TB in Corrections
Florence, Arizona
October 7, 2014
9:30am - 3:15pm
Being held at
Pinal County Health Department
Agave Room
971 Jason Lopez Circle Building D
Florence, Arizona 85132
Sponsored by:
Heartland National TB Center
in Collaboration with:
Arizona Department of Health Services
FACULTY
Jessica Quintero, BAAS
Heartland National TB Center
Benjamin Katz, MPH
Arizona Department of Health
Renuka Khurana, MD, MPH
Maricopa County Department of Public Health
Farah Parvez, MD
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Vincent Gales, RN, BSN
Correctional Health Services
Juliet RespicioMoriarty, MD, MBA
Arizona Department of Corrections
Carrie Rose, LPN
Central Arizona Detention Center
Additional faculty to be announced
CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Continuing education for this activity is pending. See final announcement for details.
DISCLOSURE
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 supporters. 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 but will be discussed further by the presenter.
CDC does not accept commercial support. NO commercial support was given to Heartland National TB Center or the UT Health Northeast for this educational program.
LEAD EDUCATOR
Jessica Quintero
Jessica.Quintero@uthct.edu
210-531-4568
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.
NO commercial support was given to Heartland National TB Center or UT Health Northeast for this educational program.
Tuesday, October 7, 2014
9:30 Registration
9:45 Welcome & Introduction
10:00 Tuberculosis Case Studies in Corrections
10:30 Screening for Tuberculosis
11:00 BREAK
11:15 Implementing IGRA Testing in Correctional Facilities
12:00 Diagnosis and Treatment of TB Disease
12:30 LUNCH (provided by Qiagen)
1:30 Infection Control
2:00 Contact Investigation in Correctional Settings
2:30 Release/Transfer Procedures: Panel Discussion
3:15 Questions and Answers, Evaluations, & Adjourn
*Presentations and/or times are subject to change
This course is designed for the public health provider, registered nurse, correctional staff, and other health care professionals who are tasked with the management of tuberculosis control.
Conference Goal
The goal of this training is to enhance the knowledge of TB prevention and control for health care staff dealing with challenges in caring for a patient diagnoses with TB in corrections.
Conference Objectives
Using interactive lectures participants will be able to:
identify methods for screening, discuss current recommendations for the management of active TB, Identify components of an effective infection control program, identify when a patient can be considered non infectious, describe the components of a contact investigation in a correctional setting, and identify proper procedure for release/transfer of inmates.
Format
The format for this course will be lecturestyle presentations with a panel discussion. There will be ample time for questions and answers.
Holiday Inn Express
240 W. HWY #287
Florence, Arizona 85132
Best Western Legacy Inn & Suites
4470 S Power Road
Mesa, Arizona 85212
Please note: a room block has not been set up for this course,
lodging is recommended based on distance to training site.
REGISTRATION
There is no charge to attend this workshop but pre-registration is mandatory.
Deadline to register is:
September, 22, 2014
Origination Date: October 7, 2014
Expiration Date: October 7, 2016
Space is limited to 50 participants.
www.heartlandntbc.org/training.asp
Applicants will receive notification of their enrollment
status via e-mail (unless otherwise requested).
