The DR TB Training Network https://drtbnetwork.org/is pleased to announce and invite you to the web-based training course Introduction to MDR-TB Clinical Management, 10 – 26 July 2012, the aim of which is to provide doctors, nurses and clinical officers working in resource-limited settings with basic clinical knowledge on how to initiate and treat MDR-TB patients. To participate visit the DR TB Training Network https://drtbnetwork.org/webinars and register for as many of the webinars as you would like.
Course Details
Format: The training course consists of six 1 hour long webinars, given by the faculty of Harvard Medical School, Partners In Health and the Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Webinars will consist of presentations, quizzes and question and answer sessions that will allow you to engage directly with the experts.
All webinars will start at 9:00 am Eastern Standard Time.
Course Director: Dr Alex Golubkov https://drtbnetwork.org/expert-bio/alex-golubkov
Course Administrator: Ms. Caoimhe Smyth[email protected]
Register: To participate you will have to sign up for each webinar you are interested in https://drtbnetwork.org/webinars. After you sign up for the first one and start signing up for a second or third you should click on “If you have previously registered with us, click here”. In this way you will not have to do the entire registration process again.
Note! Adobe Flash® Player software is already installed on virtually all Internet-connected computers so you should be able to join webinars easily, without needing an additional download. To be sure we would recommend that you try and use the software beforehand.
After registration: After registration you will receive emails informing you how to access the webinars and any additional information you may need.
Questions: If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact Caoimhe [email protected]
Additional online web-based training courses
Additional courses, held by the DR TB Training Network will follow. They will explore various and additional areas of DR TB management in more depth, e.g. HIV/TB co-infection, pediatric DR TB, ancillary drugs, community and social support etcand will be conducted in different languages such as French, Russian and Spanish so stay posted https://drtbnetwork.org/
This course is supported by the TB CARE II project and is made possible by the generous support of the American people through the United States Agency for International Development. The information to be provided is not official U.S. Government information and does not represent the views or positions of the U.S. Agency for International Development or the U.S. Government.
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