The New Jersey Medical School Global Tuberculosis Institute and the Indiana State Department of Health Present:
TB Case Management
and
Contact Investigation for Nurses
April 16-17, 2007
8:00 am–4:00 pm
Indianapolis, IN
TARGET AUDIENCE
Nurses who provide care for patients with tuberculosis
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This is an interactive workshop designed to enhance TB case management and contact interviewing skills of the nurses who attend.
OBJECTIVES
Upon completion of this course participants will be able to:
· Identify the concepts of tuberculosis (TB) case management
· Describe the essential components of a contact investigation for tuberculosis
· Describe the concepts of effective communication
· Apply the elements of TB nurse case management to the contact investigation process
· Describe how the concepts of TB nurse case management can be put into practice
· Determine the efficacy of individual case management skills
FACULTY
Indiana State Department of Public Health
Sarah Burkholder, BSN, RN, MPH, TB Director of TB Control Division
Christine Feaster, RM(AAM), M(ASCP), TB Epidemiologist
Joy Hardacre, Northeast Regional Nurse Consultant
Shameer Poonja, MPH, CDC Public Health Advisor
Linda Ramirez, RN Northwest Regional Nurse Consultant
Barbara Weber-White, RN Southeast Regional Nurse Consultant
New Jersey Medical School Global TB Institute
DJ McCabe, RN, MSN, Nurse Educator DJ McCabe, RN, MSN
Lillian Pirog, RN, PNP Nurse Manager
University of Indiana
Cynthia Stone, DrPH, RN,C Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Environments for Health
PLANNING COMMITTEE
Indiana State Department of Health
Sarah Burkholder, BSN, RN, MPH, TB Program Manager
Shameer Poonja, MPH, CDC Public Health Advisor
New Jersey Medical School Global TB Institute
DJ McCabe, RN, MSN, Nurse Educator
Lillian Pirog, RN, PNP, Nurse Manager
COURSE REQUIREMENTS
Enrollment is limited to Registered Nurses who have TB case management as part of job responsibilities. Participants must read Tuberculosis Case Management for Nurses: Self-Study Modules prior to attending the workshop.
REGISTRATION PROCESS
Please complete the attached application, and return it to:
NJMS Global Tuberculosis Institute
PO Box 1709
225 Warren Street
Newark, NJ 07079-1709
Attention: DJ McCabe
You may also fax to completed applications to (973) -972-1064
COURSE FEE
There is no fee for this course
COURSE LOCATION
Marten House and Lilly Conference Center
1801 W 86th Street
Indianapolis, IN 46260
LODGING
Lodging for this course is available at Marten House. You may call (800) 736-5634 for reservations. Please indicate that you are attending this course and will be able to obtain the group rate of $90.85 per night.
CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS
The University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey- Center for Continuing and Outreach Education is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by NJSNA, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
This activity is awarded 12.5 contact hours. (60 minute CH)
Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP 13780.