Screening for Tuberculosis Along the US/Mexico Border - WEBCAST
San Antonio, TX
June 10, 2016
8:00 am1:30 pm PST
9:00 am2:30 pm MST
10:00 am3:30 pm CST
11:00 am4:30 pm EST
Texas Center for Infectious Disease
2303 SE Military Dr.
San Antonio, TX 78223
Sponsored by:
Heartland National TB Center
&
AETC South Central
with support of:
Texas Department of State Health Services Region 8
&
San Antonio Metropolitan Health District City Chest Clinic
FACULTY
Lisa Armitige, MD, PhD
Heartland National TB Center
Ricardo Garay, BBS
Migrant Clinicians Network
Annie Kizilbash, MD, MPH
Texas Center for Infectious Disease
Lillian Ringsdorf, MD, MPH
Texas Department of State Health Services
Region 8
Barbara Seaworth, MD, FISDA, FACP
Heartland National TB Center
Additional Faculty to be announced
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
Continuing education credits will NOT be awarded for online participation
LEAD EDUCATOR
Jessica Quintero
jessica.quintero@uthct.edu
210-531-4568
AGENDA
Friday, June 10, 2016
10:00-11:00 AM Who is at Risk of TB?
11:00-12:00 PM TB Infection; Who Likely Has it and How to Test for It.
12:00-1:00 PM LUNCH
1:00-2:00 PM Ethical Access to Care Along the US/MXBorder: Implementing Recommendations
2:00-3:00 PM Who Should be Treated and How Should We Treat Them?
3:00-3:30 PM Partnering with Public Health
3:30 PM Adjourn
Times/topics subject to change
Target Audience
This conference is designed for community providers who will be screening and treating patients for tuberculosis infection in the community.
Conference Goal
The goal of this training is to build capacity with community providers by providing guidelines for screening and treating persons for TB infection.
Conference Objectives
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able todescribe current epidemiology of TB, list groups of people who are more likely to be exposed to or infected with M. tuberculosis, list risk factors for progression to TB disease if infected with M.tuberculosis, describe tools used in testing for TB infection, USPSTF recommendations, identify gaps in access to care thatimpact TB prevention, discuss social and legal impediments tocare, discuss the role stigma plays in accessing health care, listconsiderations in determining treatment candidates, identify andimplement treatment regimens used to treat TB infection, discuss opportunities and benefits to collaborating with the health department.
Webinar Format
The format for this web based course will be lecture-style presentations, with case studies. There will be ample time for questions and answers.
GROUP VIEWING
Group viewing is encouraged! For organizations that wish to set up a group viewing, designate one person to be the point of contact to apply for the course. That person will receive connection information as well as sign in sheets, and any additional information necessary for participation.
VIEWING REQUIREMENTS
To access and view this live webcast, you will need a computer with internet access and audio capabilities (or a computer and phone line preferably with a speaker or teleconferencing system).
Deadline to register is:
June 06, 2016
Space is limited to 100 participants.
www.heartlandntbc.org/training/courses.php
Applicants will receive notification of their enrollment
status via e-mail (unless otherwise requested).
