PG12 TB-PAN-NET Multidrug-resistant and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis: update on clinical management

 Postgraduate Course
 
Chairs: C. Lange (Borstel, Germany), G. Bothamley (London, United Kingdom)

Aims:

To train European physicians on multidrug-resistant (MDR) and extensively drug-resistant (XDR) tuberculosis (TB)management using standardised materials developed as part of the TB-PAN-NET Train the Trainer exercise.

HERMES syllabus links: B.4 Tuberculosis

Type of course: Case and problem based

Course material:

MDR-TB: from epidemiology to treatment design J-P. Zellweger (Fribourg, Switzerland)
XDR-TB in South Africa: from clinical management to public-health action K. Dheda (Capetown, South Africa)
Break
Shocking stories of XDR-TB and MDR-TB from the USA T. Aksamit (Rochester, United States of America)
XDR-TB and MDR-TB in Europe: still a challenge A. Matteelli (Brescia, Italy)