TabsSummary Course details Course type: Short CourseDirector of studies: MyLSTMMode of study: FTDuration: 8 DaysHome fee: £999Overseas fee: £999APPLICATIONS FOR THIS COURSE ARE NOW OPENThis is the combined course of the 3 day Essentials of TB Epidemiology, Clinical Management & Control and the 5 day HIV Epidemiology, Clinical Mgt & Strategies in Resource Poor Settings. This course is open to all interested health professionals who are looking for a rapid update on tuberculosis, TB control, HIV and HIV control. The course is part of the 3 month course for the Diploma in Tropical Medicine & Hygiene so the orientation is towards practice in developing countries. However the delivery is updated every 6 months in line with new developments in approaches, strategies, tests, and treatments for TB. The content provides a refresher course in the core principles of TB epidemiology and control. The content provides a refresher course in the core principles of HIV epidemiology and control as well as updates on clinical syndromes and their management, the use of antiretrovirals and programming for HIV prevention and treatment. Typical Timetable Day 1 Wednesday - Core Epidemiology, Clinical and Laboratory Issues Welcome to TB course Essential TB Epidemiology and Pathology Pulmonary TB - Diagnosis and Treatment TB Laboratory Practical Extrapulmonary TB Interactive Clinical Cases Day 2 Thursday - Complex Case Management Drug Resistant TB Paediatric TB TB Meningitis Virtual Wardround (full afternoon session) Day 3 Friday - TB Control TB Control Scenario Group Work Model answers to Scenario work Day 4 Monday - HIV, Hepatitis and STI HIV - Natural History HIV - Testing ART Principles of HIV Resistance - the basics Case Studies HIV Immunology Day 5 Tuesday Management of treatment failure TB-HIV Co-infection Introduction to Iris Respiratory and Gastrointestinal Ols Point of Care USS in HIV Clnical cases in the field - Managing HIV Ols No 1 Day 6 Wednesday HIV Neuroinfections Paediatric HIV HIV Dermatology HIV and Stigma Day 7 Thursday Sexually Transmitted Infections Changing Epidemiology and Principles of Control New Treatment and Prevention Landscape Clinical Cases in the field - Managing HIV Ols No2 Day 8 Friday Hepatitis B Hepatitis C Acute Hepatitis (A&E) Hepatitis Case Entrance RequirementsEnglish language requirements: The course is taught in English and in a postgraduate setting. Students whose first language is not English should be aware that to benefit from the course participants should have English language proficiency at the equivalent of an IELTS (International English Language Testing System) score of at least 6.5. 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