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TB NURSE CASE MANAGEMENT: STRATEGIES & PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS
Thursday, October 15, 2009 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
This program is an activity of
 
Course Description
This training will focus on empowering TB nurses and case managers. Topics to be addressed include practical aspects of TB case management; importance of documentation; discharge planning; applicable Department of Health protocols; and strategies for working with community providers, hospitals, laboratories, different cultures, and hard to reach patients/families.

Target Audience
Nurses and case managers who care for patients with tuberculosis disease and latent TB infection (LTBI)

Objectives

Upon completion of this course participants will be able to:

  • Describe the role of case management in TB control
  • Discuss the challenges of TB case management
  • Identify practical case management strategies to address challenges


Faculty

NJMS Global TB Institute

Lillian Pirog, RN, BSN, PNP
Nurse Manager – Lattimore Practice

Charles P. Felton National TB Center

Bill L. Bower, MPH
Director of Education & Training

New York State Department of Health

Colleen Flynn, RN, BSN   
TB Program Nurse

Christina Faulkner
Assistant Field Director

Phyllis Cunningham
Mycobacteriology Laboratory Supervisor, Wadsworth Center

Broome County Health Department

Lucy Fleming, BSN

Oneida County Health Department

Lisa Maline, RN

Tompkins County Health Department

Jack Moss, CHN

 


Registration Process

Please contact:

Melanie Vavruick, MPH
New York State Department of Health Bureau of Tuberculosis Control
Phone: (518)474-4845
Fax: (518)473-6164
Email: msl02@health.state.ny.us

There is no registration fee. Attendees will be responsible for their own meals and travel expenses. Seating is limited. Applicants will receive an email confirming their acceptance by October 1, 2009.



Training Location
Homewood Suites by Hilton 216 Wolf Road Albany, NY 12205 Phone: (518)438-4300 www.albanyhomewoodsuites.com

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, BSN,  PNP
Nurse Manager – Lattimore Practice

Charles P. Felton National TB Center

Bill L. Bower, MPH
Director of Education & Training

New York State Department of Health

Noelle Howland, RN, MS
Public Health Representative 5

Colleen Flynn, RN, BSN
TB Program Nurse

Christina Faulkner
Assistant Field Director

Melanie Vavruick, MPH
Public Health Representative 2


Continuing Education Credits
These will not be offered for this educational activity.