Tag Archives: Webinars

08 Jun

Webinar | An Update on the Use of Bedaquiline and Delamanid in Children with MDR-TB

Did you miss the webinar “An Update on the Use of Bedaquiline and Delamanid in Children with MDR-TB,”  which provided an update and synthesized timely clinical guidance on the use of bedaquiline and delamanid in children with MDR-TB? Slides from the webinar with Dr. Jennifer Furin are available here, and the resource referred to in the webinar “Rapid Clinical Advice: The use of Bedaquiline and Delamanid in Children with MDR-TB” is available as a PDF here.

22 Oct

What’s in a number? Two recent reports on pediatric TB cases

This webinar recorded on October 09, 2014 reviews the following:

  • A 2014 report estimating global childhood TB disease incidence, including multidrug-resistant TB
  • A 2014 report estimating childhood TB infection and disease in high TB-burden countries
  • Practical implications for clinicians and other child health advocates

View a recording of the webinar here.

View a PDF version of the slides here.

06 Jun

Adverse effects and adherence in children treated for MDR-TB

This webinar recorded on June 6, 2014 covers the following topics:

  • Adverse effects of the TB medications commonly used to treat MDR-TB;
  • Management of the most frequent and clinically relevant adverse effects in children with MDR-TB; and
  • Adherence challenges and strategies to support optimal treatment adherence.

View a recording of the webinar here. View a PDF version of the slides here.

21 May

Household considerations in the management of children with DR-TB: Contact tracing and infection control

Because DR-TB is a disease of families, this webinar recorded on May 21, 2014 focuses on the impact of DR-TB on the household, specifically:

  • Active case-finding strategies for DR-TB, including household contact surveys;
  • Results of published DR-TB household contact studies;
  • Approaches to DR-TB prevention in households and the community, including preventive therapy and infection control.

View a recording of the webinar here. View a PDF version of the slides here.

25 Apr

Regimen design and dosing for children with drug-resistant TB: A case-based discussion

This webinar recorded on April 25, 2014 was presented by Drs. Jennifer Furin and James Seddon, members of the Sentinel Project on Pediatric Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis. This case-based discussion covers key principles for regimen construction in children with DR-TB, the latest dosing recommendation and PK data on second-line drugs in children, and the use of new TB drugs and regimens in children with DR-TB.

View a recording of the webinar here. View a PDF version of the slides here.

14 Mar

Demonstration of gastric aspiration technique in children

The Sentinel Project on Pediatric Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis (www.sentinel-project.org) has developed an 18 minute video on the gastric aspirate technique in children.

This webinar recorded on March 14, 2014 includes the video and a Q & A session on the technique with members of the Sentinel Project.

View a recording of the webinar here. View a PDF version of the Standard Operating Procedure here.