European Union training programme for tuberculosis laboratory experts: design, contribution and future direction.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Tuberculosis (TB) control programmes rely heavily on laboratories to support both clinical care and public health. Qualified personnel with adequate technical and managerial skills comprise an integral component of any quality assured laboratory. Training a new generation of TB laboratory specialists was identified as a critical priority in the European Union /European Economic Area (EU/EEA). A tailored training programme for TB reference laboratory professionals was developed and implemented within the European Reference Laboratory Network for Tuberculosis to increase the pool of technical experts available to step into leadership roles in the TB laboratory community. Three cohorts of selected laboratory specialists participated in a series of trainings from 2009 to 2016. METHO

SUBMITTER: Raftery P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7212721 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature