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Best Practices in TB Control #2:
Key Activities and Roles in the TB Cohort Review Process

A National Web-Based Seminar

1:00-2:30 pm EDT— January 20, 2011

Sponsored By
New Jersey Medical School Global Tuberculosis Institute,
University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ)
 in conjunction with the
Charles P. Felton National Tuberculosis Center/ICAP, and
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Division of Tuberculosis Elimination

This activity is supported by an educational grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Tuberculosis Elimination

The New Jersey Medical School Global Tuberculosis Institute is the Tuberculosis Regional Training and Medical Consultation Center for the Northeastern United States
 
Course Description and Overall Goal
The purpose of this one and one-half-hour seminar is to further the process of providing TB program leaders, managers, clinicians, and case managers with the necessary knowledge and skills to participate in TB cohort reviews in their program areas. The seminar will explore in depth the activities key leaders and case managers do to prepare, present, and follow-up cohort reviews. The format includes presentations by experienced practitioners, discussion of implementation and follow-up issues, and examples from programs in Columbus OH, Philadelphia PA, Washington DC, and Washington State.

Who Should Attend
This web-based seminar is designed for teams of TB controllers, program managers, physicians and nurses, and epidemiologists or data analysts — as well as front line case managers. It is the second in a series of web-based seminars on the cohort review process.

Why Course Is Needed
The Cohort Review Process has long been a “best practice” used by outstanding TB control programs in the US and internationally. Originally designed by Dr. Karel Styblo to systematically analyze treatment outcomes of every documented TB case in a program area, this useful management approach serves several purposes: staff motivation, quality improvement, training needs assessment, and program evaluation. Cooperative agreements with CDC require that programs begin implementing cohort reviews in 2010. This course will provide information and practical strategies for programs to do so.

Objectives

Upon completion of this activity participants will be able to:

  • Outline steps for implementing cohort reviews with available staff and resources
  • Describe the activities that key personnel do in preparing, conducting, and following up a TB cohort review
  • Discuss strategies for identifying and orienting or training appropriate staff for these key activities

Course Requirements
  • Access to high speed internet
  • Computer with speakers for listening to audio
  • Telephone connection (required for verbal participation during Q & A session)

Agenda

Thursday, January 20, 2011

1:00 pm      Key activities in the cohort review process – Bill Bower, MPH

  1:15 pm      Program Manager – Kim Field, RN, MSN

  1:30 pm      Medical Reviewer – Shu-Hua Wang, MD

1:45 pm      Epidemiologist/Data Analyst – Christina Dogbey, MPH

2:00 pm      Nurse Case Manager/Supervisor – Mary Sisk, RN, CIC

  2:15 pm      Questions and answers

  2:30 pm      Conclusion and wrap-up

Continuing Education Information
Continuing education credits are not provided for this activity.

Disclosure Policy
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Registration Information and Fee

Please register online at: https://www.livemeeting.com/lrs/8001122164/Registration.aspx?pageName
=ps2qldvvhrjlpg1z

There is no limit to the number of participants at one location viewing from one room and computer. However, each site must identify a contact person to receive conference information, submit the sign-in sheet, and share the link to the online conference evaluation after the seminar.

Notification of acceptance and additional information will be sent via email. Please be sure to provide a valid email address on the registration form.

This activity is free of charge.


Faculty

Charles P. Felton National TB Center

  • Bill L. Bower, MPH
    Director of Education and Training

Washington State Dept. of Health

  • Kim Field, RN, MSN
    Section Manager, Tuberculosis Services

Ohio Department of Health and Ohio State University

  • Shu-Hua Wang, MD, MPH & TM
    Medical Director, Ben Franklin TB Clinic
    TB Consultant, Ohio Dept. of Health
    Assistant Professor, Ohio State University

Philadelphia Dept. of Public Health Tuberculosis Control Program

  • Christina Dogbey, MPH
    Epidemiologist
  • Anthony Lloyd
    Disease Intervention Specialist

District of Columbia Dept. of Health Bureau of Tuberculosis Control

  • Mary Sisk, RN, CIC
    Supervisory Nurse Coordinator

Planning Committee

NJMS Global TB Institute, Newark, NJ

ACTIVITY DIRECTOR

  • Nisha Ahamed, MPH
    Program Director, Education & Training

MEMBERS

  • Anita Khillal, MPH, CHES
    Training and Consultation Specialist
  • Eileen Napolitano
    Deputy Director

Charles P. Felton National TB Center

  • Bill L. Bower, MPH
    Director of Education and Training

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – Division of Tuberculosis Elimination, Field Services & Evaluation Branch

  • Awal Khan, PhD
    Program Evaluation Team Leader
  • Dawn Tuckey, MPH
    Program Consultant

Content Reviewers
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If you require an accommodation because of a disability, or if you have any additional needs, please contact Anita Khilall at (973) 972-9102, or send an email to anita.khilall@umdnj.edu

For additional information related to the content of this webinar, please contact Bill Bower at (646) 448-0945 or send an email to blb3@columbia.edu