Join TB ECHO for 4 special World TB Day sessions this year!

Please register using the registration link below, and indicate each session that you would like to attend. After registration, you will receive a separate email and meeting link for each session that you plan to attend. You must register for the special events even if you are already enrolled in TB ECHO. 

Each session is limited to 300 participants. If space has reached capacity, you will receive an email notifying of unsuccessful registration. 1 hour of CME/CNE credit from Curry International TB Center, UCSF is available with attendance and completion of each after-session evaluation. To receive continuing education credits or a certificate of completion, please create a Curry International TB Center account if you do not already have one: register here.

If the button above doesn’t work, you can also register directly using this URL: https://forms.office.com/g/Xj69Zinh3z

Understanding Fundamental Determinates of TB Lung Pathology and Post TB Lung Disease Through Mouse Models

Benjamin Gern, MD, SEATRAC Article: Early and opposing neutrophil and CD4 T cell responses shape pulmonary tuberculosis pathology   At the end of this session, participants will be able to:

• Analyze the possible mechanisms of lesion development from necrotic granulomas to broaden understanding of TB disease progression.
• Discuss some novel hypotheses about how to treat post-TB lung disease to inform application toward patient care strategies.

TB & Latent Tuberculosis Infection (LTBI) Care for Immigrants from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Angola in King County, Washington

TB Elimination Alliance Mini-Grant Awardee: Jean-Jacques Kayembe, MD, MPH, Congolese United Foundation, AAPCHO   At the end of this session, participants will be able to:

• Identify community resources and funding opportunities provided by Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations (AAPCHO) and Congolese United Foundation (CUF) organizational background to understand community resources and funding opportunities on local and national levels.   
• Summarize the gaps in TB screening among DRC and Angola arriver community in King County to streamline community-informed interventions. 

• Identify project’s ongoing effort to understand new arriver barriers to TB screening and treatment through current survey data collection methods to inform further community engagement. 

TB Survivor Interview

Dana Mihalik & Nicole Skaggs, We are TB   At the end of this session, participants will be able to:

• Integrate patient-lived experiences into the development of person-centered treatment plans for TB and post-TB recovery.
• Define the impact of TB isolation on a TB survivor’s experience to inform more empathetic and person-centered care models. 

TB in Washington

Kelsey Van Brocklin, MPH, Washington State Department of Health   This pre-recorded presentation will be followed by a live Q&A session with Jennifer Hubber, MPH & Scott Hutton, PhD, MPH from the Washington State Department of Health, TB Program.   At the end of this session, participants will be able to:

• Analyze global, national, and statewide tuberculosis (TB) data to inform the public health landscape and highlight possible opportunities for collaboration in TB elimination.
• Utilize state TB epidemiology data to identify populations at risk for TB infection and disease to improve timely diagnosis and intervention.

Continuity of Care for Patients with Tuberculosis Relocating to Other Countries

Carlos Vera-Garcia, MD, CureTB   At the end of this session, participants will be able to:

• Utilize the CureTB referral service to ensure continuity of care for TB patients with relocating from the US.
• Analyze the impact of CureTB's public health strategies on treatment adherence and patient outcomes of cross-border care.

Please note: In order to support the growth of the ECHO movement, Project ECHO® collects participation data for each teleECHO™ session. Your participation in this session will be shared with CDC and all project partners for administrative and educational purposes. This data allows Project ECHO® to measure, analyze, and report on the movement’s reach. It is used in reports, on maps and visualizations, for research, for communications and surveys, for data quality assurance activities, and for decision-making related to new initiatives.

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