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TB CASE MANAGEMENT AND
CONTACT INVESTIGATION FOR NURSES
NOVEMBER 28-29, 2007
8:30 AM – 4:30 PM

Presented by

New Jersey Medical School Global Tuberculosis Institute
This program is an activity of
 
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
  • 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 practice

Activity Schedule
schedule

Faculty

NJMS Global TB Institute

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

Lillian Pirog, RN
Nurse Manager

Mark Wolman, BS, MPH
Program Manager, TB Control

New Jersey State Department of Health & Senior Services

Karen Galanowsky, RN, MPH
TB Nurse Consultant

Middlesex County Public Health Department

Patty Woods, RN, BSN
Public Health Nursing Supervisor

Ocean County Health Department

Joanne Newcombe, RN
Public Health Nurse

Salem County Health Department

Judy MacNeal, RN
TB Case Manage r


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

Burlington County Emergency Services Training Center
53 Academy Drive
Westampton, NJ

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, we have reserved a block of rooms at the Hampton Inn - Mount Holly in Westampton, NJ. Please mention GROUP CODE: Nurse Case Management to receive the group rate of $104.00 per night (plus 15% tax). Directions will be provided in the confirmation letter.

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.

Cancellation Information
cancellation

 

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