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Alcohol, Cigarettes, and Tuberculosis A National, Web-based Seminar

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The Francis J. Curry National Tuberculosis Center is pleased to announce a 75-minute web-based seminar, followed by a 15-minute question and answer period. The seminar will be broadcast live, via the internet on Wednesday, January 12, 2011.

Goals
This training will:

  • Identify US populations with significant alcohol and/or tobacco use with underlying socioeconomic factors that put them at risk for acquiring TB infection or progressing to TB disease once infected
  • Describe physiological and psychological aspects of alcoholism and/or tobacco addiction that can affect treatment and exacerbate TB
  • Identify resources that can be used by health departments to help patients overcome their alcohol and tobacco addictions
12 January 2011 - 11:00am America/Los_Angeles
http://www.nationaltbcenter.ucsf.edu/training/nationalwebseminar.cfm [1]
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Source URL: https://old.migrantclinician.org/calendar/2011/01/12/event/alcohol-cigarettes-and-tuberculosis-national-web-based-seminar.html

Links:
[1] http://www.nationaltbcenter.ucsf.edu/training/nationalwebseminar.cfm
[2] https://old.migrantclinician.org/calendar/event/index.html