UT Tyler Collaborates with Heartland National TB Center to Present Tuberculosis Conference

July 21, 2025 | Elizabeth Wingfield

The University of Texas at Tyler School of Medicine is partnering with Heartland National TB Center, a UT Tyler Health Science Center organization, to present a conference on screening, diagnosing and treating tuberculosis for community-based health care professionals. The event meets the requirements for continuing medical education, nursing continuing professional development and the Texas Department of State Health Services continuing education.

Screening and Treating Tuberculosis Infection Conference

8 a.m.–2:30 p.m., Thursday, August 28
UT Health East Texas Pavilion Conference Center
801 Clinic Dr. Tyler, TX 75701

Agenda

Time	Presentation
8-8:15 a.m.	Registration
8:15-8:30 a.m.	Welcome
8:30-9:30 a.m.	Who is at Risk for TB?
9:30-10:30 a.m.	TB Infection Diagnosis and Recommendations
10:30-10:40 a.m.	Break
10:40-11:40 a.m.	Who Should Be Treated, and How Should We Treat Them?
11:40 a.m.-12:40 p.m.	Lunch
12:40-1:40 p.m.	Ethical Access to Care in TB
1:40-2:10 p.m.	Partnering with Public Health
2:10-2:30 p.m.	Q&A, Evaluations, Continuing Education

View Screening and Treating Tuberculosis Infection Conference flyer.

With a mission to improve educational and health care outcomes for East Texas and beyond, UT Tyler offers more than 90 undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 10,000 students. Through its alignment with UT Tyler Health Science Center and UT Health East Texas, UT Tyler has unified these entities to serve Texas with quality education, cutting-edge research and excellent patient care. Classified by Carnegie as a doctoral research institution and by U.S. News & World Report as a national university, UT Tyler has campuses in Tyler, Longview, Palestine and Houston.