Welcome to the Tuberculosis Control Program Website. This website has been created at the University of Pennsylvania Health System as part of a project entitled Tuberculosis Education in an Academic Health System. The intention of the project is to educate a new generation of physicians, nurses and other health professionals in the management of tuberculosis. The project is funded through a National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute Tuberculosis Academic Award # 1KO7HLO3585-01. The following information is accessible at this website:
1.	Project related educational materials
2.	Current tuberculosis statistics from the City of Philadelphia, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the United States
3.	Links to other Tuberculosis websites
4.	A calendar of upcoming tuberculosis meetings and training courses
5.	Content of recent tuberculosis lectures at the University of Pennsylvania
6.	Bibliography of recent literature related to tuberculosis
7.	Synopsis of significant literature related to tuberculosis
8.	e-mail site for tuberculosis related questions
Your comments and tuberculosis related questions are welcome.

P.J. Brennan, M.D.
Associate Professor of Medicine at the
University of Pennsylvania and the Hospital
of the University of Pennsylvania

Director, Tuberculosis Control Program
City of Philadelphia Department of Health

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