Identify, Evaluate, and Treat! Steps to Improve TB Contact Investigations in the Pacific

Application Deadline: November 1, 2018

This is a regional training for the U.S. Affiliated Pacific Islands. Enrollment is limited and pre-registration is required. To apply, please click the Apply button at the bottom of this screen. Note that you will be asked to log in if you haven't already done so. Applicants will be informed of their registration status within a few days of the application deadline. Directions will be included with acceptance letters.

Cost: There is no fee for this training.

Credit: This training is approved for up to 18 continuing education hours (see below).

Target Audience: This training is intended for healthcare professionals who are involved with tuberculosis contact investigation and sputum collection in the USAPI region.
Topics covered include:

• TB transmission and diagnosis
• Treatment of TB infection
• TB contact investigation
• Confidentiality
• Sputum collection

Training Objectives (partial list):
By the end of the training, participants will be able to:

• Describe how TB is transmitted
• Describe how Mycobacterium tuberculosis progresses from infection to active TB disease and associated risk factors influencing likelihood of progression
• Identify populations at high risk for infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis
• Name and apply the essential steps and timelines in a contact investigation
• Identify four techniques to improve communication during a TB interview
• Name three approaches for providing culturally competent TB care

Training Format:
Includes lecture, discussion and case presentations. Please click here to see the current draft of the training agenda. Click here to see descriptions of each session and more detailed information about the target audience.

Lodging:
Nearby lodging options provided for your convenince: 

Truk Stop Hotel

L5 Hotel

The Curry International Tuberculosis Center is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. This training is approved for up to 18 continuing education hours.

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The Curry International Tuberculosis Center designates this educational activity for a maximum of 18 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

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 18 continuing education hours. 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.