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Introduction to TB Nurse Case management

An Online Course

July 6, 13, 20, & 27, 2017


Sponsored by:
Heartland National TB Center 

FACULTY
 

Virginia S. Dowell, RN, BSN
New Mexico Dept. of Health & Environment
Veronica Estrada, RN
City of El Paso Department of Public Health
Lori Eitelbach, RN
Williamson County and Cities Health District
Elizabeth Foy, RN, BSN
Texas Dept. of State Health Services
Phil Griffin, BBA, CPM
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Dora Marrufo, BSN, RN
City of San Antonio Metropolitan Health District
Barbarah Martinez, BSN, RN
Houston Department of Health and Human Services
Catalina Navarro, RN, BSN
Heartland National TB Center
Cynthia Robles, RN
City of El Paso Department of Public Health
Teresa Wortmann, RN
Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services


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 will provide 9.0 contact hours.

DISCLOSURE: In compliance with continuing education requirements, all presenters must disclose any financial or other associations with the manufacturers of commercial products, suppliers of commercial services, or commercial supporters as well as any use of unlabeled product(s) or product(s) under investigational use.
CDC, our planners, presenters, and their spouses/partners wish to disclose they have no financial interests or other relationships with the manufacturers of commercial products, suppliers of commercial services, or commercial supporters. Planners have reviewed content to ensure there is no bias.
Planning committee reviewed content to ensure there is no bias. Presentations will not include any discussion of the unlabeled use of a product or a product under investigational use. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Heartland National TB Center, New Mexico Department of Health and San Antonio Metropolitan Health District are jointly providing the CNEs for this activity.
CDC did not accept commercial support for this continuing education activity.

For more information, please contact:

LEAD EDUCATOR
Delphina Sanchez
delphina.sanchez@uthct.edu
210-531-4528

AGENDA

Available 06.21.2017
Due July 5, 2017               Introduction to TB Nurse Case Management
LECTORA

July 6, 2017
12:00-1:30 PM                   Initiation Phase; Part 1

Available 07.07.2017
Due July 12, 2017            Obtaining a Social History
LECTORA

July 13, 2017
12:00-1:30 PM                   Initiation Phase; Part 2

Available 07.14.2017
Due July 19, 2017             Infection Control
LECTORA

July 20, 2017
12:00-1:30 PM                   Contact Investigation Evaluation and Management

Available 07.21.2017
Due July 26, 2017             Hospitalization
LECTORA

Available 07.21.2017
Due July 26, 2017             Documentation and Evaluation
LECTORA

July 27, 2017
12:00-1:30 PM                   Completion of Treatment 

 

Times/topics subject to change

Target Audience/Prerequisites
This course is intended for the registered nurse, licensed practical/vocational nurses with less than one year TB experience and greater than 25% of job duties dedicated to TB case management including case identification, case management, and treatment of patients with tuberculosis infection or disease. Participants must complete the CDC Self Study Modules 1-9 and present a Certificate of Completion prior to the first session. 


Program Description
The goal of this course is to provide an introductory training experience covering basic elements, knowledge and skills essential for the registered nurse or LVN/LPN responsible for the care of patients with active TB disease and their contacts. The course will provide new nurses with the foundation necessary to attend Heartland’s TB Nurse Case Management course.


Conference Objectives
Upon course completion, participants will be able to assess and manage TB patients by: defining case management as it pertains to tuberculosis, identifying components of a patient assessment, development and implementation of a treatment care plan identifying potential or existing health problems, identifying social information needed for case management, describing the monitoring process for adverse drug events and patient infectiousness using proper nursing interventions, describing the components of an effective TB control program including personal respiratory protection, discussing the impact of the guidelines on contact investigation evaluation and treatment of contacts, describing how to assess continuity of care during and after hospitalization, analyzing documented data to evaluate for patient success, and describing the process for completion of treatment.


Format
The format for this course will be web-based, live lecture presentations with group discussions and case sharing. Recorded online training modules as well as homework assignments (to be completed inbetween the live webinars) will also be included. There will be ample time for questions and answers during the group discussions.


Hardware/Software/Materials
To access and view this training event, you will need a computer with internet access and a phone line (preferably with a speaker or teleconferencing capabilities) or a computer with two-way audio. 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 confirmation of participation.

Additional Information
Participants must complete the CDC Self Study Modules 15
& 69 and present a Certificate of Completion prior to June
28, 2017. A signed Supervisor and Participant Commitment
form is also required.

http://www.cdc.gov/tb/education/ssmodules/default.htm

This course is an Introduction to Nurse Case Management
and does NOT satisfy the requirement for TB Intensive.
 
REGISTRATION
There is no charge to attend this workshop but pre-registration is mandatory.

Deadline to register is:
June 28, 2017

Space is limited to 40 participants.

 

Applicants will receive notification of their enrollment
status via e-mail (unless otherwise requested).