Upcoming HIV/AIDS Conferences: July

Title: Advanced TB Diagnostic Research
City: Montreal
Country: Canada
Dates: 07/09/2012 - 07/13/2012
Event Type: Education Program
Subject: Cost Effectiveness; Diagnostic Tests; Research; Tuberculosis (TB)
Description: This advanced course will cover the principles behind diagnostic research, diagnostic study designs, sources of bias, and value chain for TB diagnostics development. Also, critical appraisal of diagnostic studies and conventional and advanced methods for systematic reviews (meta-analyses) of diagnostic tests will be presented, along with the GRADE approach to diagnostic policies. This course will introduce multivariable approaches to diagnostic research, and cover alternative designs that evaluate patient outcomes, including the diagnostic RCT and implementation research. The course will also cover mathematical modeling and costing and cost-effectiveness studies.
Sponsor: McGill University.
Contact: For more information, contact Dr. Madhukar Pai, Course Coordinator, E-mail: madhukar.pai@mcgill.ca; Phone: (514) 398-5422; Fax: (514) 398-4503; or visit the web site: www.teachepi.org/courses/advtb.htm.
Notes: Registration deadline: March 1, 2012.

Many of these conferences come from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control National Prevention Information Network's conference database.