TabsSummary Course details Course type: Short CourseMode of study: FTDuration: 4 Days (no teaching Wednesday)Home fee: £550Overseas fee: £550APPLICATIONS FOR THIS COURSE ARE OPEN 15% Discount on Tuition Fee for NHS employees on this courseThis three-day course is ideal for people who are looking for a rapid update on tuberculosis (TB) and TB control. The course is part of the three-month course for the Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, so the orientation is towards practice in developing countries. The course content, which provides a refresher course in the core principles of TB epidemiology and control, is updated every 6 months in line with new developments in approaches, strategies, tests, and treatments for TB.Typical Timetable Monday - Core Epidemiology, Clinical and Laboratory Welcome to TB course Essential TB Epidemiology and Pathology Pulmonary TB - Diagnosis and Treatment Extrapulmonary TB TB Laboratory Practical Post TB Lung disease Paediatric TB Interactive Clinical Cases Part 1 Tuesday - Complex Case Management Interactive clinical cases Part 2 CNS TB Drug Resistant TB Virtual Wardround (full afternoon session) Wednesday - no teaching day Thursday - TB Control TB Care and Prevention 1 Scenario Group Work Model answers to Scenario work TB Care and Prevention 2 Scenario Afternoon Group Work Scenario feedback Friday - TB/HIV co-infection HIV Introduction HIV control HIV-associated TB 1 HIV-associated TB Group Work HIV-associated TB 2 and close Entrance RequirementsAcademic requirements: A good grounding in the essentials of biomedicine would be beneficial Work experience: It will be useful for health practitioners of any seniority in a wide range of disciplines including nursing, primary care, public health, medical microbiology, radiology, respiratory medicine, infectious diseases, and HIV medicine. English language requirements: The course is taught in English and in a postgraduate setting. Students whose first language is not English should be aware that to benefit from the course participants should have English language proficiency at the equivalent of an IELTS (International English Language Testing System) score of at least 6.5. AimsThis course aims to: To review the core principles of TB Epidemiology, Clinical Management and Control To understand future possibilities for research, clinical and public health management of TB To evaluate the relevance of new approaches and tools to your current or intended day-to-day practice in clinical or public health aspects of TB To understand current challenges in TB epidemiology, Clinical Management and Control, especially in relation to HIV-AIDS and Multi- and Extremely- Drug Resistant TB To identify areas within your own current or intended practice that could be updated in line with current international guidelines Make an enquirya032000000DNeaC Submit your enquiries here Programme Version Name First Name * Last Name * Email * Phone Country * --Select-- Afghanistan Albania Algeria American Samoa Andorra Angola Anguilla Antarctica Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Armenia Aruba Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bermuda Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Bouvet Island Brazil British Indian Ocean Territory Brunei Darussalam Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Caribbean Netherlands Cayman Islands Central African Republic Chad Chile China Christmas Island Cocos (Keeling) Islands Colombia Comoros Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo Cook Islands Costa Rica Cote d'Ivoire Croatia Cuba Curacao Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Falkland Islands Falkland Islands Faroe Islands Fiji Finland France French Guiana French Polynesia French Southern Territories Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Gibraltar Greece Greenland Grenada Guadeloupe Guam Guatemala Guernsey Guinea-Bissau Guinea Guyana Haiti Heard and McDonald Islands Honduras Hong Kong Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Isle of Man Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jersey Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Lao People's Democratic Republic Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macau Macedonia Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Marshall Islands Martinique Mauritania Mauritius Mayotte Mexico Micronesia, Federated States of Moldova Monaco Mongolia Montenegro Montserrat Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nauru Nepal New Caledonia New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria Niue Norfolk Island North Korea Northern Mariana Islands Norway Oman Pakistan Palau Palestinian Territory, Occupied Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Pitcairn Poland Portugal Puerto Rico Qatar Reunion Romania Russian Federation Rwanda Saint Barthelemy Saint Helena Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint-Martin (France) Saint-Martin (Pays-Bas) Samoa San Marino Sao Tome and Principe Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia (Slovak Republic) Slovenia Solomon Islands Somalia South Africa South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka St. Pierre and Miquelon Sudan Suriname Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Taiwan Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand The Netherlands Timor-Leste Togo Tokelau Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Turks and Caicos Islands Tuvalu Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States Minor Outlying Islands United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Vatican Venezuela Vietnam Virgin Islands (British) Virgin Islands (U.S.) Wallis and Futuna Islands Western Sahara Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe Nature of Enquiry * --Select-- Course Availability Course Information Fees & Payment Scholarships Disability Accommodation Visa & Immigration Other Subject Description How did you hear about LSTM? --Select-- LSTM Website Word of Mouth Alumni Recommendation Course Search Website Search Engine Advert Professional Journal Careers Fair/Exhibition IEC Abroad Other Keep me informed about this course Keep me informed about LSTM news Apply Start date End date Home fee Overseas fee 30 September 2024 4 October 2024 £550 £550 Apply Start date: 30 September 2024 End date: 4 October 2024 Home fee: £550 Overseas fee: £550 Apply 4514 reads