2023 Online TB Course

Wednesday
April 5 2023

Wednesday, April 05, 2023, 8:00 AM

Friday, April 07, 2023, 4:00 PM

The 59th Annual Denver TB Course was held from April 5–7, 2023.

All recorded sessions are now available for purchase and CME/CNE credit through December 31, 2023. Included videos and powerpoint presentations are listed in the schedule tab below.

This course provides a broad overview of active and latent TB including its epidemiology, transmission, pathogenesis, diagnosis, treatment and management. The purpose of the course is to present this body of knowledge to general internists, epidemiologists, preventative medicine, public health, infectious disease and chest specialists, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, registered nurses and other health care providers who will be responsible for the management and care of patients with tuberculosis.

CME/CNE Release Date: May 12, 2023
CME/CNE Expiration Date: December 31, 2023

According to WHO’s 2022 Global TB Report, 1.6 million people died from tuberculosis in 2021. The last two years have seen an increase in both incidence and mortality after years of declines, making TB an urgent public health priority. Join us for the most cutting-edge, comprehensive and longest running CME/CNE Tuberculosis Course in the United States to learn effective diagnosis and management strategies for patients with TB.

April 5, 2023 Session

History of National Jewish Health and TB
Jared Eddy, MD, MPhil, MSc

Epidemiology
Randall Reeves, MD, MSc

Immunopathogenesis
Edward Chan, MD

Transmission of M. tuberculosis
David Griffith, MD

Infection Control
Jared Eddy, MD, MPhil, MSc

Laboratory Services
Reeti Khare, PhD, D(ABMM)

CXR Interpretation
Tilman Koelsch, MD

April 6, 2023 Session

Challenging Cases
Michelle Haas, MD

Tuberculin Skin Test & IGRA
Michelle Haas, MD

Treatment of LTBI/BCG Vaccination
Bob Belknap, MD

Treatment of TB
Michelle Haas, MD

Drug Side Effects/Toxicity
David Griffith, MD

TB Jeopardy
Shannon Kasperbauer, MD

Treatment of Slow Growing Mycobacteria
Charles Daley, MD

Treatment of Rapidly Growing Mycobacteria
Shannon Kasperbauer, MD

April 7, 2023 Session

TB and HIV Co infection
Michelle Haas, MD

Extra-Pulmonary TB
Shannon Kasperbauer, MD

Pediatric Tuberculosis
Rob Broadhurst, MD, MPH

MDR-TB – How Did we Get Here and How Can We Find Our Way Out?
C. Robert Horsburgh Jr, MD

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Online Course Fee: $550 MDs, nurses, and other health care professionals | $325 Military, Fellow and Resident*

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Physicians: National Jewish Health is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

National Jewish Health designates this enduring material for a maximum of 15.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Registered Nurses: Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number 12724, for 15.5 contact hours.

Registered nurses will be awarded credit for each day of recordings viewed. You must view the full day's recordings to earn credit for each day; partial credit will not be awarded.