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Effective Interviewing for
Contact Investigation

MARCH 4-6, 2008
8:00 AM – 4:30 PM
NEWARK, NJ

Presented by
New Jersey Medical School Global Tuberculosis Institute

This program is an activity of

Course Description	back to top
An interactive three-day course that covers the principles of effective communication, interviewing, and contact investigation related to tuberculosis. The format includes lectures, group discussions and exercises, role playing and standardized patient interviews.

Target Audience	back to top
This workshop is designed for health care workers who interview TB patients for the purpose of contact investigation.

Objectives

Upon completion of this course participants will be able to:

Demonstrate fundamentals of effective communication and structuring interviews
Appropriately verbalize TB concepts for patient education
Apply principles of TB transmission to contact investigation process
Identify critical components of contact investigation
Describe techniques and approaches that can be used to achieve effective cross-cultural communication when interviewing TB patients
Identify strategies for working with interpreter

Faculty

NJMS Global TB Institute

Valerie L. Gunn
Health Educator

Mark Wolman
Program Manager, TB Control

Bill Bower
Director of Education at the Charles P. Felton TB Center

June Hare
Public Health Representative

Romona Valentin
Public Health Representative

Anita Khilall
Health Educator

Chris Hayden
Consultant of Evaluation Activities

John Suizzo
Public Health Representative

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: Valerie Gunn

Fee	back to top
$75.00 fee is required prior to the start of the workshop

Training Location	back to top
Global TB Institute First Floor West Wing 225 Warren Street Newark, NJ 07103

Planning Committee

NJMS Global TB Institute

Nisha Ahamed
Director of Education and Training

Valerie L. Gunn
Health Educator

DJ McCabe, RN, MSN
Trainer & Consultant, Clinical Programs

Mark Wolman
Program Manager, TB Control

Lodging

The Hampton Inn & Suites- Newark Riverwalk - in Harrison, NJ

CALL: 973-483-1900 to make a reservation. Group rateis $129.00/night plus state and local taxes ($148.35).

Complimentary bus transportation will be provided between the hotel and the conference site.
The Hampton Inn has free airport shuttle service to and from Newark Liberty International Airport. When boarding the shuttle, make sure to specify that the Hampton Inn – Newark Riverwalk is your destination.

For more information, please contact Valerie Gunn at (973) 972-0103 or by email at gunnvl@umdnj.edu.

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 18.33 contact hours. (60 minute CH)

Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP 13780.

The UMDNJ-Center for Continuing and Outreach Education certifies that this continuing education activity meets the criteria for Continuing Education Units (CEUs), as defined by the National Task Force on the Continuing Education Unit. One CEU is awarded for 10 contact hours. This course has been award 1.83 CEU.

For more information, please contact Valerie Gunn at (973) 972-0903 or email at gunnvl@umdnj.edu