Update in tuberculosis: advances in the management of drug resistant- and MDR-TB cases

Vienna - Saturday, September 12, 2009

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Aims:

The main target of this course is to update participants on the current advances in knowledge regarding epidemiology and management of drug resistant- and MDR-TB cases. At the end of this course, participants will be able to:

• understand the public health consequences of mismanagement of TB cases;
• interpret the key role of clinicians in TB control;
• apply international standards of diagnosis and care of TB;
• and discuss the open questions for research in this field.

	HERMES syllabus links: B.4: Tuberculosis.

Type of course: Lecture based, video presentations. Level:

Target audience: Clinicians, microbiologists and public health specialists involved in tuberculosis care, surveillance, control and research. Fellows and specialists interested in updating their knowledge regarding the management of drug resistant- and MDRTB.

Chairs: G. B. Migliori (Tradate, Italy), P. D. O. Davies (Liverpool, United Kingdom)

09:30	Diagnosing and managing drug-resistant cases P. D. O. Davies (Liverpool, United Kingdom)
10:15	Resistance pattern for tuberculosis in Europe D. Cirillo (Milan, Italy)
11:00	Break
11:30	Case presentation G. B. Migliori (Tradate, Italy)
12:15	Common causes of treatment mismanagement J.P. Zellweger (Fribourg, Switzerland)