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FROM GLOBAL TO LOCAL
CURRENT CHANGES IN TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL
MAY 22, 2008

Presented by
New Jersey Medical School Global Tuberculosis Institute
This program is an activity of
 
Course Description
This course will utilize a combination of lectures, discussion, and small group activities to present an overview of the current situation in TB control in the United States and in Pennsylvania, with a focus on the current challenges, including drug resistance, and working with patients from other cultures.

Target Audience
This workshop is designed for public health nurses disease investigators, outreach workers

Objectives

Upon completion of this course participants will be able to:

  • Describe the current epidemiology of TB, globally in the United States and in Pennsylvania
  • Describe development of drug resistant TB and identify challenges in medical and case management of drug resistant cases
  • Explain how cultural factors influence patient-provider interactions
  • Identify three successful techniques for using an interpreter in health care setting

Faculty

NJMS Global TB Institute

  • Valerie L. Gunn
    Health Educator
  • Bill Bower
    Director of Education at the Charles P. Felton TB Center
  • Amy Piatek
    Training and Consultation Specialist

Migrant Clinicians Network, Inc.

  • Edward Zuroweste, MD
    Chief Medical office

Montgomery County Health Department

  • Anne Flannery-Lundgren
    Public Health Nurse Supervisor


Registration Process
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Planning Committee

NJMS Global TB Institute

  • Nisha Ahamed
    Director of Education and Training

PA Department of Health

  • Jody Harclerode
    Program Manager