April 2021
ONLINE CONFERENCE: Global Forum on Vaccines
Date: April 20-22, 2021
Details: The theme of this online conference is Advancing Vaccines in the Time of COVID-19. For more information and to register, see the conference website.
Sponsor: Stop TB Partnership
ONLINE CONFERENCE: Virtual Spring Conference On Correctional Health Care
Date: April 27-28, 2021
Details: This conference is available at no charge to all professionals in the field. It is intended for those responsible for health care in an adult or juvenile correctional facility or who are interested in learning more to support patient care effectively in 2021 and beyond. For more information and to register, see the conference website.
Sponsor: National Commission on Correctional Health Care
May 2021
WEBINAR: Introduction to TB Nurse Case Management Online
Date: May 4, 2021
Details: For more information, see the training and education web page.
Sponsor: Heartland National TB Center
WEBINAR: Human Trafficking: Understanding the Barriers to Healthcare and the Effects on TB Case Management
Date: May 19, 2021
Time: 2:00-3:00 PM Eastern Time
Details: This webinar discusses the impact of human trafficking on the health of individual being trafficked, with emphasis on the treatment of TB. Patty Woods will moderate. Rachel Kappler and Maureen Murphy-Weiss will present. For more infomrrmation and to register, see the registration website.
Sponsor: National TB Nurse Coalition and the Centers of Excellence
June 2021
ONLINE CONFERENCE: McGill Summer Institute: Quality of Care
Date: May 31-June 18, 2021
Details: Poor quality TB care is widespread and is a key driver of the TB epidemic. This course will address the critical need to go beyond coverage and improve quality of TB care in low and middle-income countries. The course directors are Madhukar Pai, MD, PhD, Zelalem Temesgen, MD, and Jishnu Das, PhD. The institute will be held online, and registration is open. For more information, see the course brochcure.
