Dinner Symposium following CTCA
"Screening for TB Infection: Embracing IGRAs in Children"

You are invited to a dinner symposium on tuberculosis screening using the whole blood interferon gamma release assay QuantiFERON- TB Gold In-Tube (QFT). Dr. Deborah Lewinsohn,
Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Molecular Microbiology Immunology at Oregon Health and Sciences University, will share her experiences with implementing and using the test.
Date: Thursday, May 6, 2010
Time: 6:30pm to 9:30pm
Location: Aquarium of the Pacific
Address: 100 Aquarium Way Long Beach, CA 90802
Phone: (562) 590-3100
Registration Fee: $30
includes dinner, admission to the Aquarium of the Pacific, and presentation.

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Preliminary Agenda
6:30pm Registration on the Harbor Terrace
7:00pm View exhibits and enjoy dinner at your leisure
8:00- 9:30pm "Embracing IGRAs in Children"

Dr. Lewinsohn received her undergraduate degree from Yale University and her medical degree from Stanford University School of Medicine.  She completed a Pediatrics Residency at the University of California, San Francisco and a Pediatric Infectious Diseases Fellowship at the University of Washington.

Free public transportation from the Hilton to the Aquarium:
Take Passport Shuttle/Bus C at the corner of Ocean & Golden Shore, leaving every 10 minutes, to the Aquarium.

Free public transportation from the Aquarium to the Hilton:
After 10pm, shuttles run every 20 minutes. Take Passport Shuttle/Bus C to the World Trade Center stop on Ocean Blvd.