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This course is now closed for registration. Please contact DJ McCabe at mccabedj@umdnj.edu to be notified about the Fall 2008 TB Intensive Workshop

TB Intensive Workshop
OCT. 23-25 2007
Newark, NJ

Presented by
New Jersey Medical School Global Tuberculosis Institute
This program is an activity of
 
Course Description
This intensive two and a half day workshop includes lectures on key topics in management and treatment of tuberculosis including epidemiology, transmission & pathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment of TB, TB in children, MDR-TB, TB/HIV co-infection, and the role of surgery in TB. The format includes lectures discussions and case studies.

Target Audience
This workshop is designed for licensed healthcare professionals who are actively engaged in the management of patients with tuberculosis or TB control staff responsible for program management.

Objectives

Upon completion of this workshop, participants will be able to:

  • Identify the principles of TB transmission, diagnosis, and treatment
  • Apply recent guidelines for the treatment of tuberculosis, contact investigation, and the use of new diagnostic procedures to the management of patients with tuberculosis
  • Discuss the management of TB in special patient populations, e.g., pediatric patients, persons with TB-HIV co-infection, and persons with drug resistant disease

Activity Schedule
schedule

Faculty

NJMS Global Tuberculosis Institute
Anju Budhwani, MD
Alfred Lardizabal, MD
Reynard J. McDonald, MD
George D. McSherry, MD
Marian Passannante, PhD
Lee B. Reichman, MD, MPH

Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Mark Miner, BS

New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Diana Nilsen, MD

Philadelphia Department of Public Health
David Schlossberg, MD

Public Health Research Institute
Barry Kreiswirth, PhD

University Hospital
New Jersey Medical School
Paul Bolanowski, MD
Michele S. Burday, PhD, DABMM
Kevin P. Fennelly, MD, MPH

 


Registration Process

This course is now closed for registration. Please contact DJ McCabe at mccabedj@umdnj.edu to be notified about the Fall 2008 TB Intensive Workshop.

 

Fee
The fee for this course is $50 and payment must be received prior to the course.

Training Location
International Center for Public Health
225 Warren Street
Newark, NJ

Planning Committee

NJMS Global Tuberculosis Institute

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

Anita Khilall
Health Educator

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

Lodging
Lodging is availalble at the Hampton Inn & Suites- Newark Riverwalk - in Harrison, NJ.The room rate is $119.00 + 15% tax. Rooms are available on a first come first served basis so please reserve a room ASAP. Please call 1-800-HAMPTON and ask for the UMDNJ rate.
Complimentary bus transportation will be provided between the hotel and the conference site.
The Hampton Inn has free airport shuttle service to and from Newark Liberty International Airport. When boarding the shuttle, make sure to specify that the Hampton Inn – Newark Riverwalk is your destination.

Continuing Education Credits

UMDNJ–Center for Continuing and Outreach Education (CCOE) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing education for physicians.

UMDNJ–CCOE designates this educational activity for a maximum of 16.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

UMDNJ-CCOE certifies that this continuing education activity meets the criteria for 1.65 Continuing Education Units (CEU’S), as defined by the National Task Force on the Continuing Education Unit, provided the activity is completed as designed. One CEU is awarded for 10 contact hours of instruction.

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 16.5 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 email at mccabedj@umdnj.edu