Upon completion of this course, participants should be able to:

• Apply current recommendations for the treatment of latent TB infection to achieve successful outcomes.
• Describe laboratory methods to diagnose and guide treatment of TB patients.
• Explain the relationship between TB and diabetes to ensure proper diagnosis and avoid complications in treatment.
• Discuss the practical applications of interferon gamma release assays in local health department settings.

In order to meet the learning objectives, participants are required to attend the course, and complete an evaluation form.

October 25, 2012

8:30   am          Registration
9:00   am          Welcome & Course Overview – Colleen Flynn, RN, BSN
9:10   am          NJMS Global TB Institute Overview – DJ McCabe, RN, MSN
9:15   am          Interjurisdictional Collaboration – Michelle Cummings, MS
10:00 am          New LTBI Treatment Option: 3HP – Margaret Oxtoby, MD
10:45 am          Break
11:00 am          Laboratory Update – Vincent Escuyer, PhD
12:00 pm          Lunch****
1:00   pm          Management of Patient with TB and Diabetes – Anil Vaidian, MD, MPH
1:45   pm          Case Presentation – James Nerone, RN, BSN
2:15   pm          Break
2:30   pm          Case Presentation - Olga Hinds, RN, PHN
3:00   pm          IGRA Presentation – Ellen Turner, RN, BSN
3:45   pm          Review & Evaluation   
4:00   pm          Adjourn

**** Please note that lunch is on your own. There is a restaurant in the hotel and many items are under $10.00.  There are also restaurants within walking distance to the training.

The training is free of charge.  Registration is limited to health care professionals in New York State and the deadline for registration is September 24, 2012.  To register go to: http://tuberculosis2.eventbrite.com/. 

Lodging is available at the Poughkeepsie Grand Hotel.  To book a room, call     (845) 485-5300 and refer to the NYS Department of Health. The rate is $99 plus tax. The deadline for reserving a room at the group rate is Sept. 24, 2012.

Directions:

From the NYC / Manhattan Area:
FDR Drive NORTH to George Washington Bridge.  Cross bridge and stay in right-hand lane.  Exit to Palisades Pky. NORTH.  Continue 20 miles to I-87 (NYS Thruway).  Take I-87 NORTH to exit 18 (New Paltz).  Turn right onto Route 299 EAST and travel 5 miles to Route 9W SOUTH.  Follow 9W SOUTH to the Mid-Hudson Bridge (Route 44/55 Poughkeepsie).  Cross bridge and turn left at third light onto Market Street.  The Poughkeepsie Grand Hotel will be on the left side 2 blocks up.  Approximately 1.75 hours drive time.

From Albany:
Take the New York State Thwy.  to Exit 18. Take Exit 18 at New Paltz to Rt. 299 east to Rt. 9W south to cross the Franklin D. Roosevelt Mid-Hudson Bridge, Rt. 44/55 east. At the third traffic light take a left onto Market Street. The hotel is on the left.

Parking is complimentary for persons attending the conference or who plan an overnight stay. If you need directions coming from a different location, please call the hotel.

Dutchess County Health Department

• Olga Hinds, BSN, PHN – TB Coordinator

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

• Michelle Cummings, MS – Research Scientist I
• Colleen Flynn, RN, BSN – Program Nurse
• Margaret Oxtoby, MD – Bureau Director

• Vincent Escuyer, PhD -  Laboratory Director

• Ellen Turner, RN, BSN – Supervisor of Communicable and Infectious Disease Unit

• Anvil Vaidian, MD, MPH  – Director, TB and Communicable Diseases

• James Nerone, RN, BSN – Public Health Nurse, Communicable Disease Division

New York State Department of Health
Bureau of Tuberculosis Control

• Colleen Flynn, RN, BSN – Program Nurse
• Christopher Klemfuss
• Melanie Vavruick, MPH

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