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TB CASE MANAGEMENT AND
CONTACT INVESTIGATION FOR NURSES
July 29-30, 2008
8:30 AM – 4:30 PM
Newark, New Jersey

Presented by

New Jersey Medical School Global Tuberculosis Institute
This program is an activity of the
 
Course Description
This is an interactive workshop designed to enhance TB case management and contact interviewing skills of the nurses who attend.

Target Audience
Nurses who care for patients with tuberculosis

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 practic

Faculty

NJMS Global TB Institute

  • DJ McCabe, RN, MSN
    Trainer & Consultant, Clinical Programs
  • Lillian Pirog, RN
    Nurse Manager

New Jersey State Department of Health & Senior Services

  • Karen Galanowsky, RN, MPH

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

Fee
$50.00 payable by check or money order to NJMS Global TB Institute

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

Planning Committee

NJMS Global TB Institute

  • Nisha Ahamed, MPH, CHES
    Program Director, Education and Training
  • DJ McCabe, RN, MSN
    Trainer & Consultant, Clinical Programs
  • Lillian Pirog, RN
    Nurse Manager

Lodging
For your convenience, lodging is available at The Hampton Inn & Suites- Newark Riverwalk - in Harrison, NJ. Please call: 973-483-1900 to make a reservation. The group rate is $119.00/night plus state and local taxes ($136.85). 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.

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.

 

For more information, please contact DJ McCabe at (973) 972-0978 or mccabedj@umdnj.edu