Heartland National Tuberculosis Center

Time 2021-01-04 01:05:54

Web Name: Heartland National Tuberculosis Center

WebSite: http://www.heartlandntbc.org

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Due to the effects of COVID-19 and the strain on public health, in-person trainings have been postponed until further notice. Future trainings will be considered based on guidance provided by CDC and response to the availability of potential participants and faculty. We will continue to monitor the situation closely and update this statement as needed. Finally—A new four-month treatment for drug-susceptible TB!October 21, 2020 –Treatment Action Group (TAG) and the Community Research Advisors Group (CRAG) welcome the news of a safe and effective regimen for shortening tuberculosis (TB) treatment to just four months. Reported at the 51st Union World Conference on Lung Health, a landmark publicly-funded phase III clinical trial, conducted at 34 sites in 13 countries, found that this regimen containing rifapentine and moxifloxacin performed as well as the six-month standard regimen.The TBTC Study 31/ACTG A5349 trial was a collaboration between the (CDC) TB Trials Consortium (TBTC) and (NIH) AIDS Clinical Trials Group (ACTG). This phase III clinical trial enrolled over 2,500 people with TB, making it the largest TB treatment trial in decades. The Spectrum of Tuberculosis from Infection to Disease - TB at a Glance: Third EditionNow available for download! See video below for more information!Download your copy at: https://heartlandntbc.org/products/Stop TB Partnership shows that under a three-month lockdown and a protracted 10-month restoration of services, the world could see an additional 6.3 million cases of TB between 2020 and 2025 and an additional 1.4 million TB deaths during that same period. New Consultation Request MethodThe Heartland National TB Center Medical Consultation team is adding a new method to take consultation requests. The nursing team will receive your consultation request via our consultation email at heartlandconsultation@uthct.edu. Please help us in testing this new method. The mission of Heartland National TB Center is to build capacity with our partners. We will share expertise in the treatment and prevention of tuberculosis by: developing and implementing cutting-edge trainings, delivering expert medical consultation, providing technical assistance, and designing innovative educational and consultative products. HNTC About Heartland Web Support Contact Us Facebook Newsletter

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