Epidemiologists, Fellows, Healthcare workers, HIV clinicians, HIV specialists, Hospital administrators, Hospital epidemiologists, Infection preventionists, Infectious diseases pediatricians, Infectious diseases physicians, Medical students and residents, Members-in-training, Nurses, Pharmacists, Public health practitioners, Researchers, Scientists
Tracks: Pediatric ID, HIV-STD-TB, Epidemiology and Infection Control, Global ID, Adult ID
Pre-Meeting Workshop Moderators:
Hana El-Sahly, MD, Baylor College of Medicine
and
Soumya Chatterjee, MD, Saint Louis University
Presentations:
8:00 AM
Recent Advances in Tuberculosis Diagnostics: Epidemiologic and Clinical Implications
Marcel Behr, MD, MSc, FRCPC
Marcel Behr, MD, MSc, FRCPC
9:00 AM
Successes and Challenges to Achieving TB Elimination in the US and Globally
Jeffrey Starke, MD, FIDSA, FSHEA
Jeffrey Starke, MD, FIDSA, FSHEA
CME Credits: Maximum of 4 hours of AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
ACPE Credits: ACPE 4 knowledge-based contact hours .40 of pharmacy CE
ACPE Number: 0221-9999-16-202-L01-P
Disclosures:
H. El-Sahly,
None
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