Agenda

Presentations:

• Epidemiology of TB in NYC - Diana Nilsen, MD, RN
• New Modalities in Treatment of LTBI – Neil Schluger, MD
• Laboratory Testing for Diagnosis and Treatment of TB – Jennifer Rakeman, PhD
• Foreign-Born Initiative: Engaging Patients, Providers and Communities through Needs Assessments – Alexandra Santana Camacho, MPH, LMSW
• Corrections & TB: Working With Prison Populations – Farah Parvez, MD, MPH
• TB and Co-Morbid Conditions – Jane Carter, MD
• Case Study - Felicia Dworkin, MD
• Case Studies - Alfred Lardizabal, MD

Statement from UMDNJ-Center for Continuing and Outreach Education

Resources: 

• Recommendations for Use of an Isoniazid-Rifapentine Regimen with Direct Observation to Treat Latent Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection (http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/pdf/wk/mm6048.pdf)
• Tuberculosis Clinical Policies and Protocols --- NYC health Department, 2008 (http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/downloads/pdf/tb/tb-protocol.pdf)
• Prevention and Control of Tuberculosis in Correctional and Detention Facilities: Recommendations from CDC (http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/rr/rr5509.pdf)