New Jersey Tuberculosis Update

Date: December 17, 2021
Location: Virtual Conference

COURSE DESCRIPTION & OVERALL GOAL
This conference will address current and emerging issues in TB. Topics will include a review of local epidemiology, treatment regimens for drug-resistant TB and TB infection, and available partnerships to improve TB education. The format will include lectures with opportunities for questions and discussion.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND
This conference is open to physicians, nurse practitioners, nurses, and other TB control and prevention professionals in New Jersey.

OBJECTIVES
Upon completion of this meeting, participants should be better able to:
• Use updated guidance to initiate appropriate patient-centered treatment and improve treatment outcomes for persons with TB.
• Summarize TB trends in NJ to identify which populations are at greatest risk for TB infection and disease.
• Describe how to use the NJ TB Control program’s online laboratory testing ordering system.
• Identify available partnerships to engage primary care providers in TB screening, connect patients with support groups, and improve TB education and training.

COURSE REQUIREMENTS
In order to meet the learning objectives and receive continuing education credits, participants are required to participate in the full conference and complete an evaluation form.

AGENDA

CONTINUING EDUCATION INFORMATION

In support of improving patient care, 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.
CNE: This activity is awarded 4.0 contact hours (60 minute CH). Nurses should only claim those contact hours actually spent participating in the activity.

CME: Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences designates this live activity for a maximum of 4.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation 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
Please contact Rosie Garcia at rg981@rutgers.edu if interested in joining the live virtual conference. There is no fee to participate.

FUNDING DISCLOSURE
Funding for this conference was made possible in part by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The views expressed in written conference materials or publications and by speakers and moderators do not necessarily reflect the official policies of the Department of Health and Human Services, nor does the mention of trade names, commercial practices, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. government.

If you require an accommodation because of a disability, or if you have any additional needs or other questions, please contact Rosie Garcia at rg981@rutgers.edu.