To improve and disseminate best practices for TB infection control, members draw on a diversity of backgrounds, including engineering, architecture, administration and medicine. Experts answer questions and practitioners share strategies for effective TB infection control.
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Paul A. Jensen, PhD, PE, CIH
Edward Nardell, MD
Harvard Medical School
Harvard School of Public Health
Partners In Health - PIH
Grigory Volchenkov, MD
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2017 AIC Course
Adriano Duse
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Dear All As a previous participant of this course (my speciality: medical microbiology & infectious diseases and infection prevention and control) I can assure you that there is nothing in these 2 weeks that is not relevant or useful in your daily practice . It's an outstanding opportunity to broaden ... read more
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Interesting article on TB for general public
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Donald Catanzaro
Hi All, The newest issue of Harper's Magazine has a very good (and long) article entitled: Where Health Care Won’t Go: A tuberculosis crisis in the Black Belt (see https://harpers.org/archive/2017/06/where-health-care-wont-go/) The article has good story to tell about TB infection control and how it intersects with race and poverty as ... read more
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Training course on An Approach to Strengthening Health Systems
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Kerensa Haffenden
The International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease’s (The Union) International Management Development Programme (IMDP) will hold a training course on An Approach to Strengthening Health Systems, from 14-18 August 2017, in Singapore. Register for this course at http://www.unioncourses.org/an-approach-to-strengthening-health-systems-14. Registration closes on 30 June 2017. An Approach to Strengthening Health ... read more
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Principles of Tuberculosis Care and Prevention: Translating Knowledge to Action
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Kerensa Haffenden
The International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union) will have a training course on Principles of Tuberculosis Care and Prevention: Translating Knowledge to Action, from 18-27 September 2017, in New Delhi, India. Register for this course at http://www.unioncourses.org/principles-of-tuberculosis-care-and-prevention-translating-knowledge-to-action-2. Registration closes on 18 July 2017. This course has been ... read more
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