Advanced Management of Patients with Tuberculosis
August 13-14, 2014
Being held at
ADH Auditorium
On the campus of
Arkansas Department of Health
4815 West Markham
Little Rock, AR
Sponsored by:
Heartland National TB Center
&
Arkansas Department of Health
CDC, our planners, and our presenters wish to disclose they have no financial interests or other relationships with the manufacturers of commercial products, suppliers of commercial services, or commercial supporter. Planners have reviewed content to ensure there is no bias.
Presentations may include discussion of the unlabeled use of a product or a product under investigational use by all presenters and will be discussed further by the presenter.
CDC does not accept commercial support and NO commercial support was given to Heartland National TB Center or UT Health NE for this educational program.
FACULTY
Lisa Armitige, MD, PhD
Heartland National TB Center
Linda Dooley, MD
Austin Travis County Health Department
David Griffith, BA, MD
Heartland National TB Center
Doug Hornick, BA, MD
University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine
Barbara Seaworth, MD, FISDA, FACP
Heartland National TB Center
Additional Faculty to be Listed
CONTINUING EDUCATION
CME: The University of Texas Health Science Center at
Tyler is accredited by the Texas Medical Association to
sponsor continuing medical education for physicians.
Continuing education for this activity is pending. See final announcement for details.
OUR VISION
The vision of Heartland National TB Center is to provide excellence, expertise, and innovation in training, medical consultation, and
product development to reduce the impact of tuberculosis in our region.
OUR Mission
The mission of the Heartland National TB Center is to build capacity with our partners. We will share expertise in the treatment and
prevention of tuberculosis by: developing and implementing cutting edge trainings, delivering expert medical consultation, providing
technical assistance, and designing innovative educational and consultative products.
LEAD EDUCATOR
Jessica Quintero
jessica.quintero@uthct.edu
210-531-4568
AGENDA
Day 1:8:00 – 8:15 am Sign In
- Epidemiology of TB
- TB Pathogenesis and Treatment of Latent TB Infection
- Treatment of TB
- TB Drugs
- Diagnosis of TB: Radiology
- Diagnosis of TB: Laboratory
- Interferon Gamma Release Assays
Day 2:
7:45 – 8:00 am Sign In
- Infection Control in Health Care Settings
- Genotyping
- TB and Diabetes
- TB Case Presentation
- Extrapulmonary TB
- Tuberculosis in Children
- TB in the HIV Patient
*Times and/or topics subject to change
This course is intended for physicians, nurse practitioners and
registered nurses with direct experience in the management of
patients with, or at risk of, tuberculosis.
Format
The format for this live event conference will include lecture
presentation and case scenario analysis with audience discussion
and participation. There will be ample time for questions and
answers.
Program Description
Using highly interactive lectures and case studies, participants will be
able to identify the facets involved in identifying and treating
patients with latent tuberculosis infection and patients with
tuberculosis disease by reviewing the current epidemiology,
pathogenesis, identification, and treatment of tuberculosis.
Conference Objectives
Describe steps involved in diagnosing and treating tuberculosis
including distinguishing between infection and disease. Describe the
tools used in treating tuberculosis including radiology, laboratory,
and medications. Describe the use of genotyping and interferon
gamma release assays in screening for tuberculosis. Identify
infection control measures in a health care setting. Describe
additional presentation of tuberculosis to include extra pulmonary,
TB and diabetes co infection, tuberculosis in children, and patients
co infected with TB HIV.
Hardware/Software/Materials
None
Hotel Information Coming Soon!
There is no charge to attend this live event conference
but pre-registration is mandatory and space is limited to
75 participants.
Registration—opens: June 23, 2014
closes: August 08, 2014
www.heartlandntbc.org/training.asp
Applicants will receive notification of their enrollment
status via e-mail (unless otherwise requested).
