Date: POSTPONED
Location: Middlesex County Community College | 2600 Woodbridge Avenue | Edison, NJ 08837
COURSE DESCRIPTION & OVERALL GOAL
This half-day conference is in commemoration of World TB Day and will cover TB epidemiology in NJ and an overview of latent TB infection in adults and children.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
This conference is open to physicians, nurses, public health staff, and other health care providers who manage patients at risk for or diagnosed with TB infection or disease.
WHY COURSE IS NEEDED
As the incidence of tuberculosis continues to decline, maintaining clinical and public health expertise in TB is particularly challenging. Therefore, ongoing training and education are important for healthcare providers to enhance skills in TB diagnosis, follow recommended treatment guidelines, and interact effectively with public health agencies.
OBJECTIVES
Upon completion of this conference, participants should be better able to:
• Integrate current recommendations for the prevention and management of LTBI in children and adults.
• Interpret New Jersey data on TB to help identify at-risk populations and incidence by geographic area.
• Apply the latest advances for assessing risk, testing, and treating TB infection to prevent the development of disease.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS
In order to meet the learning objectives and receive continuing education credits, participants are required to attend the entire conference and complete an evaluation. Participants will be asked to complete a follow-up evaluation within 1 month of the conference.
CONTINUING EDUCATION INFORMATION
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences and New Jersey Department of Health and Middlesex County Office of Health Services. Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
CME: Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences designates this live activity for a maximum of 4.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
CNE: This activity is awarded 4.25 contact hours (60 minute CH). Nurses should only claim those contact hours actually spent participating in the activity.
DISCLOSURE POLICY
All individuals who affect content of continuing education activities are required to disclose to the audience any real or apparent conflict of interest related to the activity. The activity faculty are further required to disclose discussion of off-label/investigational uses in their presentations. These disclosures will be made to the audience at the time of the activity.
REGISTRATION INFORMATION & FEE
There is no fee for this conference; breakfast will be provided.
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We reserve the right to close registration early or cancel late registrants due to limits on seating capacity.
CANCELLATION INFORMATION
We reserve the right to modify the activity content, faculty and activities, and to cancel this activity, if necessary. If you are unable to attend, please inform us as soon as possible so that others may be accommodated.
If you require an accommodation because of a disability, or if you have any additional needs or other questions, please contact Rosaura Garcia at 973-972-4811, rg981@njms.rutgers.edu.
FACULTY Marybeth Caruso, MSN, RN Kristina Feja, MD, MPH Alfred Lardizabal, MD Frank Romano, MPH
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PLANNING COMMITTEE Marybeth Caruso, MSN, RN Kristina Feja, MD, MPH Rosaura Garcia, CHES Anita Khilall, MPH - Activity Director Alfred Lardizabal, MD Ifeoma Ogbonnaya, MSN, RN Ella Shaykevich, MSN, RN Patricia Woods, MSN, RN |
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