Download Agenda v. 2/11/15 - California Tuberculosis Controllers Association

 CTCA 2015 EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCE TB Elimination: The Way Forward April 21, 2015 2-­‐11-­‐15 Tuesday, April 21: 9:00 Welcome 9:10 Jayne Ash Memorial Address: Strategies for Elimination of Tuberculosis in the United States Phil LoBue, MD, Director of the Division of TB Elimination, Center for Disease Prevention and Control Session Coordinators for the morning session: Jenny Flood and Michael Stacey Session Objective/s: At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to 10:00 TB-­‐Free California: How close are we? How can we get closer? Pennan Barry, MD, MPH, Chief, Surveillance and Epidemiology Section, TB Control Branch (TBCB), California Department of Public Health (CDPH) Session Objective: At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to Describe the burden of TB in California and identify patient populations most affected by TB disease and TB infection in order to guide local TB control programs’ efforts. 10:50 AM Break 11:10 Length of treatment for TB Infection: 3HP DOT v SAT – Bob Belknap, MD Session Objective/s: At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to 12:00 Awards Luncheon 1:30 -­‐ 3:00 Breakout Session 1 A. Implementing 3 HP (repeats) Rachel K. Lee, PHN, Nurse Manager, L.A County Department of Public Health Thomas Bertsch, MD, Sacramento Health and Human Services Public Health Julie Vaishampayan, MD, TB Controller San Joaquin Session Objectives: At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to 1. Utilize outcome data to determine benefits of 3HP. 2. Develop program tools for staff use in administering 3HP. B. TB and HIV (repeats) Bob Belknap, MD, Chris Keh, MD, Infectious Disease Specialist, UCSF Medical Center Lisa Pascopella, PhD, MPH, Senior Epidemiologist, TBCB, CDPH Session Objective/s: At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to C. Community Partnerships (repeats) Santa Clara County TB Prevention Partnership (TPP) Karen Smith, MD, MPH, Health Officer/Deputy Director, Napa County Health and Human Services, Public Health Division Margo Sidener, President and CEO Breathe California of Santa Clara County (retired) Using Paramedics to Support DOT, Community Paramedicine Mike Taigman, American Medical Response Ventura County Eva Reeder, RN, BSN, PHN, Ventura County Public Health Session Objectives: At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to understand the use of community paramedics to support DOT. D. Does Not Repeat NAHPF Business Meeting and Educational Presentation: Morale Improvement, strategies for staff retention? 3:00 -­‐ 3:30 PM Break
3:30 -­‐5:00 Breakout Session 2 5:00 PM – End of Day Networking Social Hour -­‐ possible Repeat Breakouts A -­‐ C above