Evaluation of TB screening for Asylum Seekers and Refugees in Bristol

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Care Seminar on Thursday 3rd November 2011 from 12.00 until 13.00 in the Board Room, South Plaza, Bristol.

Presentation Title: Evaluation of TB screening for Asylum Seekers and Refugees in Bristol.

Speaker: Faustina Montsho-Hammond, Health Protection Practitioner: South West (North) Health Protection Unit.

The presentation will cover the following:

•         The changing TB epidemiology in Europe and the Public health importance of TB screening.

•         An overview of TB screening for Asylum Seekers and Refugees in Bristol

•         Evaluation methods used.

•         Immediate outcomes of TB screening

•         Conclusion from the evaluation and recommendations

Everyone is welcome. Tea, coffee and biscuits will be available. Please feel free to bring your packed lunch. To book a place please complete the survey located here:  https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/signupforcare or contact Miles Jordan at miles.jordan@bristol.nhs.uk or on 0117 9841536.

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