TB Case Management and Contact Investigation Intensive: Advanced Topics

Training Date: Tuesday, October 29, 2024  [This is an in-person training, with no remote participation option.]

Training Time: 9:00 - 4:00 pm Pacific Time

Application Deadline: Friday, August 30, 2024

Enrollment is limited and pre-registration is required. To apply, please click the Apply button at the top of this screen and then complete the questions on the enrollment form. To finish, click Submit. 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 and hotel information will be included with acceptance emails. 

Cost: There is no fee for this training.

Credit: This training is approved for up to 5.75 nursing continuing education hour (see below). Certificates will be available approximately 12 weeks after the training.

Target Audience: This training is intended for nurse case managers and nurse supervisors who have worked in tuberculosis for 5 years or more.

Description: This training will be an opportunity for experienced TB nurses to network and learn from other TB nurses.

This training is part of the Curry Center’s Tuberculosis Case Management and Contact Investigation Intensive (CMCI) core training. CMCI trainings are intended for nurses and other licensed medical care providers who deliver tuberculosis case management (CM) services to patients with active or latent tuberculosis within the public health setting. For more information about this series, and other core training opportunities, please visit our website or email us at CurryTBCenter@ucsf.edu.

Topics Covered Include (partial list):

• new TB treatment regimens (4-month Rifapentine/Moxifloxacin and BPaLM)
• pediatric TB
• lessons learned from a complicated contact investigation
• training and retaining nurses in high and low Incidence settings

Learning Objectives (partial list):

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

• describe common side effects associated with the 4-month Rifapentine/Moxifloxacin regimen and how to manage them
• identify what drugs are used in the BPaL/M regimen and how to procure them
• develop strategies for administrating TB medications to children
• learn tools and plans for training and retaining nurses

Training Format: This in-person training includes lecture, discussion, and case presentations.

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 5.75 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.

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.