TB Intensive
San Antonio, TX
April 5-8, 2016
Texas Center for Infectious Disease
2303 SE Military Dr.
San Antonio, TX 78223
Sponsored by:
Heartland National TB Center
FACULTY
Lisa Armitige, MD, PhD
Heartland National TB Center
Joaquín Cervantes, MD, MPH
Clínica Médica Internacional
Linda Dooley, MD
Austin Travis County Health Department
David Griffith, BA, MD
Heartland National TB Center
Lynn Horvath, BA, MD
Texas Center for Infectious Disease
Ken Jost, BA
Texas Department of State Health Services
Annie Kizilbash, MD, MPH
Texas Center for Infectious Disease
Jeffrey Levin, MD, MSPH
UT Health Northeast
Catalina Navarro, RN, BSN
Heartland National TB Center
Barbara Seaworth, MD, FISDA, FACP
Heartland National TB Center
Kim Smith, MD, MPH
University of TexasHouston Medical School
Thanh T. Van, MD
UT Health Science Center San Antonio
Adriana Vasquez, MD
Texas Center for Infectious Disease
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.
NO commercial support was given to Heartland National TB Center or UT Health Northeast for this educational program.
CONTINUING EDUCATION
CNE: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is accredited as a provider of Continuing Nursing Education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commissionon Accreditation.
This activity provides 18.6 contact hours.
CME: The University of Texas Health Science Center atTyler is accredited by the Texas Medical Association tosponsor continuing medical education for physicians.
This activity provides 19.0 contact hours and 2.0 ethicscredit.
Pending Approval
For more information, please contact:LEAD EDUCATOR
Delphina Sanchez
delphina.sanchez@uthct.edu
210-531-4528
AGENDA
Day 1:
12:30 – 1:00 pm Sign In
4:25 pm Adjourn for the Day
4:25-5:00pm Optional: Tour of TCID Hospital
Day 2:
8:15 – 8:30 am Sign In
4:45 pm Adjourn for the Day
Day 3:
8:15 – 8:30 am Sign In
4:45 pm Adjourn for the Day
Day 4:
8:15 – 8:30 am Sign In
12:00 pm Evaluation and Adjourn
Times/topics subject to change
Target Audience
This course is intended for physicians, nurse practitioners, and registered nurses with direct experience in the management of patients, with, or at risk of TB. This is not an introductory course. It is required that nursing participants have a minimum of one year experience in TB case management and attend the TB Nurse Case Management course prior to attending TB Intensive.
Conference Goal
Using highly interactive lectures and case studies, participants will be able to identify the facets involved in identifying and treating patients with latent TB infection and patients with TB disease by reviewing the current epidemiology, pathogenesis, identification, and treatment of TB including comorbidities that complicate treatment such as mental health , HIV, diabetes and others.
Conference Objectives
Describe steps involved in initiating treatment for TB including distinguishing between infection and disease, TB and NTM lung disease, and treatment of TB. Describe the use of laboratory and radiographic tools for management of persons with TB. Identify correct treatment regimens for TB disease and LTBI. Describe the use of genotyping and interferon gamma release assays in screening for TB. Identify infection control measures in a health care settng. Describe diagnostic considerations in extra pulmonary TB and diabetes coinfection, and TB in children. Identify current recommendations for treating persons with TB and HIV and those suffering from mental health conditions. Identify CDC TB technical instructions. Describe the management of patients with drug resistant TB. Identify ethical considerations in treating patients with TB.
Format
The format for this live event conference will include lecture presentations and case scenario analysis with audience discussion and participation. There will be ample time for questions and answers.