340.691.11
Advanced Issues in Global Tuberculosis Control: Achieving Impact

Discontinued

Location
East Baltimore
Term
Summer Institute
Department
Epidemiology
Credit(s)
2
Academic Year
2017 - 2018
Instruction Method
TBD
Auditors Allowed
No
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Jaap Broekmans
Contact Name
Ayesha Khan
Frequency Schedule
Every Year
Prerequisite

Participation in 340.681.11 or with permission of instructor, based upon experience with infectious disease control

Description
Examines the operational and programmatic implications of scaling up: evidence based TB-HIV interventions, in particular intensified case finding, infection control and isoniazid preventive chemotherapy; evidence based X/MDR-TB services and evidence-based public-private TB collaborative activities. Examines the challenge of TB elimination in industrialized countries. Assesses the epidemiological impact in national TB control programs of these new tools and interventions.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
  1. Identify and define major TB public health challenges based on actual epidemiological information of high TB burden countries as well as industrialized countries
  2. Develop a strategic response to address TB public health challenges within national TB programs
  3. Describe how new tools and evidence-based interventions can be incorporated in national TB programs
  4. Analyze and predict the potential yield and epidemiological impact where these interventions have been brought to scale
Instructor Consent
No consent required