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TB CASE MANAGEMENT:
THE MAINE PERSPECTIVE

JUNE 18, 2008 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM
OR
JUNE 19, 2008 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM

Presented by

New Jersey Medical School Global Tuberculosis Institute &
Maine Center for Disease Control & Prevention
This program is an activity of
 
Course Description
This training is designed to enhance TB case management skills of the nurses who attend. Format includes lecture, discussion, and case study presentations

Target Audience
Nurses who care for patients with tuberculosis disease and latent TB Infection

Objectives

Upon completion of this course participants will be able to:

  • Describe the role of Maine’s PHNs in TB case management
  • Discuss the challenges of TB case management
  • Describe case management of children with TB disease/LTBI
  • Identify practical case management strategies to address challenges

Faculty

NJMS Global TB Institute

  • Nisha Ahamed, MPH
    Director - Education & Training
  • DJ McCabe, RN, MSN
    Trainer & Consultant, Clinical Programs
  • Lillian Pirog, RN
    Nurse Manager – Lattimore Practice

Maine Department of Human Services

  • Pam Correll, RN, BSN
    Public Health Nursing Informatics Consultant
  • Luanne Crinion, RN, MSN
    Public Health Nursing Supervisor
  • Kathleen Gensheimer, MD, MPH
    Medical Director, Maine TB Control Program; State Epidemiologist
  • Jean Hall, RN, BSN
    Public Health Nurse
  • Pam Harpine, RN
    Public Health Nurse
  • Jane McQuarrie, RN, BSN
    Public Health Nursing Supervisor
  • Joyce Roy, RN
    Public Health Nursing Consultant


Registration Process
Please contact DJ McCabe, RN at NJMS Global Tuberculosis Institute:
973-972-0978 or mccabedj@umdnj.edu


Training Location

Wednesday June 18, 2008
Spectacular Event Center
396 Griffin Road
Bangor, ME

Thursday June 19, 2008
Maine Principal’s Association
50 Industrial Drive
Augusta, ME


Planning Committee

NJMS Global TB Institute

  • Nisha Ahamed, MPH, CHES
    Program Director, Education and Training
  • DJ McCabe, RN, MSN
    Trainer & Consultant, Clinical Programs

Maine Department of Human Services

  • Suzanne Gunston, RN, MPH
    Coordinator, Maine TB Control Program
  • Joyce Roy, RN
    Public Health Nursing Consultant


Continuing Education Credits
The University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-Continuing Education and Outreach Education is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the New Jersey State Nurses Association, Provider Number P173-10/06-09. New Jersey State Nurses Association is accredited by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. Provider Approval is valid through October 31, 2009. This activity is awarded 5.0 contact hours.
Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP 13780 for 5.0 contact hours.

 

Please contact DJ McCabe, RN at NJMS Global Tuberculosis Institute:
973-972-0978 or mccabedj@umdnj.edu