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Southeastern National Tuberculosis Center

Learn about the Southeastern National TB Center (SNTC), one of the four Regional Training and Medical Consultation Centers in the US. Discover how SNTC supports TB programs through education, training, and expert medical consultation.

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Southeastern National Tuberculosis Center

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  1. Southeastern National Tuberculosis Center Reunion de Control de Infeccion de la TB Ciudad de Mexico 10 Agosto 2009

  2. What is the SNTC?

  3. Southeastern National TB Center One of four Regional Training and Medical Consultation Centers(RTMCC) in the US. RTMCCs are funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Division of Tuberculosis Elimination. The four centers are: Curry National TB Center – California Heartland TB Center – Texas Global Tuberculosis Institute (GTBI) – New Jersey Southeastern National TB Center – Florida

  4. Southeastern National TB Center • The SNTC supports the education and training missions of TB programs throughout the region and provides a source of expert medical consultation for healthcare providers caring for TB patients and technical assistance for all TB program personnel. • Our region consists of 11 southeastern states, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

  5. Southeastern National TB Center • Established in 2005 as a collaboration between • University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville • A.G. Holley State (Tuberculosis) Hospital • Florida Department of Health, Bureau of TB and Refugee Health • CDC funded RTMCC focuses on domestic TB Programs

  6. SNTC Gainesville Office

  7. SNTC Clinical Training CampusA.G. Holley TB Hospital

  8. SNTC Training Offerings Courses Comprehensive Clinical TB Course and Clinical Updates TB Program Management Contact Investigation Skills Corrections TST Train-the-Trainer Cultural Competency Webinars Mini Fellowship Opportunities

  9. Spanish Language Capacity With Puerto Rico in our region, Spanish language skills, translated documents and tools are essential Five bi-lingual staff Dr. Lauzardo Dr. Hamsho-Diaz – Coordinator of Special Projects Ms. Ottenwess – Health Educator/Training Specialist Focus on translation of existing critical materials and development of patient educational materials for the Spanish-speaking population

  10. ¡Vivir a Todo Pulmón!A Multimedia Toolkit

  11. TST Caliper In English and Spanish

  12. Spanish Translations

  13. Country Guides

  14. Country Guides Currently Available…

  15. Guides of Most Relevance…

  16. Misperceptions: Diagnostic Testing

  17. Contact Information Michael Lauzardo, MD, MSc lauzam@medicine.ufl.edu Donna Hope Wegener, MA donna.wegener@medicine.ufl.edu http://sntc.medicine.ufl.edu

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