TB Infection Diagnosis and Treatment
El Paso, TX
April 7, 2015
Being held at
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Conference Room AUD3500
4801 Alberta Avenue
El Paso, Texas 79905
Sponsored by
Heartland National TB Center
In Collaboration with
Texas Department of State Health Servies
FACULTY
Lisa L. Armitige, MD, PhD
Medical Consultant
Heartland National TB Center
Catalina Navarro, RN, BSN
TB Nurse Consultant and Educator
Heartland National TB Center
Delphina Sánchez, MA
Training Specialist II
Heartland National TB Center
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 cuttngedge trainings, delivering expert medical consultation, providing technical assistance, and designing innovative educational and consultative products.
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 will not include any discussion of the unlabeled use of a product or a product under investigational use. 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.
CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS
CNE: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention isaccredited as a provider of Continuing Nursing Education bythe American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission onAccreditation.This activity provides pending contact hours.
CME: UT Health Northeast at Tyler is accredited by theTexas Medical Association to sponsor continuing medicaleducation for physicians.This activity provides 3.75 contact hours.
For more information, please contact:
LEAD EDUCATOR
Delphina Sanchez
delphina.sanchez@uthct.edu
210-531-4528
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 will not include any discussion of the unlabeled use of a product or a product under investigational use.
CDC does not accept commercial support.
NO commercial support was given to Heartland National TB Center or UT Health Northeast for this educational program.
AGENDA
Tuesday, April 07, 2015
12:30 – 12:45 pm Registration
12:45 – 1:00 pm Welcome & Introductions
1:00 – 2:00 pm Diagnosis of TB Infection
2:00 – 3:15 pm Treatment of TB Infection
3:153:30 pm BREAK
3:30 – 4:30 pm Management of Patients with TB Infection
4:305:00 pm TB Infection and Treatment Jeopardy
5:00 pm Adjourn
*Times/topics subject to change
Target Audience
This course is intended for nurses and public health staff who are actively engaged in the identification, case management, and treatment of patients with or at risk for TB infection.
Format
The format for the training will include lecture presentation, with interactive discussions and case study.
Conference Goal
The goal of this training is to build capacity with public health and community health staff responsible for diagnosing, treating, and managing patients with or at risk for developing TB infection.
Conference Objectives
Upon course completion, participants will be able to describe tools used in testing for TB infection; discussguidelines for treatment of TB infection in an adult patient; discuss guidelines for treatment of TB infection in apediatric patient; identify potential barriers to completing treatment; discuss strategies to enhance completion of treatment; summarize the diagnosis, treatment, and management of patients with TB infection.