Community United to End TB: Live Webcast
Broadcast from Heartland National TB Center
March 24, 2017
Sponsored by:
Heartland National TB Center
in collaboration with
Department of State Health Services
City of San Antonio Metropolitan Health District
RHP6 Texas 1115 Waiver Learning Collaborative
UT Health San Antonio
University Health System
FACULTY
Lisa Armitige, MD, PhD
Heartland National TB Center
Tommy Camden, MS
San Antonio Metropolitan Health District
Yolanda Cantu, MPH
Texas Department of State Health Services
Quratulain ‘Annie’ Kizilbash, MD, MPH
Texas Center for Infectious Disease
Annie Johnson, BBA
University Health System
Terina S. McIntyre, BSW
Texas Center for Infectious Disease
Jessica Quintero, MEd
Heartland National TB Center
Barbara Seaworth, MD
Heartland National TB Center
Norma Santos, BS
San Antonio Metropolitan Health District
ADDITIONAL FACULTY TO BE LISTED
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 credit will NOT be offered for participation in the live webcast.
For more information, please contact:
LEAD EDUCATOR
Delphina Sanchez
delphina.sanchez@uthct.edu
210-531-4528
AGENDA
Friday, March 24, 2017
8:30 AM Welcome
8:40 AM Reading of Proclamation
8:45 AM Patient Testimonials
9:00 AM Current State of Tuberculosis
9:45 AM BREAK
10:00 AM New TB Testing Guidelines
10:45 AM Treatment of TB Guidelines
11:15 AM USPSTF Recommendations
12:00 PM LUNCH
12:15 PM 1115 Waiver TB Project
1:00 PM TB in Congregate Settngs; Panel Discussion
2:00 PM BREAK
2:15 PM TB and Co-Morbidities; Panel Discussion
3:15 PM Stop the Stigma
4:00 PM Questions, Answers, and Adjourn
Times/topics subject to change
Target Audience
This course is designed for physicians, nurses, and healthcare professionals who work with patients with or at risk of tuberculosis.
Conference Goal
The goal of this training is to enhance the expertise of health care staff through providing updates in TB testing guidelines, treatment recommendations, and providing best practices and lessons learned thru panel discussions.
Conference Objectives
Using interactive lectures, participants will be able to: describe current epidemiology and benefits of treatment; discuss new testing guidelines, available tools, and special considerations; list guidelines for treatment of TB infection including the use of 3HP; discuss USPSTF recommendations and identify factors that add risk ofdeveloping TB; describe lessons learned from implementation of 1115 Waiver TB Project; discuss the role of public health in collaboration with communityproviders; discuss considerations when treating TB in a patient with comorbidities; and identify treatment barriers created by stigma.
Format
The format for this course will be a web based lecture-style presentation. There will be ample time for questions and answers.
System Requirements:
To access and view this training event, you will need a computer with internet access. Audio for this web based training will be through your computer’s speakers. It is recommended that you check your system for compatibility and connectivity prior to the event; instructions to test your system will be sent with registraton confirmation. If you have any questions about connectivity or audio please contact edgar.salinas@uthct.edu or delphina.sanchez@uthct.edu.