Pennsylvania TB Update 2011

This activity is supported by an educational grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Tuberculosis Elimination

The New Jersey Medical School Global Tuberculosis Institute is the tuberculosis Regional Training and Medical Consultation Center for the northeastern United States

Course Description and Overall Goal

The purpose of this training is to increase provider knowledge and awareness of Tuberculosis, including TB epidemiology, TB treatment, laboratory diagnosis, pediatric TB, missed opportunities, and contact investigations. This training utilizes lectures, discussions, and case-based presentations.

Who Should Attend

This training is designed for physicians, nurses , and other healthcare professionals involved in the management of patients with TB.

Why Course Is Needed

As the incidence of tuberculosis continues to decline, maintaining clinical and public health expertise in TB is particularly challenging. This training aims to build the TB knowledge base of clinicians in order to promptly identify and adequately treat cases of active and latent TB.

Objectives

Upon completion of this course participants should be able to:

• Interpret the global, national and local epidemiology of TB to better screen and treat groups that are at high risk for TB     
• Apply current recommendations for the treatment of TB to prevent  development of primary drug resistance
• Review the role of the laboratory for TB diagnostic testing and monitoring response to therapy
• Apply current standards of practice in the diagnosis, treatment and management of TB in children and adolescents to ensure successful outcomes
• Coordinate with local providers and organizations in order to prevent missed opportunities in the diagnosis of TB
• Apply the fundamentals of contact investigation in assessing potential TB exposure and transmission in the community  

Course Requirements

In order to meet the learning objectives and receive continuing education credits, participants are required to attend the entire course and complete an evaluation form at the end of the course. A post-course follow up evaluation will be sent to participants within 2 months of the course.

Agenda

7:30 am           Registration

8:15 am           Overview and Opening Remarks

8:30 am           Epidemiology of Tuberculosis--Edward Zuroweste, MD

9:30 am           Treatment of TB: General Overview--Lee Reichman, MD, MPH

10:15 am         BREAK

10:30 am         Bench to Bedside: Laboratory Diagnosis of TB--Lisa Dettinger, MT

11:30 am         Diagnosis and Treatment of TB in Children--George McSherry, MD

12:45 pm         LUNCH

1:45 pm           Errors in the Diagnosis & Treatment of Tuberculosis--

                        David Schlossberg, MD

2:45 pm           BREAK

3:00 pm           Fundamentals of TB Contact Investigations with Case Discussion--

                        Mark Wolman, MPH

4:15 pm           Closing Remarks and Evaluations

4:30 pm           Adjourn

Continuing Education Information

UMDNJ-Center for Continuing and Outreach Education is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint sponsorship of UMDNJ-Center for Continuing and Outreach Education, UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School Global Tuberculosis Institute and New Hampshire State TB Programs.

UMDNJ-Center for Continuing and Outreach Education designates this live educational activity for a maximum of 6.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)^TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-Center for Continuing and Outreach Education is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by NJSNA, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation (COA).

Provider Number P173-11/09-12. Provider Approval is valid through November 30, 2012.

This activity is awarded 6.75 contact hours. (60 minute CH).

Nurses should only claim those contact hours actually spent participating in the activity.

Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP 13780. Approved provider status refers only to continuing education activities and does not imply ANCC COA or NJSNA endorsement of any commercial products.

Registration Information and Fee

Please register online by July 25th at:
http://pa2011.eventbrite.com/

A $25.00 fee is required prior to the start of the workshop. Acceptable forms of payment are check or money order made payable to NJMS Global Tuberculosis Institute and sent to the following address by July 25^th:

NJMS Global Tuberculosis Institute
PO Box 1709
225 Warren Street
Newark, NJ 07101-1709

If you have been approved by the Commonwealth of PA to attend this training, the registration fee has been waived and you do not have to send a check.

Cancellation Information

UMDNJ reserves the right to modify the activity content, faculty and activities, and reserves the right to cancel this activity, if necessary. There is no cancellation fee, however, registrants who are unable to attend may cancel up to 2 weeks prior to the course for a full refund. Refunds cannot be given to registrants who do not cancel in advance.

Hotel and Travel Information

Lodging is available nearby for $77/night at the Holiday Inn, 4751 Lindle Rd, Harrisburg PA. To book a room, call 1-800-637-4817. The block is listed under PA Department of Health - TB Update. The deadline for reserving a room at the Holiday Inn at the group rate is July 22nd.

The Conference will be held at the Sheraton Harrisburg Hershey Hotel, 4650 Lindle Rd, Harrisburg, PA

From East

Take the Airport Access Road to 283 West towards Harrisburg. Proceed on 283 North to Swatara Exit (#2). Turn right off ramp, then turn left onto High Point Dr. The hotel is on the left hand side.

From Baltimore and York (South)

From Interstate 83 North to I-283 South. Take the Swatara Exit (#2). Turn left onto Lindle Rd. At the second light turn left onto High Point Dr. The hotel is on the left hand side.

From North

From Interstate 78 West or 81 South, proceed to I-83 South. Continue to 283 South to the Swatara Exit (#2). Turn left onto Lindle Rd. At the second light turn left onto High Point Dr. The hotel is on the left hand side.

From West

Take the Pennsylvania Turnpike (Interstate 76) to Exit #247. Follow 283 North to the Swatara Exit (#2). At top of the ramp, turn right. Then, turn left at the first light. The hotel is on the left hand side.

Faculty

Migrant Clinicians Network

·         Edward Zuroweste, MD

            Chief Medical Officer

           State College, PA

NJMS Global TB Institute

·         Lee Reichman, MD, MPH

      Executive Director, NJMS Global Tuberculosis Institute

      Newark, NJ

·         Mark Wolman, MPH

      Program Manger, GTBI-TB Control Program

      Newark, NJ

Penn State Children’s Hospital 

·         George McSherry, MD

            Chief, Pediatric Infectious Disease Division

            Hershey, PA

Pennsylvania Department of Health

·         Lisa Dettinger, MT

           Bacteriology Supervisor, Bureau of Laboratories

           Exton, PA

Philadelphia Department of Public Health

·         David Schlossberg, MD

            Medical Director, TB Control Program

            Philadelphia, PA

Planning Committee

Activity Director

NJMS Global Tuberculosis Institute

• Anita Khilall, MPH, CHES
  Training & Consultation Specialist, Newark, NJ
  

Members

NJMS Global Tuberculosis Institute

• DJ McCabe, RN, BSN, MSN

      Trainer & Consultant, Clinical Programs, Newark, NJ

• Nickolette Patrick, MPH
  Training & Consultation Specialist, Newark, NJ
  

Pennsylvania Department of Health - Division of TB/STD

·         Tracina Cropper, BS

            Senior Public Health Advisor, CDC, Harrisburg, PA

·         Debbie Dean

      Public Health Program Assistant Administrator, Harrisburg, PA

·         Lisa Paulos, RN, MPH

            TB Program Manager, Harrisburg, PA

Content Reviewers

NJMS Global Tuberculosis Institute

• DJ McCabe, RN, BSN, MSN

      Trainer & Consultant, Clinical Programs, Newark, NJ

Pennsylvania Department of Health - Division of TB/STD

·         Lisa Paulos, RN, MPH

            TB Program Manager, Harrisburg, PA