Basic Lab Methods: A Virtual Training for TB Case Managers

Registration for this training ended on Fri, 11/13/2020 - 17:00

Training Date: Thursday, December 3, 2020  [virtual training offered via Zoom]

Training Time: 12:30 - 2:30 Pacific Time. (All of our virtual trainings are in Pacific Time. If you are unsure about the time zone differences, please use the Time Converter)

Cost: There is no fee for this training.

Credit: This training is approved for up to 2.00 nursing continuing education hour (see below). Certificates will be available approximately 12 weeks after the training.

Target Audience: This training is intended for new nurses and case managers who provide care for TB patients within the public health setting.

Description: This 2-hour training will review the basics of TB diagnostic tests, and give participants an opportunity to apply what they learn to case scenarios in small group practice sessions.

Training Objectives:

By the end of the webinar, participants will be able to:

  • describe 4 TB diagnostic tests and list several features unique to each one
  • interpret sample laboratory test results, and determine next steps the nurse case manager should take

Virtual Training Format: lecture, case study and Q&A/discussion

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Presenters:

Ann Raftery, RN, PHN, MS
Associate Medical Director
Curry International Tuberculosis Center
University of California, San Francisco
Berkeley, CA

Heidi Behm, RN, MPH
TB Nurse Consultant/TB Controller, Public Health Division
Oregon Health Authority
Portland, OR

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Co-Facilitators:

Angela Goodbody, RN
Nursing Supervisor
State of Hawaii, Department of Health
TB Control Branch
Honolulu, HI

Ann Lund, RN
Public Health Nurse
Whatcom County Health Department
Bellingham, WA

Ann Scarpita, BSN, MPH
TB Nurse Consultant
Tuberculosis Program
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
Denver, CO

Brenda Montoya Denison, RN, BSN
Tuberculosis Program Manager
Public Health Division - Tuberculosis Program
New Mexico Department of Health
Santa Fe, NM

Cherie Stafford, MSN, MPH
Nurse Coordintor
TB Control Program
Office of Disease Integration and Services
Arizona Department of Health Services
Phoenix, AZ

Darrell Veitch, RN
TB Nurse Consultant
Public Health Division - Tuberculosis Program
New Mexico Department of Health
Roswell, NM

Drew Francis, M(ASCP)CM
Public Health Scientist III
Mycobacteriology/Bacteriology Supervisor
Arizona Department of Health Services
Arizona State Laboratory Services
Phoenix, AZ

Grace Lin, MS
Research Scientist
Microbial Diseases Laboratory
California Department of Public Health
Richmond, CA

Karla Jenkins, BSN
TB Nurse Consultant
Utah Department of Health
Bureau of Epidemiology
Salt Lake City, UT

Kim Vuong, BSN
Public Health Nurse
TB Control Program
Seattle, WA

Lana Tyer, RN, MSN
Tuberculosis Nurse Consultant
Office of Communicable Disease Epidemiology
Division of Disease Control & Health Statistics
Washington State Department of Health
Seattle, WA

Leslie Henry, BSN, RN, PHN
California Department of Public Health
Tuberculosis Control Branch
MDR-TB Consultation Service
Program Development

Lisa Ann Kaneshiro, RN, BSN
Public Health Nurse
Department of Health
East Hawaii Public Health Nursing
Hilo, HI

Lynette Leviste, RN, PHN
Supervising Public Health Nurse II
Pulmonary Disease Services
Orange County Health Care Agency
Santa Ana, CA

Michelle Villanueva, RN, BSN
TBC Nurse Case Manager
Southern Nevada Health District
Las Vegas, NV

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The Curry International Tuberculosis Center is approved as a provider of continuing education by the California State Board of Registered Nurses, Provider Number CEP 12308. This training is approved for up to 2.00 continuing education hour. Board requirements prevent us from offering CE credit to people who arrive more than 15 minutes after the start of the training, or leave the training early. Therefore, partial credit will not be awarded.

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The Curry International Tuberculosis Center is designated as a Tuberculosis Center of Excellence for Training, Education, and Medical Consultation (TB COE) via a funded cooperative agreement with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The Curry International Tuberculosis Center prioritizes learners from the western region of the United States which consists of seventeen jurisdictions: Alaska, Arizona, California (including Los Angeles, San Diego, and San Francisco), Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming, and the U.S. Pacific Island Territories.

Course Dates
Registration Dates
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Training Format
Webinar
Total Hours
2.00
Location

United States

Training Material

Basic Lab Methods: A Virtual Training for TB Case Managers

Basic Lab Methods:

A Virtual Training for TB Case Managers

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A Clinician's Guide to the TB Laboratory (A Heartland National TB Center product)

Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis: A Survival Guide for Clinicians, 3rd edition - Chapter 3 - Laboratory (A  Curry International TB Center product)

Resources for Gastric aspirate / Sputum induction / Brochoalveolar lavage (A Curry International TB Center product)

  • Gastric aspirate procedure
  • Comparison of yield for different culture collection methods (and references)
  • Gastric aspirate information for families
  • Gastric aspirate tips
  • Gastric aspirate video demonstration (video)

APHL: TB Laboratory Resource Page

APHL Training Modules: ​​Essentials for the Mycobacteriology Laboratory: Promoting Quality Practices

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Approval Notification Date