Course Description

In this series on Pediatric TB, the Pediatric ID Board Certifying Examination Content is presented by expert speakers via case-based, interactive webinars. The series goes beyond basic content while following the pediatric ID guidelines and is intended for a diverse audience, including pediatric infectious disease fellows and clinicians who diagnose and treat TB in children.

Target Audience:  The course is designated for physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and field staff who interact with pediatric patients.

Topics:

• Clinical Disease and Evaluation
• TB and HIV

Learning Objectives

As a result of participation in this activity, participants should be able to:

• Understand the general principles of antimicrobial use in TB medications for infants and children, including pharmacokinetic principles of absorption, distribution, metabolism, half-life, clearance, elimination and monitoring for toxicity/efficacy
• Identify high priority groups of infants and children who should be tested and treated for LTBI and active TB disease and interpret results of tests for same
• Recognize the clinical and radiographic manifestations of pulmonary and extrapulmonary TB in infants and children, including lymphadenitis, meningitis & miliary TB

Note:  You must register for the training with the Southeastern National TB Center prior to taking the course.  There are several courses in this series:  TB-285a, TB-285b, TB-285c.

Course Flyer:  https://sntc.medicine.ufl.edu/Content/Courses/Downloads/Advanced%20Concepts%20in%20Pediatric%20TB%20Part%202w78npdp04i.docx

Keywords:  TB, tuberculosis, TB disease, MTB, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, MTB complex, LTBI. latent TB infection, pediatric, children