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Severe COVID-19: A TB Risk Factor

The Heartland National TB Center created this factsheet based on the research conducted to develop the presentation for the webinar COVID-19/TB – Diagnostic Delays and Unrecognized Risk for Progression of LTBI to TB Disease. The webinar was developed in partnership between Heartland National TB Center  and the National TB Nurse’s Coalition.

World TB Day 2022

The website provides resources and information to assist with World TB Day 2022 planning efforts. 

Alcohol, Cigarettes and Tuberculosis

This 90-minute webinar was held for clinicians and others who provide services to TB patients or persons at risk for TB with significant alcohol and/or tobacco use.

Tuberculosis and Diabetes: A National Web-based Seminar

This two-hour webinar was developed for clinicians in the United States who may treat or screen patients with tuberculosis, diabetes, or both diseases. The webinar includes a 90-minute presentation and a 30-minute question and answer session.

GeneXpert: Examples From the Field

This 90-minute webinar is the second of two webinars to highlight the NTCA/APHL Consensus Statement on the Use of Cepheid GeneXpert MTB/RIF Assay. The first webinar is Changing TB Isolation Practices: New Guidelines for Molecular Testing.

San Diego Civil Surgeons: New Mandatory TB Requirements

The 90-minute webinar was created for TB program workers interested in learning about new recommendations for TB screening, testing, and treatment of U.S. Health Care Personnel. The  webinar was a collaboration among the Curry International Tuberculosis Center, the County of San Diego Health & Human Services Agency, Live Well San Diego, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).