AFRO-NETS> Tuberculosis: clinical aspects of diagnosis, management and control

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Tuberculosis: clinical aspects of diagnosis, management and control
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Liverpool, UK
22-28 March 2001 

Directed by Peter D O Davies, MA, DM, FRCP

Please note that a full prospectus is also available for this event 
at:
http://www.britishcouncil.org/networkevents/2000/0046p.htm

Tuberculosis is increasing globally. A combination of an increasing 
world population, rising HIV rates and poverty are causing an annual 
increase in cases. At the same time freedom of population movement is 
bringing tuberculosis back to the developed countries from which it 
spread 200 years ago. From Sweden to South Africa, from Pakistan to 
Peru tuberculosis is an increasing problem. 

The presentation of HIV associated tuberculosis and drug resistance 
is making management more difficult. Some headway is being made with 
the use of Directly Observed Therapy and molecular advances such as 
the use of the Polymerase Chain reaction and DNA fingerprinting. 
The main topics will include: 
* Epidemiology 
* Immunopathology 
* Microbiology 
* Molecular techniques in diagnosis 
* Clinical presentation 
* Prevention: therapy and / or BCG 
* Drug Resistance 
* HIV 
* TB in Africa 
* TB in India 
* Care of the patient / complications 
* Patient holding and compliance 
* Treatment / Implementing Directly Observed Therapy 
* Gender aspects of tuberculosis management 

This seminar is principally intended for the Clinician, Public Health 
professional, Health visitor, Nurses working in TB and laboratory 
staff to update him/her on all aspects of tuberculosis management and 
control relevant to practice whether in a highly resourced country or 
not. Participants will be encouraged to bring specific problems or 
cases encountered in their practice, which can be discussed. 

Fee: GBP 1,490 
For further information, please contact: 

Information Manager 
International Networking Events 
The British Council 
1, Beaumont Place 
Oxford, OX1 2PJ, UK 
Tel: +44-1865-316-636 
Fax: +44-1865-557-368 / 5165-90 
mailto:network.events@britishcouncil.org 

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