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TB CASE MANAGEMENT AND CONTACT INVESTIGATION FOR NURSES

December 9-10, 2009
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 latent tuberculosis infection and TB disease.

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 of TB nurse case management to the contact investigation process
  • Describe how the concepts of TB nurse case management can be put into practice

Activity Schedule
December 8

8:00 am                                   Registration & Continental Breakfast
8:30 am                                   Workshop Overview
9:00 am                                   Elements of TB Nurse Case Management
10:00 am                                 Break
10:15 am                                 Overview of TB Contact Investigations
11:15 am                                 Effective Patient Communication
12:00 pm                                 Lunch
12:45 pm                                 Effective TB Interviews Video & Discussion
1:45 pm                                   Cultural Competency Skills
2:30 pm                                   Break
2:45 pm                                   Working with Special Populations – Pediatrics
3:45 pm                                   Wrap-up
4:00 pm                                   Adjourn

December 9

8:00 am                                   Sign-in & Continental Breakfast
8:30 am                                   Introduction to Simulated Patient Interviews
9:15 am                                   Simulated Patient Interview – Part 1
10:00 am                                 Developing a Case Management Plan
10:30 am                                 Break
10:45 am                                 Simulated Patient Interview – Part 2
11:30 am                                 Preparation for Presentation of Simulated Patients
12:00 pm                                 Lunch
12:45 pm                                 Presentations of Simulated Patient Cases
1:45 pm                                   Assessing & Improving Adherence
2:15 pm                                   Incorporating Nurse Case Management Skills
3:15 pm                                   Break
3:30 pm                                   Post-Workshop Skills Assessment
3:45 pm                                   Workshop Evaluation
4:00 pm                                   Adjourn

Faculty

NJMS Global TB Institute

  • Valerie Gunn, BA
    Health Educator
  • DJ McCabe, RN, MSN
    Trainer & Consultant, Clinical Programs
  • Grant Owusu, RN
    Nurse Case Manager - Lattimore Practice
  • Lillian Pirog, RN
    Nurse Manager - Lattimore Practice
  • Judy Thomas, RN
    Nurse Case Manager - Lattimore Practice
  • Mark Wolman, MPH
    TB Control Manager

New Jersey State Department of Health & Senior Services

  • Karen Galanowsky, RN, MPH
    Nurse Consultant – TB Program

Charles P. Felton National TB Center

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

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

Please complete the attached application, and return it to:

NJMS Global Tuberculosis Institute
PO Box 1709
225 Warren Street
Newark, NJ 07101-1709
Attention: DJ McCabe


Fee
$50.00 payable by check or money order to NJMS Global TB Institute

Training Location

NJMS Global TB Institute
First Floor West Wing
225 Warren Street
Newark, NJ 07103

Planning Committee

NJMS Global TB Institute

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

Lodging

For your convenience, lodging is available at The Hampton Inn & Suites- Newark Riverwalk - in Harrison, NJ. Please call: 973-483-1900 to make a reservation. The group rate is $129.00/night plus state and local taxes ($148.35). Group code: NCM. 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
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 12.5 contact hours. (60 minute CH) Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP 13780.

Cancellation Information
UMDNJ reserves the right to modify the activity content, faculty and activities, and reserves the right to cancel this activity, if necessary. Participants who are unable to attend may cancel up to 2 weeks prior to the course.

 

For more information, please contact DJ McCabe at (973) 972-0978 or mccabedj@umdnj.edu