At the conclusion of this activity the target audience will be able to:

•  Apply TB surveillance data to program management and evaluation in order to improve patient and program objectives
• Apply principles of TB case management services to improve patient adherence and continuity of care
• Describe laboratory techniques for the diagnosis and treatment of TB in order to adjust medication regimens and appropriately treat TB patients and contacts
• Use genotyping results to identify false-positive cultures, distinguish between re-activation and re-infection and identify outbreaks in order to focus and prioritize TB control efforts
• Apply principles of TB transmission to facility management and supervision of contact investigations so that the spread of TB to the greater community may be prevented
• Define cultural competency in the context of TB programs so that staff may engage TB patients in a sensitive, individualized manner
• Evaluate aspects of a TB program in order to improve quality and outcomes which are defined by state and local standards of care
• Fill gaps in standards of care through tailored training activities in order to improve patient outcomes

Course is a combination of recorded and live lectures all done via the Internet. Pre-course activities must be completed prior to the live course dates to which they pertain.

Nisha Ahamed, MPH, CHES
Program Director, Education & Training

Eileen Napolitano
Deputy Director

Lillian Pirog, RN, PNP
Nurse Manager

Mark Wolman, MA, MPH
Program Manager, TB Control

University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey

Beverly Collins, RN, MS, CIC
Director of Infection Control

Nancy Connell, PhD
Professor of Medicine

Marian Passannante, PhD
Associate Professor

NJ Department of Health & Senior Services

Karen Galanowsky, RN, MPH
Nurse Consultant

Charles P. Felton National Tuberculosis Center

Bill Bower, MPH
Director of Education and Training

Julie Franks, PhD
Health Educator

Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

Cathy Goldsborough, RN, BSN
Nurse Consultant

NY City Bureau of TB Control

Valerie Gunn
Clinic Administrative Manager

NY City Dept. of Health and Mental Hygiene

Raffaella Espinoza, MPH
Genotyping Coordinator

CT Dept. of Public Health

Heidi Jenkins
STD/TB Program Director

Enrollment is limited to supervisors and managers in TB control.  Participants must be familiar with basic concepts about tuberculosis disease and infection, as outlined in the CDC Self-Study Modules on Tuberculosis prior to attendance at this course.

This course will be conducted as three, 2-hour sessions occurring over three weeks with recordings to be viewed in advance of those days.  In order to apply for this course, participants must be available for all three live dates and must view recorded lectures by the due dates.  Course certificates will only be issued if these requirements are fulfilled.

Technical requirements:

• Access to high-speed Internet
• Telephone for participation in live, web-based sessions (December 1, 8,15)
• Computer with speakers or headset to hear the audio for pre-recorded sessions

Registration priority will be given to individuals within the Northeastern Region, including Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Indiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont and West Virginia, and the cities of Baltimore, Detroit, New York City, and Philadelphia. Others will be put on a waiting list.

Please complete the online application at: http://www.umdnj.edu/globaltb/courses/progmanappform.html.  You will receive an email response regarding your acceptance to the course.

NJMS Global TB Institute

ACTIVITY DIRECTOR

Nisha Ahamed, MPH
Program Director, Education and Training

MEMBERS

Rajita Bhavaraju, MPH
Training and Consultation Specialist

NJ Department of Health & Senior Services

Karen Galanowsky, RN, MPH
Nurse Consultant

UMDNJ-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. Provider number P173-11/09-12.  Provider approval is valid until November 30, 2012.

This activity is awarded 9.25 contact hours. (60 minute CH)

Nurses should only claim those contact hours actually spent participating in the activity.