Tom Nicholson
About Tom Nicholson
Tom Nicholson earned his bachelor’s degree in Political Science with concentrations in Russian and Central Eurasian Studies at Indiana University-Bloomington in 2004. At Partners In Health (PIH), Tom was responsible for financial and programmatic coordination between Boston, Tomsk, and Moscow, and was the point person in Boston for MDR-TB trainings throughout Russia and the former Soviet Union from 2006 through 2009. Tom was a contributing author for the White Paper "Stemming the Tide of Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis: Major Barriers to Addressing the Growing Epidemic" for the Institute of Medicine, published by National Academies Press (2009). Currently, Tom serves as the Project Director of a grant to Brigham and Women's Hospital and PIH from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, spending time in Rwanda and Boston. In this role Tom directs implementation, capacity building, and research activities associated with the 5 year, $8.5m primary health care grant in both locations.
Role(s) / Profession(s)
- Director (Site, Program, Project)
Organization
- Partners In Health - PIH
Language(s)
- English
- Russian
Recent Contributions
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Tom Nicholson replied to "TB/ MDR TRAINING COURSES BY WHO or OTHERS," in the MDR-TB Treatment & Prevention community.
Dear Rhitam, Over the past several years, Partners In Health (PIH) has been running regional and international training courses designed for representatives from Russia/Former Soviet Union, sub-Saharan African countries, South America, South Asia (Pakistan), international consulting agencies, and NGOs. PIH draws on its country-based TB/MDR-TB treatment programs in Russia, Peru, and Lesotho, as well as local organizations and experts involved in the fight against TB for these workshops. Each workshop is designed to meet the ...
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Tom Nicholson replied to "External Quality Assessment of Tuberculosis Laboratories" in the MDR-TB Treatment & Prevention community.
Hello Ms. Torrea, I have forwarded your question on to some experts Parterns In Health collaborates with in Tomsk, Russia and here in the US. Hopefully I will be able to provide you with some resources on this topic very soon. Best, Tom Nicholson
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Tom Nicholson replied to "Effective Topics for MDR-TB Patients to Boost their Self-Esteem." in the MDR-TB Treatment & Prevention community.
I would recommend the articles below for reference. I hope other members of the list can offer additional resources for you as well. Also, Socios En Salud in Peru has published a book on the topic: Mejorando la Adherencia: El Rol de la Psicoterapia de Grupo en el Tratamiento de la TB-MDR en el Perú Urbano [Enhancing Adherence: The Role of Group Psychotherapy in the Treatment of MDR-TB in Urban Peru] Authors: Annika Sweetland, Julio ...
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Tom Nicholson replied to "community MDR TB models" in the MDR-TB Treatment & Prevention community.
Dear Dr. Singh, Please see below a brief list of resources related to Partners In Health’s model for community-based MDR-TB treatment. To all members: please feel free to share resources and links here regarding your community models of care for MDR-TB. 1. Treatment supporters and treatment literacy: Lessons from Lesotho http://www.ghdonline.org/drtb/resource/treatment-supporters-and-treatment-literacy-lesson/ This presentation looks at accompaniment/treatment supporters in a socio-economic context, and discusses adherence issues in Lesotho. Accompaniers, or Community Health Workers/Treatment Supporters, have been ...
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Tom Nicholson started a discussion "Community-based treatment of MDR-TB - for discussion from the Infection Control perspective" in the TB Infection Control community.
By request, please see below a brief list of resources related to Partners In Health’s model of community-based MDR-TB treatment. While these resources do not focus on IC issues, they may serve to inform the discussion in this community regarding various models of care for MDR-TB. 1. Treatment supporters and treatment literacy: Lessons from Lesotho http://www.ghdonline.org/drtb/resource/treatment-supporters-and-treatment-literacy-lesson/ This presentation looks at accompaniment/treatment supporters in a socio-economic context, and discusses adherence issues in Lesotho. Accompaniers, or Community ...
Recent Recommendations
- None at this time.