Maryland Department of Health and Mental hygiene
Prevention and Health Promotion Administration
Center for TB Control and Prevention Annual Update
Unite to End TB by Making the Connections
March 9, 2017
Ten Oaks Ballroom, Clarksville, MD
8:00 - 8:45 a.m. Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:45 - 8:50 a.m. Welcome
Nancy Baruch, MBA, MS, RN, Chief
Center for TB Control and Prevention
Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
8:50-8:55 a.m. Opening Remarks
Donna Gugel, MHS, Director
Prevention and Health Promotion Administration
Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
8:55-9:10 a.m. Maryland Epidemiology Update
Alexandra Pyan, MPH, Epidemiologist
Center for TB Control and Prevention
Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
9:10-9:20 a.m. Tuberculosis Complicated by Diabetes Mellitus – Maryland, 2014-2016
Richard Brooks, MD, MPH, Epidemic Intelligence Service Officer
LCDR, US Public Health Service
Center for Disease Control and Prevention
9:20-9:25 a.m. TBESC Update
Wendy Cronin, PhD, Epidemiologist
Center for TB Control and Prevention
Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
9:25-10:25 a.m. Where the Rubber Meets the Road: Key Changes in the ATS/CDC/IDSA
TB Treatment Guidelines and Some Thoughts on Their Implementation
Susan Dorman, MD
Professor of Medicine and International Health
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
10:25 -10:45 a.m. Break
10:45 -11:00 a.m. DHMH TB Laboratory Updates
Richard Oatis, BA, Supervisor
Mycobacteriology Laboratory
Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
11:00-11:30 a.m. Local Health Departments & Universities: Preventing TB
Joann Boughman, PhD, Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, University System of
Maryland
Nancy Young, PhD, Vice President for Student Affairs, University of Maryland
Kelly Shockley, BSN, RN, Clinical Services Supervisor, Wicomico Co. Health Department
Wendy Cronin, PhD, Epidemiologist, CTBCP, Maryland DHMH
11:30-11:50 a.m. Bridging the Gap: Making the Connections When Caring for a Patient with TB
Henry Taylor, MD, MPH
Carroll County Health Department, Deputy Health Officer
Cecil County Health Department, Clinical Deputy Health Officer
11:50-12:00 p.m. Dr. David Glasser Memorial Tuberculosis Control Award
Wendy Cronin, PhD, Epidemiologist
Center for TB Control and Prevention
Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
12:00- 1:10 p.m. LUNCH
1:10 – 1:30 p.m. B-waivers in Maryland: An Evaluation of Diagnostic Outcomes
Lisa Paulos, MPH, RN, Epidemiologist
Center for TB Control and Prevention
Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
1:30-2:00 p.m. Video DOT Implementation in Maryland: Outcomes and Opportunities
Sebastian Seiguer, JD, MBA, CEO, emocha Mobile Health, Inc.
Katrina Rios, BA, Research Lead, emocha Mobile Health, Inc.
Kimberly Townsend, MPA, RN, Nurse Administrator, Montgomery Co. Health Department
2:00-2:20 p.m. Break
2:20 -2:50 p.m. Advanced Imaging for Tuberculosis: Insights into Disease Pathogenesis
Sanjay Jain, MD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics and International Health
Center for Infection and Inflammation Imaging Research, Director
Pediatric Infectious Diseases Fellowship Program, Director
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
2:50-3:15 p.m. The Integration of TB Screening and Care in Primary Health Care:
A FQHC’s Perspective
David Mbeya, BS, Program Manager
International Services
Baltimore Medical System, Inc.
3:15- 3:35 p.m. Closing Remarks and Evaluation
This course is co-sponsored with Howard Community College
In order to receive a certificate for the conference, 100% attendance is required.
This training is funded, in part, by the Maryland Tuberculosis Elimination and Laboratory Cooperative Agreement. Funding for this conference was made possible (in part) by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The views expressed in written conference materials or publications and by speakers and moderators do not necessarily reflect the official policies of the Department of Health and Human Services, nor does the mention of trade names, commercial practices, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.