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TB CASE MANAGEMENT &
CONTACT INVESTIGATION FOR NURSES
October 27-28, 2008
or
October 29-30, 2008

8:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Presented by

New Jersey Medical School Global Tuberculosis Institute &
West Virginia Department of Health - TB Control Program
This program is an activity of
 
Course Description
This is an interactive workshop designed to enhance TB case management and contact interviewing skills of the nurses who attend.

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:

  • Identify the concepts of tuberculosis (TB) case management
  • Describe the essential components of a contact investigation for tuberculosis
  • Describe the concepts of effective communication
  • Apply the elements and activities of TB nurse case management process
  • Describe how the concepts of TB nurse case management can be put into practice
  • Determine the efficacy of individual case management skills

Faculty

NJMS Global TB Institute

  • Valerie Gunn, BS
    Health Educator - Education & Training
  • DJ McCabe, RN, MSN
    Trainer & Consultant, Clinical Programs
  • Lillian Pirog, RN, PNP
    Nurse Manager – Lattimore Practice

Course Requirements
Enrollment is limited to Registered Nurses who have TB case management as part of job responsibilities. Participants must read Tuberculosis Case Management for Nurses: Self-Study Modules prior to attending the workshop.

Registration Process
Enrollment for nurses in West Virginia is by invitation only. However, there are a limited number of opening for nurses with the northeast region. For more information, contact DJ McCabe, RN at the NJMS Global Tuberculosis Institute at 973-972-0978 or via email – mccabedj@umdnj.edu


Training Location
Holiday Inn Express – Civic Center
100 Civic Center Drive
Charleston, WV 25301

Planning Committee

NJMS Global TB Institute

  • Nisha Ahamed, MPH, CHES
    Program Director, Education and Training
  • Valerie Gunn, BS
    Health Educator - Education & Training
  • DJ McCabe, RN, MSN
    Trainer & Consultant, Clinical Programs

West Virginia Department of Health – TB Control Program

  • Christina Lynch
    Training Coordinator
  • Carmen Priddy, RN, BSN
    Director – TB Control Program


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 12.5 contact hours.
Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP 13780 for 12.5 contact hours.