Surveillance of Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis in South-East Asia

 

Annex 2 - PROGRAMME

 

Monday – 21 June 2004

0830 – 0900 hrs

Registration & Pre-test

 

0900 – 0930 hrs

Inauguration

Dr P Kumar, Director, NTI

Dr Rajesh Bhatia,

Dr Hans Kluge, WHO

0930 – 0945 hrs

Scope of Workshop

Dr Rajesh Bhatia

0945 – 1015 hrs

Establishing a drug resistance surveillance system

Dr P Kumar

1030 – 1230 hrs

Presentation of their country data

Participants (10 minutes for each country)

1230 – 1330 hrs

Drug resistance surveillance – Current scenario in SEAR Countries

Dr C N Paramasivan

1330 – 1500 hrs

Enhancing quality of Laboratory services

Dr C N Paramasivan

1500 – 1545 hrs

Lab Methods:

Culture including pretreatment procedures

Dr C N Paramasivan

1600 – 1630 hrs

Preparation of Lowenstein-Jensen based drug media (Theory)

Dr V H Balasangameshwara

1630 – 1730 hrs

Preparation of Lowenstein-Jensen based drug media (Practical demonstration in Lab)

Dr V H Balasangameshwara/ Dr C N Paramasivan and NTI Lab staff

Tuesday – 22 June 2004

0830 – 0930 hrs

 

Dr C N Paramasivan

0930 – 1030 hrs

Organization and survey outline

Dr V H Balasangameshwara

1045 – 1145 hrs

Sample size and sampling strategies

Mr K P Unnikrishnan

1145 – 1330 hrs

Exercises on Sample size and sampling strategies

Mr K P Unnikrishnan/
Dr V H Balasangameshwara/ Dr C N Paramasivan

1430 – 1530 hrs

Drug susceptibility testing Methods

Dr C N Paramasivan

1530 – 1730 hrs

Preparation of bacterial suspensions for proportion method:
Practical demonstration

Dr V H Balasangameshwara/ Dr C N Paramasivan and
NTI Lab staff

Wednesday – 23 June 2004

0830 – 0900 hrs

Bio-safety Measures

Dr C N Paramasivan

0900 – 0930 hrs

Country presentation Bangladesh

BAN representative

0930 – 1100 hrs

EQA in smear microscopy:

Dr V H Balasangameshwara

1045 – 1145 hrs

Quality Control in culture and susceptibility testing of M. tuberculosis

Dr C N Paramasivan

1145 – 1330 hrs

Interpretation of results of proportion method: Theory

Dr V H Balasangameshwara

1430 – 1530 hrs

Interpretation of results of proportion method:

Practical by participants

Dr V H Balasangameshwara/ Dr C N Paramasivan and
NTI Lab staff

1545 – 1730 hrs

Drug Susceptibility testing methods for Non-tuberculosis mycobacteria

Dr C N Paramasivan

Thursday – 24 June 2004

0830 – 0900 hrs

Safe shipment of specimens and cultures

Dr C N Paramasivan

0900 – 0930 hrs

Interpretation of Survey data results

Dr V H Balasangameshwara

0930 – 1000 hrs

Components of country specific DRS plan

Dr C N Paramasivan

1000 – 1030 hrs

How to develop a country Plan of Action

Dr Rajesh Bhatia

1045 – 1145 hrs

Development of country work plans

Groups

1145 – 1330 hrs

Identification tests for M. tuberculosis: Theory

Dr C N Paramasivan

1430 – 1700 hrs

Identification tests for M. tuberculosis:
Practical demonstration

Dr V H Balasangameshwara/ Dr C N Paramasivan/
NTI Lab staff

1700 – 1730 hrs

Identification of need for repeat practical work for Day 5

Dr V H Balasangameshwara/ Dr C N Paramasivan

Friday – 25 June 2004

0830 – 0900 hrs

Post test

 

0900 – 1100 hrs

Suspension preparation and other lab work

Dr C N Paramasivan/
Dr V H Balasangameshwara

1100 – 1200 hrs

Presentation of country plan of actions

Dr Rajesh Bhatia

1200 – 1330 hrs

Panel discussion for trouble shooting

All faculty

1430 – 1630 hrs

Draft recommendations and valedictory

Director and All faculty

 

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