TB Skin Test Practicum: Train the Trainer
Houston, TX
May 5, 2015
Being held at
City of Houston
8000 North Stadium Drive
Houston, TX 77054
DOC Training Room
Sponsored by
Heartland National TB Center
In Collaboration with
The City of Houston
FACULTY
Debbie Onofre, RN, BSN
Heartland National TB Center
Jessica Quintero, BAAS
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
NO commercial support was given to Heartland National TB Center or UT Health Northeast for this educational program.
CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention isaccredited as a provider of Continuing Nursing Educationby the American Nurses Credentialing Center’sCommission on Accreditation.
This activity provides 2.0 contact hours.
For more information, please contact:
LEAD EDUCATOR
Jessica Quintero
jessica.quintero@uthct.edu
210-531-4568
AGENDA
Tuesday, May 5, 2015
10:0010:15AM Registration
10:1510:30 AM Welcome
10:3011:00 AM Adult Learning Techniques
11:0012:00 AM Setting up a TST Workshop
12:001:00 PM LUNCH
1:003:30 PM *Using the Tuberculin Skin Test asa Diagnostic Tool with Practicum
3:30 PM Adjourn
*Eligible for continuing education credit
Target Audience
This course is designed for the TB professional who is responsible for training staff and other health care workers on the proper placement and reading of the tuberculin skin test (TST).
Conference Goal
The goal of this training is to enhance the expertise ofthe local TB health care trainer so they can effectively teach other health care professionals when to use a TB skin test and how to place and accurately read a TB skin test result.
Conference Objectives
Using highly interactive lectures, case studies, and other hands on TST skill building exercises participants will learn when and how to correctly place a TB skin test, gain knowledge of adult learning principles in order to train others, and gain skills in the planning and execution of a TST workshop for their own staff.
Format
The format for this course will be lecturestyle presentations, with individual skill building practicum. There will be ample time for questions and answers.
preregistration is mandatory.
Deadline to register is:
May 1, 2015
www.heartlandntbc.org/training.asp
Applicants will receive notification of their enrollment
status via e-mail (unless otherwise requested).
