Shining a Light on Tuberculosis at the End of Life

Webinar Date: Thursday, October 24, 2024

Webinar Time: 11:00 - 1:00pm Pacific Time
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Cost: There is no fee for this training.

Credit: This training is approved for up to 1.75 nursing continuing education hours (see below). Certificates will be available approximately 12 weeks after the training.

Target Audience: This webinar is intended for public health nurses and other healthcare personnel who are involved in providing TB care at the end of life. This training opportunity is available to a national audience.

Description: Caring for patients living with TB at the end of life can present many challenges. This webinar will review patient scenarios, factors to consider, and general guidance to support patients and protect public health. Presenters will share hospice and palliative care resources to help patients, families, and healthcare staff. This webinar is part of a collaborative Nurse Education Series. The 4 Tuberculosis Centers of Excellence for Training, Education, and Medical Consultation (TB COEs) and Heartland National Tuberculosis Center (HNTC) have partnered with the National Tuberculosis Nursing Coalition (NTNC) to offer a tuberculosis nurse case conference series.

Learning Objectives (partial):

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

• identify three key factors to consider when a person with TB disease is at end of life 
• describe hospice and palliative care services and how these can support TB patients at the end of life 
• identify tools and strategies for communicating with family members to build trust

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

Presenters:

Dimyana Abdelmalek, MD, MPH
Thurston County Health Officer
Thurston County Public Health and Social Services
Olympia, WA

Elizabeth Barrett, BSN, RN
Nurse Supervisor
Thurston County Public Health and Social Services
Olympia, WA

Heidi Behm, RN, MPH
Tuberculosis Controller/Nurse Consultant
Tuberculosis Program
Oregon Health Authority
Portland, OR

Dawn Gross, MD, PhD
Palliative Care Physician
Palliative Medicine, Department of Medicine
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, CA

Heather Isaacs, MDiv, BCC
Chaplain/Palliative Care Counselor
Mettle Health
Mill Valley, CA

Kelly Richardson-McBee, BSN, RN, CPH
Community Health Nurse
Disease Control and Prevention Division
Thurston County Public Health and Social Services
Olympia, WA
 

Facilitator:

Lisa True, RN, MS
Nurse Consultant
Curry International Tuberculosis Center
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, CA

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 1.75 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.

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.